Occupational Therapist - Paediatric

Talk Plus Allied Health; Caloundra; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Talk Plus Allied Health Centre on the Sunshine Coast is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist to join our supportive multidisciplinary team. This role supports children and teens with a focus on practical outcomes, with options for school-based services and telehealth.

The position can be filled as an employee or contractor, in a full‑time or part‑time capacity, offering flexible hours, administration support, and ongoing professional development within a friendly clinic.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with AHRPA.
• Current WWCC/Blue Card.
• Valid driver’s license and use of own vehicle.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Ability to work in a team and build cooperative professional relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Teamwork

Education

Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy

Registration with AHRPA

WWCC/Blue Card

Job description

Join a fun-loving and supportive team, who value helping children and teens to live their best life.

Our Vision

We're inspired by our work to help children achieve their best - to play, learn, communicate, build friendships and participatein everyday activities. We value the connections we have, both with the children and families we see, and with each other as a team.

About the Role

We are looking for another amazing OT to join our team!

Talk Plus Allied Health Centre is a great place for you to grow a rewarding career. We provide speech pathology, occupational therapy, early childhood teacher and therapy assistant services for children and teens at the Sunshine Coast. Our services are mainly centre-based, with options for school-based services and telehealth. We have a lovely light-filled practice, with a full kitchen and covered outdoor area suitable for groups and nature-based sessions.

There is the option for the position to be as an employee or a contractor arrangement, in a full-time or part-time role.

Our Clients

At Talk Plus, you can gain experience working in a range of areas, while also further developing your special interest areas.

Children from 2 years to 16 years, with most of clients aged 3 to 12 years.

We see a range of clients, some for a short burst of therapy and others with longer term needs.

We enjoy working with many children who have autism, ADHD/ADD, DCD

Typical areas we support for OT include: self-care, school performance areas, fine motor and gross motor, emotional regulation and social communication

Typical areas we support for speech pathology include: speech production, oral language, social communication and written language (literacy).

We Offer

• A fun, supportive multi-disciplinary team with good work place culture.
• Flexible working hours with an early finish on Fridays so you can enjoy the Coast lifestyle
• Administration support from our Client Care Team (admin team)
• Clinical supervision weekly or fortnightly (depending on experience) with an experiened external OT
• Peer support and supervision, both in a monthly meeting as a team and informally with team members during the week
• External professional development budget and paid work PD days
• Extensive range of assessment and resources to support your work
• Laptop and iPad for each team member
• Cloud based software and technology
• Lovely light filled clinic with a deck outside for lunch. We enjoy lunches together every day to chat!
• Travel allowance for any off-site appointments

About Us

Talk Plus Allied Health Centre is a respected private practice with a strong reputation for high quality and evidence-based care. Our private practice has operated for over 20 years at the Sunshine Coast, supporting children and teens (formally as Speech Pathology for Children and re-branded to Talk Plus with the additional allied health services).

We have well established relationships with many schools, kindergartens and early learning centres at the Sunshine Coast.

What You Need

We are looking for awesome! We are looking for individuals with a focus on providing high-quality, family focused services who showkindness, warmth and fun.

Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy

Registration with AHRPA

Current Working with Children's check (WWCC)/ Blue Card

A current driver's licence and use of own vehicle

Commitment to continuingprofessional development and evidence-based practice

Evidence of ability to work in a team and build and maintain co-operative professional and therapeutic relationships

Demonstrated high level verbal and written communicationskills with the ability to adapt communication style to suit the target audience