Occupational Therapist

$93,220 – $115,296 per annum pending experience

Position: Occupational Therapist - Mount Isa based
Commencing Date: 28 April 2025
Salary Range: $93,220 - $115,296 per annum pending experience
Tenure: Full Time, Permanent
Closing Date: Monday, 14 April 2025 unless filled prior

About the Role

Townsville Catholic Education (TCE) is currently seeking a committed and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to provide support to our schools. This position is Mount Isa based and is a full time, permanent position commencing 28 April 2025.

Key Accountabilities

1. Provide consultative occupational therapy services and resources to assist school leaders and staff, parents, and other professional peers to develop knowledge and skills to support students with disability.
2. Screening or formal assessments occur within the school environment and information profiling each student's strengths and concerns is provided to the school and parents.
3. Develop evidence-based occupational therapy interventions that include proactive, targeted and intensive strategies.
4. Collaborate effectively to create partnerships within the school community to optimise the quality of service outcomes.
5. Participate as an active team member in a number of educational teams with particular emphasis on the delivery of occupational therapy services as part of the educational program and towards educational outcomes.
6. Collaborate and contribute to the professional development of school staff as well as providing opportunities for parent education.
7. Confidential records of occupational therapy services provided are maintained and undertaken in accordance with Townsville Catholic Education Office guidelines.
8. Maintain standards of practice and competencies consistent with those described by AHPRA and Townsville Catholic Education Office.
9. Actively participate in professional development activities and clinical supervision to improve and ensure high quality services are delivered based on contemporary best practice.
10. Supervise university occupational therapy students.

About You

1. Clinical experience and competence in differential diagnosis and intervention for children/adolescents and the capacity to effectively apply this knowledge and expertise within the educational or other organisational contexts.
2. Experience and capacity to facilitate, perform and interpret appropriate occupational therapy assessments and to report findings to all stakeholders.
3. Demonstrated ability to develop effective programs and monitor the progress of these programs, making adjustments as required specifically for students with a disability.
4. Highly developed interpersonal and written communication skills in dealing with a diverse range of students, school staff, parents/carers, community members and professionals from other agencies and organisations.

Mandatory Criteria

1. Current Working with Children Suitability Card - The successful candidate will require a paid Blue Card before commencement as per the No Card, No Start policy developed by the Queensland Government.
2. Appropriate tertiary qualification(s) in Occupational Therapy.
3. Full registration as an Occupational Therapist under Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), as administered by Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
4. Current Driver's Licence.
5. Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville.
6. Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role in a safe manner.

How to apply

Complete the application form including contact details (phone and email) of two professional referees.

Upload a cover letter addressing the experience, knowledge and skills to support the key accountabilities of the role identified in the position description.

Upload a current resume.

Applications close 3pm Monday, 14 April 2025 unless filled prior.