Paediatric Occupational Therapist

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Therapy Coalition Full time

Overview

Part-Time, 0.4 FTE, Fixed-Term

Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation

Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

About the role

The Paediatric Occupational Therapist is responsible for quality community based occupational therapy services to preschool aged children within the North/West Melbourne metropolitan regions.

The position will be primarily based at Collingwood, Braybrook, North Melbourne or Niddrie but may be required to work from other sites.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

- Provide occupational therapy services to ensure the provision of high-quality care for children with delays in their development
- Provide individual, group and home/outreach programs to children and their family following a family-centred model of practice
- Maintain and complete client files and statistical/program records in keeping with the organisation/'s policy
- Supervise the clinical education of occupational therapy students on placement at the service as appropriate

What cohealth offers:

- Exciting Parental leave benefits

- cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service

- Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well

- Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
- Novated Leasing available
- Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
- We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- Registration with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)
- Highly developed written, communication, interpersonal skills
- Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process

To download the PD, and to apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6800732.

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on 10 September 2025 at 10.00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Karin Roten on Karin.roten@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencing. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

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