Occupational Therapist - Community-Based - Mandurah

Occupational Therapist - Community-Based - Mandurah

Posted: 14/11/2023 Closing Date: 31/03/2024 Job Type: Permanent - Full Time Job Category: Occupational Therapy Discover a rewarding career at Down South Therapy! Enjoy a wealth of resources, generous benefits, competitive salaries, and flexible work arrangements. Be part of WA's largest Allied Health provider, making a real impact in diverse communities. Join us for a fulfilling journey of growth and recognition!

Down South Therapy offers more - Our employees enjoy:

• Access to a wealth of best practice resources, equipment and assessments, including being supplied with your own resource bundle worth $250
• A wide range of ongoing support to maintain and increase your knowledge and skills in the best practice provision, including:
  • Weekly supervision and mentoring based on your goals
  • Paid internal professional development worth $2,000 per year
  • Paid external professional development and training package worth $2,500 per year
  • Specialist support across all disciplines, as well as support in and out of work hours from the DST leadership team
• Highly competitive salary packages
  • Vehicle allowance of $13,000 per year with options of salary sacrificing your vehicle
  • 11% Superannuation
  • Access to Salary Packaging providing tax benefits of at least $10,000 per year
  • iPhone or Android Phone package worth $1,200
  • $2,000 Company Laptop package
  • Commission bonuses on a fortnightly basis worth up to $4,000 per year
  • Paid professional indemnity and public liability insurance worth $400 per year
• Flexible working arrangements to create your ideal work-life balance with options including
  • Location-based timetables to limit the travel from your home and throughout the day
  • School-based positions
  • Five weeks of paid annual leave with options for purchasing additional annual leave
  • Additional three days of training/ professional development leave
  • Employee Assistance Program with free counselling sessions each year as well as bonus wellness days leave each year
• Continued recognition
  • Monthly social events organised by our Social Committee
  • Monthly ‘Spirited Award’ recognition and awards. $50 voucher for demonstrating our values.
  • Annual 'Spirited Person of the Year Award' professional development, all expenses paid trip worth up to $5,000. Since 2021, winners have won trips to the Northern Territory and to Queensland.
  • Annual "Discipline of the Year Award"
  • DST Anniversary awards
• Great discounts off your favourite brands:
  • JB HiFi
  • Amazon
  • Myer
  • Kmart
  • Ticketmaster
  • plus many more

We provide more opportunities:

As WA’s largest mobile Allied Health Service provider, Down South Therapy makes our families the focus of what we do by going to them. We step into their world to deliver a service that will make a difference to them and help them develop their skills and knowledge to achieve their valued and meaningful goals. For over 12 years, we have been providing high-quality best-practice Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy and Psychology services to our expanding clientele across the metro area and into rural and remote areas. We work with people of all ages through private and government funding, with or without a diagnosis. Our continued commitment to providing individualised services to all our families means we need committed and flexible therapists to join our team so we can reach more families across Western Australia.

Job Description

 As one of our Occupational Therapists , you will

• Maintain an independent workload based in the community.
• Have ample time for preparation, professional development and administrative tasks whilst meeting very reasonable targets
• Work with and provide 1:1 and group support with children, teenagers and adults
• Build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders in the wider community, where necessary
• Have the option to add community clients to your caseload to include additional areas of clinical interest
• Work with the individuals, families and their key stakeholders to develop their individualised plan
• Be part of a transdisciplinary team to develop holistic therapy plans for school-based and home-based intervention and support programs
• Enjoy working in a flexible environment alongside experienced therapists
• Work with individuals and families in your area of interest and passion
• Be provided with location-based timetables to limit the travel from your home and throughout the day
• Have the enthusiasm to work in a team and contribute to everyone’s success
• Take part in weekly clinical supervision and mentoring to ensure you feel supported and to promote your growth and development
• Contribute to weekly discipline-specific and transdisciplinary meetings to learn from and share your knowledge and skills
• Gain experience in working with a diverse or specialist caseload dependent on your interests
• Full Time and Part Time roles available

Desired Skills and Experience

You are an Occupational Therapist that has

• The passion for helping clients to reach their fullest potential and to hit their goals through fun yet functional therapy
• Experience as an Occupational Therapist
• Ability to work in and contribute to a team
• Skills in client-centred and family-centred practice
• Effective organisational and time-management skills
• High levels of communication skills to support advocacy, mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution requirements

You will need to have

• AHPRA Registration - Occupational Therapy
• Working With Children Check
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• National Police Check
• Driver’s Licence

So, are you ready for more? We want you on our team, so apply here today or contact our Clinical Services Manager Kellie Briggs on 0404 698 218 or email kellie.briggs@downsouththerapy.com.au and start the conversation. If you want more details, check out our website for more information and see what we are all about. We have multiple positions available for the right people and Remuneration will be dependent on experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr