Closes: 26 November 2026

Classification: Health Professional Level 3 Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 plus superannuation

Position No: 72679, Several

Directorate: Health and Community Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 12 November 2026

Contact Officer: Alicia Rose on [email protected] or (02) 6205 1277

Details: Are you passionate about working as an Occupational Therapist (OT) with young children and their families? Want to work within a highly-skilled multidisciplinary team of enthusiastic and talented occupational therapists, speech pathologists and physiotherapists?

The Child Development Service offers:

- Work with infants, children and their families to provide occupational therapy and multidisciplinary services
- Collaboration within a social, supportive, multidisciplinary team workplace to develop and deliver health promotion, group programs and direct service for children with developmental delay and their families
- Individualised supervision with an experienced paediatric OT
- Consolidate supervision and mentoring skills for HP1/HP 2 OT's and students
- Work life balance – no need to take work home
- Administrative support for diary management and client bookings
- Access to flex-time

- Christmas shutdown

- Access to professional development

At Support Services for Children, we are committed to protecting and promoting the rights, safety and wellbeing of children and young people. If you are looking for a meaningful role where you can make a lasting impact on the lives of children and families, we encourage you to apply.



Health and Community Services Directorate (HCSD) is an inclusive employer where all people are respected and valued for their contribution. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, People with Disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people and other people with lived experience.

Further information about this role can be found in the position description.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

Essential qualifications and experience

- Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and current registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- A minimum of three years recent practice experience working with children and their carers and families as an Occupational Therapist
- Current Australian Driver's Licence
- This position requires a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.



For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra (act.gov.au)

Notes: Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.A merit pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. How to Apply: Please submit a curriculum vitae and names of two referees, along with a two-page pitch that provides evidence against the qualification, Skills, Knowledge and Behavioural requirements for this position. These roles are existing positions with established core responsibilities and duties. The capabilities and functions of the role may be refined or amended following completion of an upcoming consultation process.

Where consultation is finalised prior to interviews, any confirmed changes to the role will be communicated to applicants during the interview process.

Applications should be submitted .

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

📌 Occupational Therapist | Full-time Permanent (Canberra)
🏢 Act Government
📍 Canberra