Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Canberra Children's Physiotherapy; Canberra; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Canberra Children's Physiotherapy in Canberra ACT is seeking a passionate Occupational Therapist to join our paediatric team from early 2027. You will assess young clients and partner with families to create targeted therapy plans.

Our clinic emphasizes evidence-based practice, mentoring for staff, and collaborative care with physiotherapists and educators. We welcome graduates and experienced therapists alike, with flexible start date for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy with relevant registration.
• Experience with paediatric populations is a plus but new grads welcome.
• Strong communication with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Assess infants and children aged 0-16 with developmental delay or disability.
• Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans with family goals.
• Collaborate with physiotherapists and other therapists to coordinate care.
• Deliver group programs and monitor progress.

Skills

Paediatric Occupational Therapy

Clinical assessment

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Tools

Clinical assessment tools

Job description

Canberra Children's Physiotherapy – Canberra ACT

We're looking for a new Occupational Therapist to join our team!

Are you nearing the end of your Occupational Therapy degree and starting to think about where to work once you graduate? Or, are you an experienced Peadiatric Occupational Therapist looking for a change?

We’re on the lookout for a new Occupational Therapist to join us in providing the best evidence based therapy to children in Canberra to start in early 2027. We're on the hunt for a fun, energetic and adaptable new friend to join our team!

We could be a good fit if you looking for a team who is:

Fun and Young (or young at heart) - we're a team who doesn't take things too seriously and like to have a laugh.

Supportive - Mistakes are embraced! The reality is you can't learn without them and we provide extensive mentoring for our team to ensure they are set up to succeed.

Evidence based focus - we're not into trial-and-error therapy interventions or therapy that drags on forever. We aim to implement effective intervention that leads to goal achievement and discharge.

Great communicators - we aim for direct yet kind communication, and try to adapt our communication styles to suit each individual.

About Our Clinic

We originally started as a mobile paediatric physiotherapy company in 2023 and have since expanded to include Occupational Therapy. We have 2 locations currently, in Phillip and Waramanga, and are in the midst of opening a North Lyneham Clinic. We work collaboratively within our team and with external medical teams such as paediatricians, external allied health and schools to provide the best therapy care to children and families in Canberra. We work with children aged 0-18 years, with the majority of our clients being under 6 years old.

Most of our appointments are clinic based, although we do a range of community, home and school visits. We prioritise including parents in treatment planning as we know that results happen when parents become active members in their child's therapy team. Our team has a big focus on education with most practitioners completing two or more external courses each year and weekly or fortnightly internal mentoring support. Our team currently consists of 7 Paediatric Physiotherapists, 3 Occupational Therapists, Allied Health Assistants and our superstar admin support!

We are searching for a passionate Occupational Therapist who shares our excitement for clinically reasoned and holistic patient care to take on a diverse case load of children with disability, developmental delay and continence concerns.

Full training and support for the role will be provided. Both experienced OTs and new graduate OT’s are encouraged to apply for the role.Whilst we are hoping for this role to commence in early 2027, we are very much looking for the right fit for our team can be flexible on start date for the right person.

About the Role

You’ll work closely with our existing team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Allied Health Assistants.

You will be:

Assessing infants and children aged 0-16 with developmental delay, disability, continence concerns, fine motor concerns, social and emotional skill delay, sensory processing delays.

Creating treatment plans based on assessment findings and parent goals to best support the child

Liaising with Allied Health Assistants to implement therapy plans to better support children and provide more intense therapy to children to ensure they are progressing.

Working collaboratively with physiotherapists internally, and other external therapists to provide collaborative therapy interventions to best support the child

Developing Groups and Programs and overseeing their success to support more children to develop social and play skills

Attending regular professional development courses, team training and 1:1 mentoring to develop your skill set in whichever area brings you joy! We are very supportive of therapists developing a niche and building their clinical skills in a specific area.

You’ll Love This If You:

Are comfortable communicating with children and families, can navigate upfront and sometimes tricky conversations.

Are adaptable in your approach allowing you to pivot when therapy sessions don’t go to plan

Want a job that values life balance, education and career progression

Are eager to grow your clinical skills and develop a caseload that suits your niche interest areas

Are proactive, reliable, and just… fun to work with

Experience in a similar role is great but not essential — if you’re keen to learn, and good with people, we’ll get back you.

Love getting a coffee and going for a walk every morning with the team (or hot chocolate/tea)

What’s In It For You?

Anything from 25-38 hours per week

We wear activewear to work everyday (pretty sure physio Lauren wears pyjamer shorts most days) - comfort, yes please!

We have a coffee break every morning at 9am - we're better people after coffee!

Our team have their lunch break scheduled at the same time (none of that work through lunch business or sitting in silence)

Leadership pathways and structured professional development – we schedule it in, so it actually happens!

We have scheduled admin time to ensure work stays in work time.

Be part of a supportive, down-to-earth and fun team

Make the role your own and grow with the business