- Part-time (0.6 FTE) ongoing position with flexible working days
- Co-located at Cranbourne West Secondary, forming part of the wider headspace team
- $48.60 - $58.09 p/Hr + Super + generous Salary Packaging benefits of up to $18,550
We are seeking a compassionate and collaborative Occupational Therapist to be a part of our headspace team. This position will work with students to ensure that they can successfully engage and participate in their education through classroom and other school based activities. The successful applicant will be skilled in a variety of therapies and behavioural based interventions to effectively support students. Along with the ability to manage a caseload of students you will possess highly effective collaboration skills to liaise with multiple stakeholders, i.e. Child protection, tertiary services, Youth Justice, other mental health community services.
An important aspect of this role is the ability to identify sensory processing and/or sensory modulation difficulties and to create class implementation plans for teachers to respond to. Other duties include teaching emotional regulation skills to students and facilitating social skills training and communication skills training (individual and groups).
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About you
- Minimum of tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and AHPRA registration
- Sound knowledge of current theory and practice in occupational therapy
- Highly developed listening and communication skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to manage own workload and set priorities without supervision
- Knowledge of typical and atypical childhood development
- Capacity to engage and form positive relationships with children, particularly children with developmental differences.
What’s in it for you?
EACH is the lead agency for headspace. At EACH you'll be supported to be your best.
We provide:
- Internal professional development calendar
- Flexible work arrangements to support a positive work-life balance
- Competitive remuneration and conditions including generous leave options
- Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging of up to $15,900 free income tax per year
- $2,650 additional tax-free money towards meals and entertainment
- A variety of opportunities for career progression and professional development via formal and informal training, our leadership pipeline and discipline-specific learning
- Access to large, well-resourced working facilities including on-site parking
- Support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- 4 weeks paid annual leave, sick/carers leave, family & domestic violence leave, public holiday substitution policy, and more…
