Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
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Job Description
Eldercare is a leading notforprofit aged care provider in South Australia with 13 residential aged care homes. Our workplace culture embraces teamwork innovation and a dedication to our purpose of delivering peace of mind with our care.
- Various Locations available Cottage Grove (Woodcroft) The Lodge (Wayville) Trowbridge House (Payneham South) and Allambi (Glengowrie)
- Multiple roles available parttime or fulltime
- Reablement and rehabilitation focus
- Competitive remuneration rates plus up to $18550 taxfree salary packaging
At Eldercare we know that older people in our care want to remain as healthy and independent as possible. With rehabilitation space at each of our facilities and a thriving reablement program our Occupational Therapists tackle frailty through intensive 1:1 reablement programs and ongoing groupbased interventions.
As an Occupational Therapist at Eldercare you will work in a large multidisciplinary environment alongside Physiotherapists Nurses Dietitians Social Workers and Dementia Specialists. You will offer supervision and direction to Mobility Assistants to promote mobility and exercise for all of our residents in the pursuit of individual goals.
Our Occupational Therapists utilise their full range of clinical assessment and treatment skills and enjoy having the time to support residents to achieve their potential. Our team culture embraces innovation by adopting evidencebased and emerging practices into our service model.
Professional support is offered by our two regional Allied Health Team Leaders and ongoing professional growth is enabled through bimonthly meetings and the opportunity to develop and implement new practices.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy with current AHPRA registration (limited registration therapists will also be considered)
- Have a passion for healthy ageing and empowerment
- Be committed to ongoing learning and development of your skills
- Demonstrate behaviours underpinning Eldercares values of respect accountability and connection.
If you are looking to join our team we will provide you with a supportive working environment that will care for you as an individual and as a therapist. We will reward your commitment to our residents and Eldercares values with opportunities for career growth and collaboration in the development of our service.
For more information please contact Nic Draper Team Leader Allied Health (North) on.
Eldercare encourages you to apply if you are a committed and resultsdriven individual who is passionate about delivering highquality outcomes whilst modelling the behaviours underpinning Eldercares values of respect accountability and connection.
To view the Job and Person Specification for this roleplease click here.
To work for Eldercare you are required to have a police clearance valid for working in aged care (vulnerable) and clearance needs to be less than 12 months since date of issue.
As per Eldercares Employee Immunisation Policy all Eldercare employees are required to:
- Be vaccinated against seasonal influenza by no later than 1 June each year
- Be vaccinated against COVID19 as per current ATAGI guidelines
Eldercare welcomes and respects the diversity that our residents staff and volunteers bring. Regardless of their culture religion spirituality age gender sexuality disability socioeconomic background or personal experiences our people are included and respected.
Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian gay bisexual transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents staff and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe.
Eldercare encourages respectful relationships and does not accept any form of genderbased violence in the workplace. Eldercare is committed to preventing violence against women and is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace to support victims of abuse.
All employees can expect to receive fair and equal treatment and to be free from discrimination in all aspects of their life with Eldercare.
Eldercare is proud to provide a smokefree environment across all sites.
Employment Type
Full-Time
