Build a career where your expertise is valued, your ideas are encouraged, and your impact changes children's lives every day.

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist who thrives in a sensory-rich, play-based paediatric environment? Do you enjoy thinking outside the box, building meaningful relationships with children and families, and working alongside a team that is passionate about helping one another succeed? At Happy Dots Therapy Services for Children, we're looking for an experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join our growing multidisciplinary team. Whether you're seeking full-time, part-time, or a flexible work arrangement, we'd love to hear from clinicians who are passionate about paediatrics and excited to continue growing their career.

For more than a decade, Happy Dots has been a trusted provider of Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology services across the Newcastle region. We believe every child deserves the opportunity to grow, connect and thrive through personalised, evidence-based therapy delivered in fun, engaging and play-based environments.

Our culture is built on collaboration, communication and a genuine commitment to helping one another grow. We celebrate individual strengths, encourage curiosity, and believe the best outcomes happen when clinicians feel supported, valued and inspired. Every member of our team brings something unique, and together we create an environment where children, families and therapists flourish.

About the Role

As an Experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist, you'll deliver high-quality, evidence-informed and family-centred therapy services to children aged 0–18 years with developmental delays and disabilities. You'll support a diverse range of children and families by completing comprehensive assessments, developing meaningful therapy plans, and delivering engaging interventions across clinic, community, educational and telehealth settings. Every intervention is tailored to help children build confidence, independence and the skills they need to participate successfully in everyday life.

Working alongside our experienced multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists and Speech Pathologists, you'll collaborate closely with families, educators and other professionals to achieve meaningful and lasting outcomes.





This role offers the opportunity to work with clinical autonomy while being supported by a collaborative and experienced team. You'll have opportunities to mentor junior clinicians, contribute to service development, lead quality improvement initiatives, and continue developing your own areas of clinical interest as your career evolves.

Why You'll Love Working at Happy Dots

Professional Respect & Clinical Autonomy

We trust our therapists. You'll have the flexibility to shape your caseload, pursue areas of clinical interest, contribute innovative ideas, and play an active role in the ongoing growth of our service.

Growth & Professional Development

Your learning never stops, and neither does ours.

You'll be supported through

- Fortnightly individual clinical supervision
- Leadership mentoring opportunities
- Monthly trauma-informed peer supervision facilitated by an external paediatric psychologist
- A generous professional development allowance
- Internal multidisciplinary learning and collaboration
- Clearly defined career progression pathways

Exceptional Resources

Our purpose-built clinic has been thoughtfully designed to inspire creativity, connection and play. You'll have access to:
- Fully equipped sensory gyms
- Modern assessment and therapy resources
- Company vehicle for community visits
- Laptop and iPad
- AI-assisted documentation and reporting technology
- Industry-leading practice management software

Everything you need to provide exceptional care.

Dedicated Administrative Support

Our experienced administration team manages your bookings, scheduling and client communication, allowing you to focus on what you do best—supporting children and families. You'll also have protected administration time built into every day, including dedicated report-writing blocks and planning time.

Competitive Salary

Your experience matters. We offer above-award remuneration that reflects your experience, skills and role classification because we believe great clinicians deserve to be recognised and rewarded.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

We understand that life looks different for everyone.



Whether you're looking for full-time, part-time or a 9-day fortnight, we'll work with you to create a schedule that supports both your career and your wellbeing.

Wellbeing Matters

We genuinely care about our team. All employees have access to our confidential Employee Assistance Program, providing professional counselling and wellbeing support whenever it's needed.

Life at Happy Dots

We work hard, laugh often, celebrate the small wins and genuinely enjoy supporting one another. Whether it's sharing clinical ideas, celebrating milestones or helping a colleague through a challenging day, you'll be joining a team that believes outstanding workplaces are built on kindness, collaboration and trust. We're proud of the culture we've created and are looking for someone who wants to contribute to it just as much as they benefit from it.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is passionate about paediatric Occupational Therapy, enjoys working collaboratively, and is committed to ongoing learning and clinical excellence.

You'll have

- Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy.
- Current AHPRA registration.
- A minimum of two years' experience in paediatric Occupational Therapy (Graduate opportunities are also available- see our seperate advert).
- Strong clinical reasoning and assessment skills.
- Confidence managing a varied paediatric caseload.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- A commitment to evidence-based practice and ongoing professional development.
- Current Working with Children Check.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- National Police Check.
- Current First Aid Certificate.
- A current Australian Driver Licence.

Ready to Join Our Team?

If you're looking for a workplace where you'll continue growing as a clinician while making a genuine difference in the lives of children and their families, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your current resume and a cover letter outlining why you'd love to join Happy Dots Therapy Services for Children.

Applications will be assessed upon application.

To let us know you've read the advertisement, please include the word "happy" in your application.

Join a team where passion meets purpose, every child matters, and every therapist has the opportunity to thrive.

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