We are a small team dedicated to making a big impact for our clients, in a way that leaves a small footprint on our planet. We are looking to grow our team and are searching for a likeminded person to join us.

We work mostly with people who have complex physical and neurological conditions. We work with people of all ages to help to them to do the things in their life that they love doing or are important to them. We do this through the use of coaching approaches, goal directed therapy, assistive technology prescription and home modifications

We don’t see people in a clinic. We see people in their homes and community, so travelling is a big part of the job. To keep our footprint small all our work vehicles are electric vehicles. As Tasmania is mostly powered by renewable energy this has helped us move rapidly towards our goal of being a carbon free practice.

In 2023 we’re making a big shift to moving to a 4 day a week. We’ve noted that our team has currently and historically been mostly part-timers and feel that a 4 day a week will help with both keeping a small footprint and having a great work-life balance.

We are interested in who you are, rather than the experience that you have. The right person might be a new grad, someone who has a couple of years of clinical experience, or someone who is looking for a change in their career. What is important is that you love being an OT, are fun to be around, friendly and honest, creative in your approach and committed to a better future for our clients and our planet.

What is involved in this position?

This position involves providing community based occupational therapy to support people to achieve meaningful goals in their lives. This might be around activities or tasks that a person wants to do, needs to do or is expected to do.

People have a wide range of goals, and there is the opportunity to develop a caseload of clients around your strengths. This might include:

• Using a coaching approach or goal directed therapy directly with children around goals to do with play, self-care or school readiness
• Working collaboratively with parents around the same goals, or developing emotional regulation skills or picky eating
• Working with adolescents and young adults on goals around leaving home and developing independent living skills. In addition to therapy approaches, this might include applications for supported independent living funding, or exploring and designing individualised living options packages
• Supporting people of all ages with mobility related goals through the assessment and recommendation of assistive technology
• Supporting people of all ages with being able to access all areas of their home safely through assessment and recommendation of home modifications

What skills do you need?

It would be great if you had high level skills in working with complex physical and neurological needs in a collaborative way, but we know that might not be you… yet. We’re willing to work with the right person to develop the skills for the role. We’re not a practice focused on churning through clients. We feel we have a reasonable expectation of billable hours for you to develop skills but the trade off is that there are other practices where you will make more money. Billable hours are important- but that is not our top priority. We want to support our staff to be excellent therapists not money-making machines! If a big pay cheque is your primary focus then we are not the practice for you.

We’re a small team, and you need to be an active part of that. You need to know how to work well with others and be willing to seek help when you need it.

Who would be a great match for this position?

We’re searching for someone who:

• Is looking for a career that allows them to grow or develop their niche
• Is willing to get in and get things happening
• Is happy to follow systems and procedures to ensure consistency in your work but can also appreciate the need for creativity and innovative ideas.
• Loves efficiency and has the initiative to get things done
• Has a passion for helping clients find solutions
• Is a great communicator
• Has a driver’s license – you need to drive that EV
• Is comfortable going into other people’s homes

Perks of the job

• Use of an electric vehicle for work and private use, garaged at your home
• Flexible working hours
• Support to get you started and ongoing learning opportunities
• Balance between working from home, an office and out in the community
• Support to develop your clinical skills in your interest areas
• Be a part of something special - helping people to reach their goals
• Being part of a friendly supportive workplace
• Above award salary, a laptop and phone

Who are we?

• We’re Jessie, Andrew and Monica,
• We’re a small team. We all live in a great place of the world- a small coastal community in southern Tasmania, just outside of Hobart
• We work out of a co-working space in Central Hobart. Working with a diverse range of different professions provides opportunities to work outside of the box and network with others outside of the allied health sphere
• We promise a workplace that supports you but also challenges and develops your skills
• We are into innovative ideas, being environmentally proactive and community minded
• We work 4 days a week, Monday to Thursday. (Sometimes we get busy and we choose to work occasional Fridays, but we’re closed to clients)
• We are a dedicated team but we also know how to switch off! We all spend time in the Tassie environment mountain biking, surfing, climbing and camping