Senior Paediatric OT — Leadership in Child Therapy

Collective Growth Pty Ltd.; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Collective Growth is seeking a Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join our Gladstone-based team. You will lead clinical practice, supervise graduates and students, and deliver evidence-based interventions for children and families.

You will participate in governance, attend meetings, and promote high-quality documentation while ensuring a safe, inclusive environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. This role supports service growth in the community.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients, families, and teams.
• Leadership skills to guide the service and clinical practice.
• Experience mentoring graduates and supervising staff or students.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions for clients and families.
• Demonstrate strong communication with individuals of all ages, families, stakeholders, and team members.
• Attend stakeholder and management meetings to represent the Occupational Therapy perspective.
• Manage a caseload of clients with disabilities, including autism and other impairments.
• Participate in assessment and evaluation of clients.
• Ensure high-quality documentation.
• Identify opportunities for professional development for the service.
• Promote and maintain a child-safe environment.
• Report concerns regarding child abuse or neglect as per Child Protection Act 1999.
• Respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s cultural identity.
• Complete regular child safety and anti-discrimination training.
• Provide clinical leadership to support the service.
• Support supervising developing clinicians.
• Create and support new ideas to grow the organisation.
• Supervise and mentor new graduate Occupational Therapists and allied health assistants.
• Offer supervision of at least one student placement per year.
• Provide feedback to the team on policies and documentation practices.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

Student supervision

Education

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Job description

Collective Growth is seeking a Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join our Gladstone-based team. You will lead clinical practice, supervise graduates and students, and deliver evidence-based interventions for children and families.

You will participate in governance, attend meetings, and promote high-quality documentation while ensuring a safe, inclusive environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. This role supports service growth in the community.