Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Vision Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 91,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home flexibility

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Purchase leave

Accrued day off schemes

Annual salary review

Flexible caseload management

Wellness programs

Rewards and recognition

Job summary

Vision Australia is seeking a Paediatric Occupational Therapist to support children within a transdisciplinary team, delivering OT services across home, clinic and online settings. You will champion a Life Ready approach and coach families to reach goals while collaborating with a range of stakeholders.

Applicants must hold a nationally recognised OT qualification and current AHPRA registration, with a passion for helping children who are blind or low vision achieve independence.

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist registered with AHPRA.
• Experience with children and young people in family-centred contexts.
• Able to work across home, clinic, online environments.
• Proactive, creative, and able to support families across metro and regional areas.

Responsibilities

• Champion Life Ready approach.
• Deliver high quality occupational therapy services across home, clinic and online environments.
• Utilise a coaching approach to support families to achieve their goals across all aspects of life.
• Collaborate and communicate with a range of stakeholders.

Skills

Family-centred practice

Team player

Child-focused therapy

Coaching families

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor/Master of Occupational Therapy

AHPRA registration

Job description

• Located at our Caringbah, NSW office with Work from Home Flexibility
• $106,983 + Super with Salary Packaging up to $15.9k

About us

Join an organisation committed to making a positive difference in the lives of others.

As a Vision Australia employee, you’re part of a team committed to supporting people who are blind or have low vision to live the life they choose and striving for their inclusion in all areas of society.

Our team of experts work together to tailor the right mix of services, strategies and products so their patients and clients can live life on their terms. From birth to senior years, Vision Australia is there to provide a lifetime of support.

About the opportunity

As a family-centred Paediatric Occupational Therapist, you will be supporting children within a transdisciplinary team with the aim to enhance the lives of our clients to live life on their terms. In this role you will:

• Champion our Life Ready approach.
• Deliver high quality occupational therapy services across different environments - home, clinic, online.
• Utilise a coaching approach to support families to achieve their goals across all aspects of life.
• Collaborate and communicate with a range of stakeholders.

View the Position Description for this role

About you

To be successful in this role you must hold a nationally recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy and a current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). You will also have:

• Knowledge and skills in working with children and young people within a family-centred context.
• Be a team player who is passionate in supporting people to live life on their terms and build on their independence in the present and for the future.
• Enthusiastic to provide exceptional services to children that are blind or low vision.
• Being proactive and showing creativity is strongly encouraged.
• Willingness to support families across metropolitan and regional areas.

Benefits of working at Vision Australia

We offer our employees many benefits that help to support your growth personally and professionally. Some of the benefits we offer and provide are:

• Additional leave via our purchase leave and accrued day off schemes
• Annual salary review to ensure your pay is in-line with the market rates
• Flexibility to manage your own caseload and calendar that allows an individual approach to work-life balance
• Supportive, motivating, and inspired work environment
• Rewards and recognition programs and Wellness programs
• Tax free salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum, increasing your take home pay. Find out more about Salary Packaging

Contact

If you have any questions about the role, please contact the hiring manager, Natalie Kaine.

For more information about working at Vision Australia, please visit our Careers page.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive culture, and value diversity and all abilities. We highly encourage applications from candidates who are blind or low vision and from those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.