• Grade 2 Occupational Therapist
• Location: Bell St, Coburg
• Fixed Term - Part Time 0.6 FTE
• (Parental Leave Position)

Come and join a strong, passionate and supportive Child Health Team (Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Speech Pathology, Audiology) and provide occupational therapy services to children and their families in our local community.

Working as part of a supportive team, you will enjoy excellent benefits including attractive remuneration, salary packaging and opportunities for training and professional development.

Your new organisation

At Merri Health, we strive to enrich diverse communities through the provision of quality health care and support services. A career at Merri will see you contributing to a culture that affects change for our clients and the wider community. We are committed to supporting the talent and skills of our employees because we know their capability is the key to our success.

Your new role

The Occupational Therapist position sits within the Child Health Team at Merri Health, alongside speech pathology, psychology and audiology services. The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing services to children from birth to school age who require support with self-help skills, learning and playing, motor skills, social skills and sensory development.

The Occupational Therapist provides services within a family centred framework. The Child Health Team offers individual, group, education and consultative service delivery models.

You will be responsible for

You will be responsible for:

• Providing high quality, evidence based occupational therapy services and health education in line with accepted professional standards.
• Assessment and management of paediatric occupational therapy clients using individual, group, education and consultative models.
• Providing services in a manner that respects the confidentiality of the client and family.
• In collaboration, developing, implementing and evaluating therapy programs appropriate to the work of the Child Health Team.
• Referring, liaising and consulting with others involved in the individual child and family’s healthcare provision, including local agencies.
• Providing health education and promotion activities, in line with the Child Health Team’s strategic plan.
• Attending monthly Child Health Team and other organisation meetings as required.
• Participating in peer review/support to ensure services respond to client needs and remain current in best practice principles.
• Participating in relevant networks and community forums and maintain links with key external agencies.
• Ensuring the program and service delivery reflects the cultural and social diversity of the local community.
• Providing clinical supervision of occupational therapy students.
• In collaboration with other team members, completing and reporting on quality assurance projects in line with the team’s strategic plan.

To succeed in this role you will have

Essential:

• A graduate or post-graduate degree in occupational therapy, with appropriate registration with AHPRA
• A minimum of 3 years experience providing occupational therapy services to children in a community setting
• Ability to independently manage an occupational therapy caseload
• Experience developing, running and evaluating group and individual therapy programs.
• Strong clinical problem-solving skills and experience developing shared goals in partnership with families
• A demonstrated understanding of multi-disciplinary teamwork and implementation of evidence-based programs that support positive outcomes in early years
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including computer literacy

Desirable

• Experience in working in culturally and linguistically diverse communities
• Experience in supervising occupational therapy students

What we offer

To learn more about what we offer please visit our 'work for us' page.

Start by reviewing the attached position description. If this piques your interest, take a few minutes to learn more about us on our website. If you have any questions, contact Simone Debono - [email protected] using the subject line: Occupational Therapist - Paediatric enquiry via EthicalJobs.

What else do I need to know

At Merri, diversity and inclusion is critical to everything that we do, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the communities that we work in. No matter how you identify, we encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our roles.