Ability Action Australia is a national organisation with a multi-disciplinary team of allied health practitioners, who provide services within the local community to NDIS participants.
Job Description
We would welcome an early career or experienced Occupational Therapist who is keen to learn the NDIS landscape and have flexibility in their day-to-day by managing their own booking schedule.
Reporting to the Team Leader, your responsibilities will include:
- Managing an allocated caseload and completing therapeutic services in a timely manner
- Assessing participants' emotional, psychological, cognitive, developmental, and physical levels of function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments
- Interpreting findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant
- Providing therapeutic interventions that are evidence-based and help participants get more out of life
- Providing support and advice on adaptations to the environment including home, school, work, and residential facilities
- Recommending the provision of Assistive Technology to assist participants with their functional limitations and to promote independence
- Maintaining awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance
Why this role?
- Benefits – Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, Fitness Passport… just to name a few
- Flexibility – You can select the hours and days - full-time or part-time - which work best for you as an individual
- Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + kilometer reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + our Performance with Purpose Reward and Recognition Program + salary packaging options
- Work-life balance – Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community and support of office and clinic hours
- Support – You will have a clinical supervisor providing weekly support along with a dedicated team of mentors
- Career progression – Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term goals combined with professional development opportunities through Ability Action Australia and our parent company MedHealth
- Passionate and uplifting culture – You will be part of a purpose and values-driven team focused on delivering outstanding service to our NDIS participants
What you will need:
- Current registration with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
- Proactive attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas
- Looking for a fun, collaborative, and supportive work environment
- Demonstrated ability to work independently
- A genuine passion for working in the disability sector
Our fast-growing team of more than 3,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills, and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disabilities including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers, and Indigenous Australians to our team.
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