Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Plumtree Children's Services

Job description Be part of our vibrant team!

Join our established community-based not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting and connecting families for over 40 years. Our experienced and caring team is committed to nurturing your professional skills for a fulfilling career. Plumtree’s values - Respect, Include, Enable, and Innovate - guide our work. Come and contribute to our community, where your passion and skills make a meaningful change in the lives of children and their families.

Our Salary Package includes:

$80,000-$100,000 Base Salary

$8,960-$12,000 Superannuation (12%) paid fortnightly!

$1,076-$1,346 Annual Leave Loading (ALL)

= $96,612 - $119, 287 equivalent salary when you take advantage of the increased salary packaging benefits available when working for a not-for-profit organisation. We welcome the opportunity to talk this through with you.

PLUS

- Per kilometre travel reimbursement of 0.99 cents

PLUS

100 hours of career development in your first year:

Self-paced training includes:

- Key worker training conducted by Noah’s Ark
- Positive Behaviour Support
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Worker Orientation training
- Neuroaffirming social skills
- Trauma-informed practice
- Responsive teaching
- Developmental parenting
- Coach approach
- Access to previous Plumtree training

Supervision and other learning includes:

- Regular clinical supervision with an experienced and supportive senior practitioner
- Weekly staff meetings including hub meetings with members of your own discipline and transdisciplinary team meetings with colleagues from other disciplines
- Guest speakers at staff meetings
- One day of in-house training per year

A supportive team:

- Our passionate, culturally diverse team works from the heart in a caring and respectful environment.




- Work alongside experienced speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, specialist educators, parent peer workers, and positive behaviour practitioners
- Our manager of family-centred practice is a highly experienced therapist with coach approach training
- Our leadership team is approachable and here to help you
- Gradually build your caseload so you have time to be supported and settle into your role
- Lower billable time targets to give you the opportunity to learn, develop, and build connections
- Our social committee plans events to bring the team together and have fun!

Flexibility:

- A flexible work environment where you choose the days you work (Monday-Saturday), including start and finish times
- Diverse work settings including home visits, educational settings, at Plumtree, and online, involving individual sessions, groups,
- Opportunities for varied work in playgroups, project work, and workshops,
- Open to VISA sponsorships for suitable candidates

Your Key Qualifications and Experience

- Tertiary qualifications
- AHPRA registration
- Commitment to and experience with family-centred practice, and neurodiversity
- Strong time management, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with families, early childhood education and care settings, and schools
- Access to a comprehensively insured vehicle
- Working with Children Check and NDIS worker screening check
- Experience working children with disabilities, developmental delay, autism and sensory needs in the home and community environments

Desirable skills

- Familiarity with service systems, especially within the Sydney area
- Speak a second language
- Experience working children and families in the NDIS
- Experience developing and/or conducting workshops for parents
- Experience working with families who are from an Aboriginal or CALD background
- Experience in developing plans and goals with families

📌 Paediatric Occupational Therapist (Marrickville)
🏢 Plumtree Children'S Services
📍 Marrickville