“We support individuals living with mental health challenges to achieve outcomes they value.”

About the Role

• Part Time, Permanent (0.5 FTE)
• Classification: Health Professional & Support Services Award 2020 level 2 with a salary range of $88,406 - $98,899 PRO RATA per annum + Superannuation

• Salary Packaging providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year

• Location: Rockingham, Mandurah and Burswood W.A.
• Generous above award pay and entitlements (see details below)

About Neami National

Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.

We have been providing mental health support for over 30 years. We were founded on an alliance between professionals, individuals and their families. Collaborative recovery remains at the heart of who we are today.

About your new role

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, alongside Community Rehabilitation Support Workers (CRSW), Peer Support Workers (PSW), other allied health staff, Senior Practice Leader and the Service Manager to provide a range of capacity building activities, undertake functional assessments, provide recommendation and strategies, facilitate therapeutic groups and referral pathways for consumers at these services.

The OT will support the administration and analysis of functional assessment tools, therapeutic intervention, develop and run therapeutic group programs, develop management plans in collaboration with consumers and their family/friends where appropriate, ensure appropriate referral pathways for consumers on discharge from the service to maintain therapeutic support in the community as needed and provide supporting evidence for consumer applying to test their eligibility for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

As an Allied Health Worker, you will have general registration with the relevant accreditation body in your field.

What will Neami offer in return?

• Generous leave entitlements including 13 weeks paid parental leave, 4 weeks paid partner leave, 2 days wellness leave, 2 days additional carers leave, and 3 days compassionate per occasion
• Access to paid study leave and discipline specific paid external supervision
• Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development Programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar - access a holistic health and wellness offering of supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Work flexibility arrangements available for maintaining your work-life balance

What you will bring to the role?

• Current registration with the professional body e.g. APHRA
• Experience working with people with psychosocial disability.
• Understanding of NDIS access process
• Experience using various assessment tool such as MOHOST, WHO-DAS 2.0, LSP 16
• Good understanding of the NDIS and Psychosocial disability interface.
• Experience working with Community Mental Health Team, Primary Care providers and other allied health professionals
• Ability to work in a constantly changing environment and respond to change.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
• Sound decision making process
• Ability to work autonomously
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent computer skills

What the role requires:

• National Criminal History Check (Police check) – disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check required before commencement of work
• Current AHPRA registration
• Current Drivers licence
• Australian Working Rights

How to apply:

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:

Maria Turoy, Service Manager – 08 6252 0420 and [email protected] using the subject line: Occupational Therapist enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

A position description is also attached.