Senior Occupational Therapist Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Helping children to best participate in their daily routine;
- Delivering therapy across a range of settings, including: clinics, groups, home and community;
- Development and delivery of personalised assessments, interventions and programs for children;
- Embedding therapy into children’s educational setting;
- Advocacy for a child and family’s interests in referrals to, and communication with, external professionals, service providers and agencies;
- Timely and accurate client records, case notes and billing details within Connect’s information systems;
- Offering support and mentorship to graduate OTs;
- Providing coaching in strategies to maximise learning opportunities;
- Supporting the educators in childcare and school settings.
Requirements:
- Bachelor degree in Occupational Therapy and current AHPRA registration;
- Experience working in private practice, rehabilitation and/ or community settings;
- Empathetic and friendly demeanour with the ability to effectively communicate with a variety of clients, families and stakeholders;
- Experience providing supervision;
- Drivers License;
- Experience in NDIS clinical service delivery (highly desirable);
- Registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.