Dynamic OT Role: Mental Health OT – run existing or create your own community programs (we want residents to get jobs, form relationships, develop daily living skills and have some fun).
Relocation Assistance: Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance available for the successful candidate.
Employment Type: Full-Time or Part-Time Term: Ongoing Location: Wodonga/Albury, Rutherglen, Myrtleford, Beechworth & surrounds.
Our service: Our growing service is looking for another motivated OT to join our small team of OTs and Allied Health Assistants (AHAs), delivering NDIS specific capacity building intervention to participants in the community who have a diagnosis of mental illness, autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability.
We are looking for someone who is experienced , passionate , and personable.
Suited to: We are seeking an OT who has at least two years of clinical experience working with people who have one of the above diagnoses, and who would like the opportunity to gain experience and versatility of working part-time with an NDIS specific allied health team in the community for 2-3 days per week or full-time.
The role is community-based and allows autonomous management of your caseload and interventions whilst regularly collaborating with the clinical team for supervision and brainstorming.
The Role: The successful OT will be seeing participants, families and collaborating/training formal supports at the participant's home or in the community, completing annual functional capacity assessments or brief progress reports via our assessment templates, and otherwise delivering various forms of intervention as above.
The role is dynamic, allowing a high degree of clinical autonomy and the opportunity to work with participants over a long timeframe via fortnightly or monthly appointments.
We like to think that we have a reputation for doing the right thing by our participants and moving them towards positive outcomes.
But we are only as good as the clinicians that we employ.
We hire people with a genuine desire to improve their participant's lives, through very practical means (symptom management, habit formation, schedules, daily living skills, study/work readiness etc.).
We only hire people with a natural talent for quickly and easily forming relationships with every person they work with.
This balance of authenticity, professionalism and good boundaries is a skill in itself.
Remuneration: Rates typically exceed the grade and year level of the OT and will be based on the level of experience.
Each OT gets their own work vehicle to use for work-related purposes.
Work car provided (including fuel & expenses).
Laptop provided.
Work mobile provided.
Work from home (telehealth/admin/report writing days) - build your schedule around your lifestyle.
Regular fortnightly team meeting.
Mentoring & support meetings with senior OT.
Collaboration sessions with full OT team.
At least two years of mental health experience.
AHPRA registration.
Working with Children's Check.
Current Police Check.
Current driver's license.
Existing NDIS Worker Screening Check (preferred).
NDIS Workers Orientation Certificate (easily obtained online).
How to apply: For further information, please contact Allison Smyth (Operations Manager) via email: ****** - attaching your cover letter and CV.
For those wanting to stand out, consider a quick video introduction stating why you are right for the job.
Successful applicants will be interviewed via Skype/Zoom before getting started with their training and the progressive building of their caseload.
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