- Part Time Fixed Term opportunity (0.4 FTE / 15.2 hours per week) until 23 December 2027
- Grade 2 classification: $97,576 - $112,208 per annum FTE, plus 12% superannuation (pro rata for part-time), in accordance with the Victorian Stand-Alone Community Health Centres Health Professionals Multi-Employer Agreement 2022-2026
- Be a changemaker and contribute to the implementation and design of the Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local, delivering Occupational Therapy services to children and their families.
- Located in Western Suburbs of Melbourne, based at Sunshine Campus

The Opportunity

Based at our Sunshine campus (with a probable move to our bespoke Melton site), this opportunity is a Fixed Term, Part Time (0.4FTE) role until 23 December 2027.

IPC Health have partnered with Western Health and the Royal Children’s Hospital to co-design and lead the Brimbank Melton Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local (Children’s Local).

The Children’s Local provides support for infants, children and families, delivering services such as psychology, psychiatry, allied health, family supports and paediatricians. People with lived experience also form an important part of the Children’s Local’s workforce. The service supports children aged 0-11 who are experiencing developmental, behavioural or emotional challenges, and their families, and focuses on early intervention and providing age-appropriate care.

Occupational Therapists play an integral part in this service delivering family centred, holistic and timely care within a multi-disciplinary team.





With your clinical expertise and experience in providing evidence-based assessment, review and intervention, you will engage with families who may be experiencing disadvantage or life challenges to achieve their wellbeing goals. You will be key to supporting families as they access services in the Children’s Local, building the capacity of families, the community, other service providers and the Children’s Local team. With a continuous quality improvement focus, you will be part of the continued development of the Children’s Local to improve social, emotional and physical determinants of health of infants, children and families in the Brimbank and Melton LGA’s.

You will make a difference by

- Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Brimbank Melton Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local (Children’s Local) to deliver family/client centred care.
- Delivering services in a variety of locations including in the home, community and site based, and in variety of formats, for example to individuals and groups and providing secondary consultation.
- Providing evidence-based assessment,



review and intervention to enhance children’s functional capacity in daily living and engagement occupations.
- Building the capacity of parents to play an active role in their child’s development.
- Being an active participant in the co-design, implementation and continued development of Allied Health and overall model of the Children’s Local.

To succeed you will need

- Graduate or post-graduate degree in Occupational Therapy
- Grade 2: Minimum 2 years’ experience working in Paediatric Occupational Therapy.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement evidence-based programs that meet the daily living and wellbeing goals for children.
- Willingness to learn and be supported by senior clinicians and colleagues.
- Strong communication, networking, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to competently develop, implement and review evidence-based interventions.
- Current and valid Victorian Working with Children’s Check, driver’s licence and AHPRA registration.

We will offer you

- Flexibility We work in a flexible, creative and adaptable way to best support our staff and clients. Access plenty of options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program.
- Learning and development Our people are supported to act on opportunities that expand their expertise, knowledge and confidence. Opportunity to explore and participate in our Innovation and Professional Development Framework.
- Supportive Workplace

📌 Occupational Therapist (Melbourne)
🏢 IPC Health
📍 Melbourne