Early Childhood Support Practitioner

Early Childhood Supports is a new division within ORS. ECS purpose is to provide high-quality, evidence-informed support to children under 8 years old (increasing to 9 in line with the NDIS ECEI reset) and their families.

ECS will provide interdisciplinary team support comprised of allied health professionals and specialist teachers who have expertise in child development. ECS will provide supports under the Key Worker model where there is one lead practitioner that supports the child and family through applying a range of strategies across all areas of development.

Work Life Balance

The ORS executive team really believes in the benefits of a healthy work life balance. Many of us have families and lead busy lives outside of work so we know how important it is for our staff to maintain a balanced lifestyle. For this reason we:

• Provide the resources for our staff to be able to work from home
• Aim to allocate clients close to your home
• Give you ownership of your own calendar so you can book appointments to suit your schedule
• Provide suburban office locations with free onsite and local parking
• Give you the ability to work part time or reduced hours

As an Early Childhood Supports Key Worker your duties will include:

• Working with families and children to develop and prioritise their goals using a routines-based approach
• Providing support to families that reflects a strengths-based and family-centred approach with a focus on improving the child and family quality of life
• Providing evidence-based support to address children's goals across all areas of development e.g. communication, play, mobility, feeding, self-care activities, sensory processing, relationships with peers, feelings and behaviours, problem-solving and learning
• Working to develop the capacity of the adults supporting the child
• Coordinating support required from other disciplines. This could look like a quick question for another therapist, a joint visit with a consulting therapist, a therapy block with another therapist to address that specialist area or a referral to another division for ongoing support.
• Supporting the inclusion and participation of children within their families and communities
• Providing consultative support to other Key Workers specific to your discipline/ background

Role requirements:

Early Childhood Supports Key Workers must have considerable experience working with paediatric clients, a true passion for delivering paediatric clinical services and must have one of the following qualifications & industry registrations:

• Developmental Educator – A person who has a bachelor's degree or higher and has current full membership with Developmental Educators Australia Inc.
• Early Childhood Teacher or Educator – A person who has a bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or Special Education, who where applicable has a current registration or accreditation with their state or territory's relevant professional body.
• Occupational Therapist – A person who has a current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Social Worker – A person who is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Speech Pathologist – A person who is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist as approved by Speech Pathology Australia.
• Physiotherapist – A person who has a current AHPRA Registration as a Physiotherapist.
• Psychologist – A person who has a current AHPRA Registration as a Psychologist.
• Counsellor – A person who is either a member of the Australian Counselling Association or an accredited Registrant with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.
• Exercise Physiologist – A person who is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia.
• Other Professional – A person who is not one of the types of professionals listed above but who has a Bachelor's degree or higher in their relevant area and holds current registration or membership with their relevant registration and or professional body.

About ORS:

We are one of the largest and fastest growing family owned and operated national allied health and workplace rehabilitation providers in Australia, with a proven track record and reputation for providing high quality evidence-based, and client-centred services for over 30 years

Due to our incredible culture, passion for excellence, stability, and gratitude for being able to see the potential and recognise the strengths of every individual it's easy to see why our workforce has grown 1200% in 4 years and why we are the allied health services provider of choice

For further information on ORS Group, we encourage you to visit our website to read more about our extensive services, our detailed employee profiles, video library & company values.

If this sounds like the job for you, don't miss this opportunity and apply now

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The ORS Group is a multicultural, diverse, supportive and flexible employer, specifically encouraging applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, working parents, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities.