Subcontractor Disability Home Visit Dietitian

**Are you a passionate and experienced dietitian looking for flexible subcontractor work? Join our dynamic team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities, aged care clients, and children on the Gold Coast**

**About the Role**

We are searching for an enthusiastic and personable dietitian to provide high-quality nutrition care through home visits and telehealth consultations in the Gold Coast region.

This role is ideal for a dietitian who is:

- Passionate about disability nutrition, working with children, adults, and older adults.
- Experienced, skilled, or has an interest in providing support to individuals with eating disorders, paediatrics, selective eating, and food therapy.
- Looking for flexible, casual subcontractor work to complement their current workload.
- Confident in working independently with mínimal supervision.
- Comfortable with travel within the Gold Coast area and surrounding regions (maximum of 1-hour travel each way).
- The days for subcontractor work are flexible, and hours are up to the subcontractor, allowing you to fit the role into your existing schedule.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Start with approximately **1 day per week**, with room to grow depending on referrals and your availability. **Please note: Hours/days per week are an estimate and may be less initially, with potential to increase as time goes on if desired, ideally building up to 1-2 days per week.**:

- Provide a mix of home visits and telehealth consultations.
- Manage your own appointment schedule to fit alongside your existing commitments.
- Deliver nutrition care in clients' homes or agreed meeting places (e.g., community centres, libraries).
- Offer tailored support, including:

- Nutrition education.
- Cooking education and meal preparation support.
- Supermarket tours to identify nutritious products.
- Food therapy.
- Caseload may include individuals with a range of disabilities, including intellectual, psychosocial, and mental health disabilities, as well as children with selective eating and eating disorders.

**Compensation**
- Travel time will be compensated in line with NDIS guidelines.
- Travel base location to be within a 100 km radius of the Gold Coast (maximum of 1 hour travel each way).
- Paid for last-minute cancellations.

**Requirements**:

- Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) status with Dietitians Australia.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Working with Children Check.
- ABN and public indemnity & liability insurance.
- Valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle.
- Skilled and confident in working with a range of disabilities.
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision.
- **Upon starting, dietitians will need to possess or complete the free NDIS Workers Orientation Module & Hand Hygiene Course** to comply with NDIS registered business obligations.

**Desirable Qualifications**
- Experience or desire to learn with **home enteral feeding**.
- Experience or an interest in working with:

- Eating disorders
- Paediatrics
- Selective eating
- Food therapy
- At least 1 year of experience working with children (under 12 years).
- Completion of paediatric nutrition training (e.g., SOS Approach to Feeding).
- Demonstrated interest in working with disabilities.

**Additional Details**
- Home visits will primarily be within a 100 km radius of the Gold Coast, focusing on the local region and surrounding areas (with a maximum of 1-hour travel each way).
- Clients are primarily funded by the NDIS or Aged Care Packages.
- This role does not include senior dietitian mentoring or supervision.
- There will be a **3-month probation period**.
- **Professional development opportunities** will be available to support your growth in the field of dietetics.

**Start Date**

The start date is **immediate**.

**How to Apply**

Interviews will be conducted via Zoom.

**Job Type**: Subcontract

Pay: $58.00 - $116.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance
- Travel reimbursement
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Day shift

Application Question(s):

- Are you a member of Dietitians Australia?

Work Location: On the road