Occupational Therapist - Paediatric

IPC Health Ltd.; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 98,000 - 112,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Learning and development

Supportive environment

Celebrate achievements

Attractive benefits

Job summary

IPC Health Ltd. Sunshine campus in Melbourne’s western suburbs is seeking a Paediatric Occupational Therapist for a fixed-term, part-time role (0.4 FTE) until 23 December 2027.

You will deliver child- and family-centred occupational therapy within a multidisciplinary team, across home, community and site-based settings. You will contribute to early intervention through evidence-based assessment and intervention, working with families facing life challenges to achieve wellbeing goals.

Qualifications

• Graduate or post-graduate degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Grade 2: Minimum 2 years’ experience working in Paediatric Occupational Therapy.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and develop evidence-based programs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver family/client-centred occupational therapy services across home, community, and site-based settings.
• Provide assessment, review and intervention to enhance children’s daily living activities and engagement.
• Support families to access services and build capacity within the community.

Skills

Paediatric OT

Education

Graduate or post-graduate degree in Occupational Therapy

2+ years in Paediatric Occupational Therapy

Job description

• Part Time Fixed Term opportunity (0.4 FTE / 15.2 hours per week) until 23 December 2027
• Grade 2 classification: $97,576 - $112,208 per annum FTE, plus 12% superannuation (pro rata for part-time), in accordance with the Victorian Stand-Alone Community Health Centres Health Professionals Multi-Employer Agreement 2022-2026
• Be a changemaker and contribute to the implementation and design of the Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local, delivering Occupational Therapy services to children and their families.
• Located in Western Suburbs of Melbourne, based at Sunshine Campus

The Opportunity

Based at our Sunshine campus (with a probable move to our bespoke Melton site), this opportunity is a Fixed Term, Part Time (0.4FTE) role until 23 December 2027.

IPC Health have partnered with Western Health and the Royal Children’s Hospital to co-design and lead the Brimbank Melton Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local (Children’s Local).

The Children’s Local provides support for infants, children and families, delivering services such as psychology, psychiatry, allied health, family supports and paediatricians. People with lived experience also form an important part of the Children’s Local’s workforce. The service supports children aged 0-11 who are experiencing developmental, behavioural or emotional challenges, and their families, and focuses on early intervention and providing age-appropriate care.

Occupational Therapists play an integral part in this service delivering family centred, holistic and timely care within a multi-disciplinary team.

With your clinical expertise and experience in providing evidence-based assessment, review and intervention, you will engage with families who may be experiencing disadvantage or life challenges to achieve their wellbeing goals. You will be key to supporting families as they access services in the Children’s Local, building the capacity of families, the community, other service providers and the Children’s Local team. With a continuous quality improvement focus, you will be part of the continued development of the Children’s Local to improve social, emotional and physical determinants of health of infants, children and families in the Brimbank and Melton LGA’s.

You will make a difference by

• Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Brimbank Melton Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local (Children’s Local) to deliver family/client centred care.
• Delivering services in a variety of locations including in the home, community and site based, and in variety of formats, for example to individuals and groups and providing secondary consultation.
• Providing evidence-based assessment, review and intervention to enhance children’s functional capacity in daily living and engagement occupations.
• Building the capacity of parents to play an active role in their child’s development.
• Being an active participant in the co-design, implementation and continued development of Allied Health and overall model of the Children’s Local.

To succeed you will need

• Graduate or post-graduate degree in Occupational Therapy
• Grade 2: Minimum 2 years’ experience working in Paediatric Occupational Therapy.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement evidence-based programs that meet the daily living and wellbeing goals for children.
• Willingness to learn and be supported by senior clinicians and colleagues.
• Strong communication, networking, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to competently develop, implement and review evidence-based interventions.
• Current and valid Victorian Working with Children’s Check, driver’s licence and AHPRA registration.

We will offer you

• Flexibility We work in a flexible, creative and adaptable way to best support our staff and clients. Access plenty of options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program.
• Learning and development Our people are supported to act on opportunities that expand their expertise, knowledge and confidence. Opportunity to explore and participate in our Innovation and Professional Development Framework.
• Supportive Environment Connection is our strength. We respect and support each other and work collaboratively to create a force of good. Be inspired and well supported by our passionate leaders and creative staff.
• Celebrate achievements Feel valued and recognised as an important part of One Team IPC Health. Your contributions matter. Be part of an award winning supportive organisation that values and celebrates growth.
• Attractive Benefits Generous salary packaging benefits including novated leasing, paid parental leave, access to accrued days off, free onsite car parking, free and confidential employee assistance program.

To find out more about the role, please contact:

Fiona Le Nepveu – Manager Children’s Health and Wellbeing Services

Email: **************@ipchealth.com.au; Ph: 0492 821 ***

Applications close on Friday 20 November 2026

Our Story

We are One Team IPC Health. We are passionate we go above and beyond, demonstrating understanding and respect for our communities and each other. We make a difference we act with purpose, measure our results and celebrate our achievements. We are creative we learn, experiment and innovate.

At IPC Health, we are visionaries for community health and wellbeing. We are changemakers. Innovation in action is at the heart of everything we do, because we know that innovation can create amazing change and have an incredible and far reaching impact for individuals, our communities, and for our industry. We prioritise those who face obstacles to getting health services tailored to their needs and work with and for them in a deeply connected way. This enables us to acutely understand their needs and challenges. We live and breathe our passion to create new and better ways to deliver holistic health services for our vastly different and diverse clients and communities – so that they can thrive and experience greater health and wellbeing both individually and together.

We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.

If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview processplease email*******@ipchealth.com.auwith your request. Reasonable workplace adjustmentsare changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities.A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.