Area
45 mins radius from OT’s residence.
Employment Contract
Permanent – full time.
Reports To:
Therapy Team Leader.
External Relationships:
- NDIS participants/families, NDIS Stakeholders such as Support Coordinators and other professionals.
Key Accountabilities, Responsibilities & Deliverables
- Plan, deliver and evaluate Occupational Therapy services to NDIS participants which help them achieve their NDIS goals.
- Support NDIS participants’ inclusion and participation in the community.
- Provide services and supports in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Demonstrate an understanding and ability to provide services and supports within the parameters of the participant’s available NDIS funding.
- Participate in regular professional development opportunities to keep up with current developments.
- Fulfil administrative requirements such as data collection and note-taking.
- When assigned, supervise and train assistants, volunteers and students, ensuring the maintenance of professional, clinical, ethical and safety standards.
- Ensure compliance with PRS duty of care (code of practice) and NDIS Code of Conduct.
- Ensure services meet quality service standards and NDIS guidelines.
Qualifications & Knowledge/Experience
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy).
Technical Competencies
- Demonstrate knowledge of occupational therapy assessment tools relevant to role/sector.
- Demonstrate an ability to assess the equipment needs of a participant in relation to daily activities including; sitting, sleeping, safe transport and personal care.
- Assess the need for modifications to home and other environments accessed by people with a developmental, intellectual or physical disability.
- Use appropriate assessment check list and follow prescription requirements and process when prescribing or recommending equipment such as Wheelchairs.
- Demonstrate ability to prescribe adaptive equipment and assistive devices to facilitate and enhance occupational performance.
- Demonstrate a range of intervention strategies to address needs that relate to activities of daily living, functional performance, fine motor skills, motor planning, sensory processing and integration.
Behavioural Competencies
- A commitment to a person-centred approach.
- Excellent skills in collaboration and demonstrated skills in working in a multidisciplinary team.
- A commitment to the inclusion and participation of people who have a disability within their local and natural communities.
- The ability to work independently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A commitment to ongoing development of skills and capabilities.
- A commitment to using evidence as a basis for practice.
Licenses and Accreditations
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.
- Working with Children’s check.
- Current Driver’s license.
- Current AHPRA registration.