Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist (Full-Time Permanent) x 1

Who Are We?

Niagara Children's Centre is recognized throughout the Niagara Region as the provider of rehabilitation and support services to over 5,800 children and youth with physical, developmental and communicative delays and disabilities each year. Core services include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language services, augmentative and alternative communication, family services and therapeutic recreation. Our family centered programs aim at helping each child achieve their own unique potential within their home, school and in the community.

Why Join Niagara Children's Centre?

Feel the difference of a career at Niagara Children's Centre. From your first day, you'll feel the support of the welcoming atmosphere where staff respect and care about each other. Working at Niagara Children's Centre means you'll feel the impact of your knowledge and expertise firsthand as you develop lasting relationships with our families, parents / caregivers. We host a variety of social activities and recognition events to ensure our staff feel loved and our competitive salary, benefits and opportunities for personal development ensure you'll feel supported throughout your career.

If That's Not Enough, What About :

Employee Recognition by celebrating each other regularly

Employee Wellbeing initiatives and program

Social events throughout the year, it's not just all work!

Invest in your future with a pension plan from HOOPP

Inclusive environment that allows everyone to feel welcomed and part of a dedicated team

Constant Professional Development to strengthen your skills to be the best clinician you can be

Work life balance with flexible schedules, summer hours, Centre closure days, personal days, paid vacation, paid sick days, etc.

What Will You Be Doing?

As an Occupational Therapist, you will work to improve participation and quality of life through a child's ability to perform role-appropriate, day-to-day tasks necessary for _ self-care _ (such as feeding, dressing, toileting); _ productivity _ (such as school, work); and _ leisure and play _ within their environment. This process involves assessment, identification of strengths and needs, goal-setting, treatment planning, and implementation of treatment in a direct, indirect or consultative manner, as indicated, then discharge.

This position may be required to work with children and youth with a complex profile of needs to deliver an interdisciplinary approach to care with community partnering agencies in an outreach capacity in the home, community or school.

This is just a snapshot of what you would be doing. To learn more, you can find a full job description and an organizational chart at

Does This Sound Like You? :

Masters Degree or recognized equivalent in Occupational Therapy

Registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario.

Have a strong interest or experience in :

School Based Rehabilitation

Active rehab for 0-18yrs with various neurological, developmental and / or physical challenges

Sound understanding of OT amongst children and youth

Want to make a difference in the lives of families and clients

All employees are subject to mandatory immunization requirements as a condition of employment. Accommodations can be provided as required in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code. Please notify Human Resources if such accommodations are required.

Application Process :

If you are inspired by the work of Niagara Children's Centre and would like to join our team, we would love to hear from you! Qualified and interested applicants are asked to submit the following :

Resume

Applicants are to submit their application package as one document to : .

We will be evaluating applications on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage early submissions.

We thank all applicants for your interest, however, only those applicants receiving an interview will be contacted.

Niagara Children's Centre is committed to providing a barrier-free environment for all stakeholders including our clients, employees, job applicants, visitors, and any other individual who enters our Centre or access our information. As an organization, we respect and uphold the requirements set forth under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Customer Service Standard, and the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulations. If you require an accommodation(s) during the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources._