Occupational Therapist

About the job

Do you want to contribute to a purpose driven organisation and play a vital part in enabling NDIS, My Aged Care and DVA participants to develop greater independence and work towards reaching their individualised goals? Then you may want to know more about Occupational Therapy Services Group and current positions available within our team.

Who are we?

We are an OT owned and led organisation supporting individuals experiencing disability and aged related changes to engage in active, safe and independent living. We make a difference through program and service provision within the community. As part of the Occupational Therapy Services Group team, you have the opportunity to influence, empower and collaborate alongside individuals and communities to support and advocate for positive change.

Your Impact

As an Occupational Therapist you operate within our therapy team, working with participants in their home or community environment, assisting them to reach their full potential. You provide quality therapeutic interventions to adequately support the individuals therapy program. Our therapy team is well known for the high-quality service, experience and individualised care which they provide. The team has a wide range of backgrounds and experience, all brought together by the common goal and passion for achieving best outcomes for our clients.

Support Provided

Our team is very experienced across the varying services which we provide, and are invested in supporting your career development. We have an established Career Support Pathway in place to guide you to excel in your role, and with opportunities to grow into future specialty roles. Whilst this support program is structured, we have maintained flexibility so that it can be individualised by need, and areas of interest. Ultimately, our organisation is owned and led by therapists who are invested in the services provided, and hence we are invested in supporting and developing the therapists in the team. Our focus is on clinical outcomes and development over KPI's, and so we are focussed on developing long term relationships with our service users and therapists!

About You

We are looking for a self-motivated Occupational Therapist. You would describe yourself as compassionate, dedicated and caring, with the ability to build strong rapport with clients of all abilities. You are adept at communicating, and work successfully with individuals to implement and review therapy plans. You apply an innovative approach to problem solving. You are an organized individual who can handle complexity and multiple priorities.

What we offer?

Wouldn’t you like to work in an environment that is supportive and genuinely welcomes diversity? When you join Occupational Therapy Services Group, you join our Occupational Therapy Services Group work family. We have a range of benefits to support you, and the essential things to ensure you have balance outside of work.

• Family Support - Our team has flexible working arrangements in place to support and encourage a healthy work-life balance.
• Professional Development - We encourage your ongoing development with individualised plans driven by you, for you. We encourage you to identify training, projects, events, and courses to support you in your role and your continued growth. We provide each therapist with a CPD budget and membership to OT Australia.
• Community Support - Not only will you be making a difference in community participation outcomes, but you will also have opportunities to support other charities that support positive community outcomes
• Wellbeing - We have a range of wellbeing activities for you to join in on, office pets, numerous morning teas and regular team-building events coordinated by our team. We love trying new ideas that support our team! You will also have access to an EAP and other external supports when required.
• State of the art resources - We have worked hard to ensure our team has access to state of the art resources, training facilities and smart digital tools. Our Solutions Centre is designed to support you in the work that you are doing, and also provides opportunities for training and hands on practice opportunities to keep your skills current. We also invest in smart digital tools to help you work efficiently - including a recent roll out of a client centred AI platform which streamlines indirect work, reduces the admin load and gives you more time in your day to focus on what matter most: client care.
• Financial - Working for OT Services Group means receiving competitive remuneration, a mileage allowance, access to a commission scheme once your caseload is established, and free onsite parking.
• Career Development - our organisation has remained OT specific which means we have established specialty services and offer opportunities to work alongside OTs working in advanced areas of practice. These OT's are experienced in their field of practice and can support you to adopt a specialty occupational therapy role if desired! You will receive regular and individualised supervision from experienced occupational therapists across a range of areas.
• Equipment & Flexibility - we provide each therapist with compressive resources to support efficiency in the home, community and workplace. We also provide options to work from home (hybrid) or access additional leave.

The technical bits

This position is available full-time or part-time, based from our Bentley or Malaga clinics with services provided primarily to NDIS, My Aged Care and DVA participants in their home or out in the community. There is opportunity to progress into supporting our Specialised Services - supporting our Driving Services or Complex Home Modification Services. You will be required to provide a current Police Clearance & NDIS Worker Screening Clearance. A Drivers Licence and your own vehicle is essential.

Occupational Therapy Services Group is a family-friendly, flexible workplace. We value our staff and are committed to providing an enjoyable work environment and a great place to work!

Occupational Therapy Services Group has recently undergone a significant transformation, and we are looking to continue our growth.

We need great people to join us.

We empower our staff to help shape our future and take us to the next level.

As we have an established clinical support program, we welcome OT's to apply with all levels of experience.