Occupational Therapist

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• Do you love working with kids and improving people's lives?
• Do you have a strong interest in Autism Spectrum Disorder?
• Are you caring, warm, fun and enthusiastic

Position Available – Part time Occupational Therapist within well - established clinic (Penrith)

Seeking a Paediatric OT to work with our wonderful team!
Nepean Speech and OT is a highly respected speech pathology and occupational therapy clinic in Penrith.

Do you:

• love working with kids and improving people's lives?
• have a strong interest in Autism Spectrum Disorder?
• want to join a team where it is our vision to help change the lives of kids who access our services?
• get excited at the possibility of working in a supportive multi – disciplinary team where you will have access to multi modal approaches when working with kids?
• Want a dynamic fun workplace where you can develop and enhance your skills as an Occupational Therapist?

  If you said yes to any of the above, then we want to hear from you!

  Nepean Speech and Occupational Therapy is a caring team of friendly occupational therapists and speech pathologists, whose vision is to help children participate in everyday activities and integrate in society. We love helping kids and are now wanting to provide more for them! We are after a fun, motivated Occupational Therapist to join our team.

  WHY WORK WITH US?
  We are a team that is not only passionate and motivated, but also committed in ensuring the best outcomes for our clients. We provide a setting where you will feel supported, and where "work" is a place that you look forward to going to everyday! We are a team that enjoys having fun whilst working and have awesome team bonding events on a regular basis.
  
  We are a highly respected and established team, where you will be treated as an equal and be respected, regardless of the amount of experience that you come with. In working with us, you will be provided with guidance and structure. Mentoring and professional development will also be provided.

  The position:
  We are looking for a Paediatric Occupational Therapist, to commence Part time work with the potential to increase to full-time, working alongside our current OT. Many of our clients have Autism Spectrum Disorder, some of whom have motor, behavioural and sensory issues, which require the support of an Occupational Therapist. 　

  The position would include providing one on one therapy services, joint speech / OT therapy sessions, both office and school visits, and participating in Social Skills Groups that are run on a regular basis. 　

  We are seeking an occupational therapist who ‘gets’ kids and families and knows how to treat them using a combination of developmental and bottom-up approaches to make a meaningful and functional change, not only for the kids, but for their parents and siblings too. 　Approaches we favour are based on a combination of sensory integration DIR floor-time.

The person we are seeking will:

• Be caring, warm, fun and enthusiastic
• Be honest, mature, loyal, adaptable and flexible
• Be confident in yourself and your therapy skills
• Love working in a team
• Have a strong interest in working with children with autism spectrum disorder

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experienced clinician – at least one years’ experience
• Occupational Therapy Australia Membership
• AHPRA Registration
• Private indemnity insurance
• Access to own transport with a current driver's licence
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build rapport with clients and families
• Willingness to work with a paediatric case load
• Working with Children Check

   

  Remuneration
  
  Excellent above award remuneration, with 5 weeks annual leave. 

  　

  If you are wanting to join an amazing team, we are keen to hear from you! Please click the apply now button to submit your resume!