Occupational Therapists – Making Early Years Counts
- Warm & Welcoming Clinical Team | Highly Balanced Caseload | Children 0-13 years
- Seeking Early Career or Experienced Clinicians – Flexible arrangements to suit your family
- NFP Salary Packaging , PD Budget, Supportive Leadership plus many more benefits
BUSHkids is a not-for-profit organisation that has been at the heart of transforming lives of regional children across Queensland for 90 years. Our highly dedicated teams and volunteers are all driven by a shared vision that all children should have access to free allied health services regardless of where they live.
We are currently seeking passionate Occupational Therapists to join our growing teams across regional Queensland, including:
- Warwick
- Dalby
- Mount Isa
- Bundaberg
- Emerald
- Maroochydore
- Caloundra
- Gympie
- Gladstone
- Hervey Bay
- Rockhampton
Whether you are an Early Career Occupational Therapist looking to build your clinical skills and confidence or an experienced clinician seeking a rewarding regional opportunity we offer supportive and flexible environment to help you thrive.
About the Role
You will deliver family-centred early intervention services to children with developmental delays, disability, or those at risk of educational challenges. Working within either our Allied Health (multidisciplinary) or NDIS (transdisciplinary) service streams, you will provide goal-oriented therapy through face-to-face sessions or via telepractice aligned with BUSHkids Model of Care.
We are looking for clinicians who are:
- Passionate about supporting children and families
- Adaptable, collaborative, and committed to ongoing learning
- Strong in clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice
If you have a connection to regional Queensland or are excited by an opportunity to relocate to a vibrant community, we’d love to hear from you! For eligible candidates we also offer additional regional allowances and relocation assistance may also be discussed to support a move.
Brighter Futures Graduate Program
For graduating clinicians, our ‘Brighter Futures’ Graduate Program provides a structured and supported pathway into practice including:
- Weekly 1:1 supervision
- Work shadowing and near peer buddy mentoring
- Monthly competency based learning modules
- Group supervision and discipline specific meetings
- Gradual caseload in building your confidence to practice
- Opportunities to engage in intake processes, clinical research, presentations, and outreach programs including travel to other regional locations or engaging with First Nations communities if this is aligned with your interests.
- Your wellbeing and professional growth are at the heart of this program!
BUSHkids Benefits – What You Can Expect
You will be part of a supportive organisation committed to empowering families, children, and regional communities. You will enjoy opportunities for expanding your professional development and growth, collaborating and learning from others along with the opportunity to make a real difference every day in the lives of children and their families.
- Supportive team with clinical supervision, mentoring and peer support
- Collaboration across a network of experienced Allied Health professionals
- Annual Professional Development budget plus up to 5 days PD leave plus 2 days PD travel leave (pro-rata part-time)
- Flexible work arrangements and realistic and balanced caseloads
- Attractive salary package, commensurate with experience, plus superannuation and portable leave leave loading. Graduate BUSHkids clinicians commence on $90,930 Base Salary plus super and benefits.
- Additional 3 days gifted paid leave over Christmas (pro-rata part-time)
- Not-for-profit salary packaging (up to $15,900 + $2,650 meal/entertainment allowance = up to $5,935 additional take-home pay)
- Access to resources, guidance, and wellbeing support to help you thrive
About You
- Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy along with eligibility/current registration to AHPRA
- Genuine passion to work with children in their early years and their families
- Strong interpersonal, communication and report writing skills
- Flexible and adaptable in responding to changing needs
- Aligned with our BUSHkids core values – Child-Focused and Family Centred, Collaborative and Accountable
- Valid Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (or ability to obtain before commencement)
- Current C Class Drivers’ Licence
- Evidence of Hepatitis B vaccination status
We offer 14 weeks BUSHkids funded Paid Parental Leave
INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM? APPLY NOW!
Please include your resume and cover letter as part of your application to [email protected]
All applications and any Expressions of Interest will be progressed as they are received.
Enquiries can be directed to Michelle Clarke, Recruitment Coordinator on (07) 3518 7952
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. Applications received directly from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
