OT Clinical Leader

KidStart Pediatric Therapy Inc.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 123,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health benefits

#PD budget#

Dedicated admin team

On-site sensory gym

Leadership title

Vacation flexibility

Job summary

KidStart Pediatric Therapy Inc. is seeking an OT Clinical Leader to steer our pediatric occupational therapy practice in Burnaby.

This leadership role includes reducing caseload to focus on setting clinical standards, mentoring clinicians, and leading our second location from inception. You will champion high-quality care, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and help design programs in sensory, feeding, and executive functioning areas.

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist in good standing with CHCPBC.
• 7+ years of pediatric OT experience across settings.
• Experience mentoring or supervising clinicians or students.
• Asset: RASP-listed or RASP-eligible.
• Asset: advanced training in sensory integration, feeding, executive functioning or neurodiversity-affirming practice.
• Clear criminal record check for working with vulnerable populations.

Responsibilities

• Carry a pediatric caseload of your choosing: assessment, intervention, family coaching and school consultation.
• Lead clinical standards, program quality and complex-case consultation for the OT practice.
• Mentor and supervise junior OTs, OTAs and fieldwork students, and help design our mentorship program.
• Develop programs in areas such as sensory, feeding, executive function and group work.
• Provide hiring and program input as the founding clinical lead for our second location.
• Collaborate with OT, SLP and behavioural clinicians in a team that co-plans care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

Team leadership

Program development

Education

Registered Occupational Therapist

Job description

CA$123,000 - CA$137,000 per year · North Road, Burnaby (Lougheed) · In person

KidStart is a multidisciplinary pediatric clinic serving children aged 0–18 across Metro Vancouver, and we are planning our second location. This is a chance to lead an OT practice you help design, with a dedicated admin team handling intake, billing and funding paperwork so you can focus on clinical quality and your team.

About the Role

We are hiring an OT Clinical Leader: a clinical leadership role with a reduced caseload (proposed about 60% clinical and 40% leadership). You will set clinical standards for our OT practice, mentor our clinicians, and act as the founding clinical lead for our second location. Pay is CA$123,000 - CA$137,000 per year (CA$63 - CA$70 per hour at 37.5 hours per week), depending on experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry a pediatric caseload of your choosing: assessment, intervention, family coaching and school consultation
• Lead clinical standards, program quality and complex-case consultation for the OT practice
• Mentor and supervise junior OTs, OTAs and fieldwork students, and help design our mentorship program
• Develop programs in areas such as sensory, feeding, executive function and group work
• Provide hiring and program input as the founding clinical lead for our second location
• Collaborate with OT, SLP and behavioural clinicians in a team that co-plans care

Qualifications & Requirements

• Registration in good standing with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC) as an Occupational Therapist
• 7+ years of pediatric OT experience (clinic, child development, school-based, or a mix)
• Experience mentoring, supervising or leading clinicians or students
• Asset: RASP-listed or RASP-eligible (Registry of Autism Service Providers)
• Asset: advanced training in sensory integration, feeding, executive functioning or neurodiversity-affirming practice
• Clear criminal record check for working with vulnerable populations

What We Offer

• Extended health benefits
• $2,000 per year professional development budget, plus support for advanced certification
• Dedicated admin team for intake, billing and funding paperwork
• On-site sensory gym and a fully equipped pediatric clinic
• Leadership title, decision authority and input into how our second location is built
• Vacation and schedule flexibility

Join a Team That Makes a Difference

Help children grow, learn, and thrive every day at KidStart Pediatric Therapy.

KidStart Pediatric Therapy provides expert occupational therapy, speech therapy, and behavioral therapy for children in Burnaby and the Greater Vancouver Area. See all our services on the KidStart Pediatric Therapy homepage .