Occupational Therapist

• Full time permanent position with flexible working and generous professional development benefits
• Access to quarterly mental health days to recharge and look after your wellbeing
• Not For Profit Salary Packaging

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual to join Biala Peninsula as an Early 
Childhood Allied Health Practitioner.

Reporting to a Biala Team Leader, this role is responsible for supporting children with specific developmental needs, delays, or disabilities to achieve their therapeutic goals and build the capacity of parents and caregivers.
This includes: 

• managing a varied paediatric caseload alongside a multi-disciplinary team; 
• conducting assessments and providing therapy to meet the needs of children in the areas of autism, 
• communication, self-regulation, motor skills, social skills, exec functioning, self-care participation and 
  inclusion;
• working on site at Biala’s purpose built facility or within the child's natural environment (childcare, 
  kindergarten, school or their home); 
• providing support in person or via Telehealth.

About You
You are a Speech Pathologist or Occupational Therapist (new graduate or an experienced therapist) who is energic, 
proactive and passionate about the work that you do. 
You pride yourself on your ability to achieve warm, friendly relationships with children and their families, one that is 
supportive of and responsive to the physical, social and emotional needs of each child. 

You possess:

• Previous experience working in a paediatric NDIS service provision setting (desirable).
• Bachelors degree or higher in a relevant discipline (i.e., Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Early 
  Childhood Teaching, Psychology, Social Work) coupled with the relevant registration. 
• Sound knowledge of discipline specific intervention for working in a paediatric setting with children with 
  disabilities and developmental concerns within the Early Childhood Approach.
• An understanding of the requirements of working in the NDIS setting and from a capacity building Early 
  Childhood Approach.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage own time, deadline driven with exceptional organizational and multi-tasking skills.
   

To succeed in the position of Allied Health Practitioner you will need to have strong relationship building and 
communication skills, be able to execute work in a timely manner, be flexible to the changing needs of Biala and thrive working in an environment where you can collaborate with peers and the wider community.

Why Biala? 
We are a progressive and dynamic team who are all dedicated to the wellbeing of our clients and their families. We are strongly committed to providing an immersive and supportive environment for all staff through professional 
development, additional days of paid leave and social events.
We listen to our people and take every perspective and idea seriously. It is our inherent collaborative team approach which keeps us fresh. If people have ideas, we will help pursue them by looking at the outcome first and the cost, 
second.

We are a fun place to work and to share experiences. We are highly attuned to the workload and personal 
commitments of everyone, to avoid over-loading and compromising performance. The care and wellbeing of all our families is our mantra, through exemplar therapeutic services and staff support. 
And what more beautiful location in which to work? Driving to many clients is a pleasure and a unique Australian 
privilege. Our environment provides a raft of options. 
The kindness we receive from our families only enhances our workplace values and experiences.

So why join Biala? Because there is nowhere better!

Still Reading….. SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION NOW!
Successful applicants are subject to ID, police, Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Checks and must hold current Drivers Licence and First Aid Certification.

For more information contact: ******@bialapeninsula.org.au