Senior Occupational Therapist

Location: Croudace Bay, Lake Macquarie Area

Contract & Hours: Full time, with part time considered for the right applicant

About the role: You will be joining a passionate multidisciplinary team in a well-resourced therapy centre, supporting children, young people and adults to achieve meaningful goals, increase independence and participate more fully in everyday life.

Why join our Croudace Bay team? Our Croudace Bay site is home to a highly experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech Pathologists. We work together in a collaborative, transdisciplinary way to provide person-centred, evidence-informed services for clients with complex needs. The site offers a unique mix of clinical services, including:

- Custom wheelchair seating and positioning
- On-site casting services
- Powered mobility assessment and intervention
- Complex assistive technology prescription
- Vehicle modification and transport-related assessment
- Early diagnosis and early intervention services
- Bimanual therapy and goal-directed therapy programs
- Bike riding, school holiday and community participation programs
- Therapy support for residents in our on-site CPA group homes

The culture at Croudace Bay is supportive, social and deeply connected. We celebrate wins, share knowledge, solve problems together and genuinely back each other.

Responsibilities:

- Provide high quality assessment, intervention and clinical leadership for clients with complex physical disability and support needs.
- Caseload may include children, young people and adults requiring support with complex seating and positioning, manual and powered wheelchair prescription, postural support and pressure care considerations, assistive technology trials and prescription, vehicle access and modifications, transport planning and community access, upper limb function and participation, home, school and community-based intervention, functional independence and daily routines, collaboration with families, support workers,



teachers and other professionals.

Clinical support: Work within a transdisciplinary model, drawing on the strengths of the broader team while also contributing your own specialist OT expertise.

Opportunities: Mentor others, contribute to clinical problem solving, support quality practice and continue developing your own area of specialisation.

Qualifications & Requirements:

- Experience working with people with complex physical disability.
- Strong clinical reasoning and confidence managing complex presentations.
- Interest in assistive technology, seating, positioning, mobility and access solutions.
- Experience or interest in vehicle modifications, transport and community participation.
- Collaborative mindset and willingness to work transdisciplinarily.
- Person-centred, strengths-based approach.
- Commitment to evidence-informed practice.
- Strong communication, written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build strong relationships with clients, families and teams.
- Willingness to mentor, share knowledge and contribute to team culture.
- Experience in complex disability, paediatrics, lifespan practice or neurological conditions (highly valued).

Benefits and Perks:

- Professional development: CPA is a registered training organisation, offering structured learning pathways, clinical education and ongoing career support.
- Specialist clinical growth: Develop expertise in complex disability, assistive technology, seating, positioning, mobility, research, clinical governance or leadership.
- Experienced team support: Work alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team with deep knowledge in complex disability practice.
- Rewarding clinical work:



Support clients to achieve meaningful goals that improve daily life, access, independence and participation.
- Transdisciplinary practice: Collaborate closely with OT, PT, SP, and other professionals to deliver integrated care.
- Flexibility: Work across clinic and community settings, with options for full time, part time, compressed hours or negotiated start and finish times.

Salary: Clinical salaries are graded, with an approximate range of $80,000 to $140,000 including super and salary packaging benefits.

Professional development investment: Access professional development opportunities valued up to $20,000 in your first year and $10,000 each year after that.

Relocation support: Up to $5,000 relocation allowance, subject to terms and conditions.

Tax benefits: Reduce your taxable income through salary packaging, including an optional $2,650 meals and entertainment benefit.

Fitness Passport: Discounted gym membership for you and your family.

Generous leave: Access up to 3 additional days of leave, 12 weeks paid parental leave, 2 weeks partner leave, compassionate leave and options for additional pre-paid leave.

Eligibility:

- Relevant qualification in Occupational Therapy.
- Current AHPRA registration.
- Current driver's licence.
- Access to your own vehicle.
- Commitment to the NDIS Worker Code of Conduct and child safe practice.

Values: We champion diversity and equitable opportunities for people with disability and lived experience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse communities and LGBTQIA people. We are passionate, respectful, ethical, curious and courageous. Excellent Minds Think Differently.

EEO statement: We welcome applications from people with diverse lived experience and will happily accommodate reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Application instructions: Please submit your application with your resume via the provided contact methods. For more details, please refer to the listing.

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