Occupational Therapist - Community

Community Occupational Therapist - Adult or Mixed Caseload

Build a community OT role around the work you enjoy. Choose a fully adult caseload or a mixed caseload supporting adults and paediatric clients, with flexibility, clinical support and variety built into your week.

What your week could look like at MLEA

This is a mobile, community-based role, with assessments and interventions completed in clients’ homes, schools and community settings. Report writing can be completed from home or the office, with opportunities to connect with your team on office days.

Depending on your preferred caseload, your work may include:

· Functional assessments and intervention planning

· Assistive technology and equipment prescription

· Home modifications and complex housing assessments

· Capacity-building interventions and goal setting

· NDIS and aged care reporting

· Collaboration with families, schools, support coordinators, suppliers and other professionals

· For mixed caseloads, sensory processing, play-based and developmental therapy

· School readiness and fine and gross motor support

Why MLEA

Allied health work can be demanding, so we want our OTs to have the flexibility, support and resources they need to do their best work.

· Hybrid work and flexible hours to suit you and your lifestyle

· A caseload shaped around your experience and interests

· Regular clinical supervision and weekly case conferencing

· CPD allowance and 2 days paid CPD leave per year

· Strong administrative support that handles all your bookings and non-billable tasks

· Monthly wellness initiatives and challenges and access to 24/7 EAP support

· Weekly in-office sensory hours to promote calm, relaxation and focus, daily stretch breaks

· Realistic, transparent KPIs we’ll walk you through on a call.

· Clear opportunities to build specialist skills and progress your career into specialties, senior roles, leadership or medicolegal work

· Laptop and phone

· Full travel reimbursement or novated lease options

· Full-time or part-time options

· Options for 9-day fortnight and TOIL

A little look at team life. We take our work seriously, but we also make time to connect.

· Team breakfasts and morning tea celebrations

· Book club and social events

· Melbourne Cup event every year

· Christmas parties in December AND July

· Practical training and whole team involvement in business strategy days

· Hosting charity and community events

· Peer recognition so great work is noticed

· Our occupational therapy podcast, The OT Download

Want a look behind the scenes? Find us on Instagram at @mleaoccupationaltherapy, or listen to @TheOTDownload on your favourite podcast platform to see what we get up to as a team.

What we’re hoping to find

· Ideally 2+ years community OT experience with adult, paediatric or mixed caseloads

· Confidence in completing assessments, writing reports and collaborating with client support networks

· A practical, person-centred approach

· Someone who values flexibility, professional development and a supportive team environment

· An interest in working with either a fully adult or mixed adult and paediatric caseload

READY TO APPLY?

Apply now via SEEK

Or do you prefer a chat first? We’d love to hear what type of caseload and working arrangement would suit you.

Call or text Ali Hawke on [0455 321 336](tel:0455 321 336) | [email protected]

Applications reviewed as received