Deaf Connect is the largest, whole-of-life service provider and social impact organisation for Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing Australians. We stand with the Deaf community to build capacity and influence social change while paying respect to history, culture and language.
Our organisational values of Heart, Courage, and Discovery stand with the Deaf community to build capacity and influence social change while paying respect to history, culture, and language.
We offer an attractive benefits program including:
Deaf Connect are seeking an Occupational Therapist to provide paediatric OT services to deaf and hard of hearing children across greater Brisbane including Redlands, Logan and Ipswich.
The rewarding Paediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) position is responsible for the provision of occupational therapy assessments and therapy to children via the different Deaf Connect programs (NDIS, Healthy Hearing monitoring, Hear for Kids in School, and other fee-for-service programs).
In this role you will have access to mentoring within the Therapy Services team and also a generous professional development budget to upskill your knowledge and experience. In addition to this we support your journey in learning Auslan.
The OT will work in a variety of settings, which may include the centre, tele-practice, and community settings such as childcare centres, kindergartens, and schools. Catch-up on your favourite podcasts or audiobooks whilst you travel between clients. You will interact with children and their families supporting families’ communication choices, values and embrace Auslan as the language of the Deaf community.
This role is family friendly, mainly working throughout school terms. We can provide you flexibility with working hours and a hybrid work from home/office model, our focus is to provide you with the balance you need to work around your non-work-related commitments.
Main responsibilities of the role include:
In your application, let us know if you have these key skills and experience:
You should also let us know if you have these other great skills:
Apply now! Applications close 26th May 2024.
We may actively review applications and begin interviewing prior to this date.
To apply you must submit the following within this form:
If you have further questions about the role, you can contact our friendly People and Culture team on [email protected]
Deaf Connect is an equal opportunity employer. The successful candidate will require a NDIS WC and Blue Card prior to commencement.
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