Join Our Team!
We can’t wait to meet you!
We are looking for new team members to join our ever-growing team! We have positions vacant for Occupational Therapists!
The Occupational Therapist positions are well suited for new graduates or experienced therapists wanting a flexible job on the Mornington Peninsula. We are seeking full-time or part-time therapists who want to join a neuro-affirming team and work with neurodivergent children and families. Are you wanting to re-enter the workforce and work with children? Are you looking for a sea change and want to relocate to Mornington? Are you a new graduate wanting to be supported by a small team of passionate therapists?
We are a small team that is continuing to grow and evolve! We have 2 Occupational Therapists, 1 Speech Pathologist, 2 Allied Health Assistants (AHA) and a Practice Manage who offers incredible Administration Support.
Our therapists travel to homes and schools and work with children and families in meaningful environments. We love going to the child’s natural environments such as shopping centres, cafes, basketball training, swimming lessons or joining the child in their classroom! The possibilities are endless which makes each day different and exciting!
Are you passionate about supporting autistic children, children with ADHD, developmental delays, anxiety or sensory processing differences? There is a range of reasons why a family would seek OT, Speech Therapy or AHA support and we adjust depending on the family’s needs, such as;
Self-Care Skills
Fine and Gross Motor Skills
Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy
Emotional Co-Regulation and Self-Regulation
Executive Functioning
Sensory Processing
Interoception
Speech and Language
Social Participation
Fluency
Academic achievement
We are a small, OT-owned company and we pride ourselves on working within the social model. We don’t want to “change” the child. We want to support the child in their current environments and work within a capacity-building approach with that child’s team. We teach skills, we advocate and we become a key part of the family’s team. We have a commitment to being a neurodiversity-affirming and strengths-based practice. If this sounds like you, we can’t wait to meet you!
What does working for Making Waves OT look like?
We deliver neurodiversity-affirming paediatric services. You’ll work with passionate therapists who live and breathe this!
Supervision - guided, scheduled and non-scheduled
Flexibility with a caseload to suit you with a variety of telehealth, working from home, clinic and visit appointments
Dedicated admin support to manage your caseload and calendar
Learning from other professionals within a multidisciplinary team
Your caseload will gradually increase to a KPI of 20 - 25 as you find your groove!
Weeks of shadowing opportunities with other OTs while learning
Option for a 9-day fortnight
Fortnightly meetings with the team
Paid admin time for session planning and research
Peer mentorship program with a 2nd or 3rd year OT to share your experiences
Frequent opportunities for professional development- both internal and external
Opportunity to develop and run groups that align with your interest areas
Working only as an Occupational Therapist
Benefits:
- Above award rate annual salary which includes super and annual leave loading.
- You will have direct access for professional support, coaching and mentoring, on a daily basis.
- Capped caseload with a gradual increase as your skills and confidence develop.
- A generous $1500 professional development allowance per year.
- Kilometre reimbursement for work-related travel.
- Option for a company laptop (or you can use your own!)
About you:
OT’s applying will need a current registration or ability to obtain an Occupational Therapy registration with AHPRA .
Self-motivated and capable of working within a team-based approach.
Understanding of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning within a paediatric setting.
Able to adhere to documentation standard that is aligned with legislation.
Own Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance.
Reliable car and valid driver’s licence.
Own laptop (company laptop supplied if required)
How to apply:
If you are interested, please send your cover letter and resume to Maddy at madeleine@makingwavesOT.com
We also welcome any further questions you may have!