Senior Occupational Therapist - Visa Sponsorship Considered
Senior Occupational Therapist - Visa Sponsorship Considered
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Job Description
A little about us:
EverAbility Group have a long and proud history of providing services for people with disabilities across Western Australia and Tasmania. Together our team of nearly 200 staff and over 500 volunteers support our growing group of diverse services. This opens up a world of possibilities for our clients and also opens up a host of career opportunities for you!
Our growing family of services at EverAbility Group include:
VisAbility our specialised service supporting people with blindness or vision impairment.
Guide Dogs WA and Guide Dogs Tasmania our iconic service raising and training life changing assistance dogs.
Kites Childrens Therapy our early intervention support advice and solutions service transforming the lives of children and their families living with disability or developmental challenges.
Description
Join our VisAbility therapy team and play a key role in delivering highquality personcentred therapy services that upholds best practices and empowers individuals through tailored support.
Key responsibilities:
The role focuses on delivering highquality personcentred therapy services by:
- Conducting clinical assessments developing implementing and evaluating individual service plans including recommending assistive technology.
- Ensuring services meet best practices policies and contractual requirements.
- Staying updated on evidencebased practices and new technologies.
- Maintaining accurate records within the Client Management System.
- Reporting servicerelated issues to the Program Manager.
- Engaging with VisAbilitys process improvement initiatives.
- Supporting the OT profession through mentoring training and stakeholder education.
- Performing additional duties as needed.
Skills And Experiences
Essential:
- Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and AHPRA registration.
- Experience in functional assessments personcentred interventions and case management.
- Ability to work within teams liaise with stakeholders and write clear concise reports.
- Confidence in making clientrelated recommendations independently.
- Strong case load management ability to meet service objectives and an innovative approach to care.
- Understanding of disability aged care and relevant legislation policies and standards.
- Valid police checks NDIS Working with Vulnerable People Check and ability to travel for client appointments.
- Prior work with adults with disabilities vision impairment or acquired brain injury.
Desirable:
- Prior work in disability and/or health sectors.
- Understanding of NDIS and My Aged Care funding models.
Salary Range: $ 95151$105987 depending on experience
Benefits:
In return you will be rewarded with:
- Up to 3 days of paid leave during the Christmas and New Year holidays!
- NFP salary packaging options use some of your salary for everyday expenses before income tax; meaning you can increase your takehome pay!
- Option to purchase additional leave
- 17.5 annual leave loadingwhere applicable
- Ongoing professional development and training
- Employee Assistance Program
- Visa Sponsorship considered
- Contribution towards relocation expenses
How to apply
If youre ready to help us make a difference click Apply and lets chat about what life looks like at EverAbility.
Applications close at 4:00 PM on Friday 25 April 2025. However please note that interviews may commence prior to the closing date and the job advertisement may close earlier than expected. To avoid disappointment we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
For further information please contact Tennille Burns Senior Program Manager Kites TAS & VisAbility TASat
We encourage people with disability and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply. Everyone is welcome as we are an inclusive and diverse workplace.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
