Key Worker - Springwood, Australia - Everyday Independence

Everyday Independence

Verified Company

Springwood, Australia

1 week ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

You can be either an OT, Physio, Speech Pathologist,

Or an Early Childhood Teacher
Early years experience or Disability i.e. Special Education Qualifications

Key Worker - Early Childhood Intervention

Employment Term - Ongoing - Full Time or Part Time (Minimum 4 days per week considered pro rata)**
Salary - $91,000 to $95,000 (depending on experience), including annual leave loading and superannuation + Car Options + Mobile + Laptop

Location - Southern Brisbane/Springwood and surrounding areas

In your new role you as a Key Worker, you will provide early childhood intervention services to support children with developmental delays or disabilities, and their families.

You will work on behalf of the Everyday Independence team who'll be supporting you to help families to break down barriers to reveal children's true abilities.

As a Key Worker you will:

Plan and coordinate supports with the child and family that reflect strengths based and family centered approaches
Deliver supports to children and families that lead to positive outcomes, utilising a transdisciplinary key worker approach
Assess and communicate the child's development and ongoing progress
Facilitate a team around the child that promotes participation in family, community and cultural activities
Ensure that supports are clearly documented, coordinated, and communicated to families and internal and external stakeholders
Meet the responsibilities of your role including positive outcomes with children and families, contributions to the team and meeting key performance indicators
Demonstrate the values of Everyday Independence

Your Everyday
If you were here last week, these are some of the things you may have done:

Working in the social model means you'll work and deliver therapy in diverse settings; from homes and schools to playgrounds, and community centres
Attended a family's home to conduct their initial appointment, utilizing your assessment and communication skills to get to know them, their child and goals
Worked collaboratively with a kinder teacher at a preschool to support a child to develop their motor skills
Coached parents through finding a school that best suits their young child's needs
Worked collaboratively with a Speech Pathologist and family members to support a child to develop their communication and social skills
Built meaningful relationships with the participants and their supports (family, carers, friends)
Documented, and billed for, each session through our online participant management system
Provided support for a 5 year old after school so that they can establish consistent routines
Attended the weekly team meeting in the Hub; sharing stories of impact, coffee and laughs
You'll have met with your Team Leader and Therapy Mentor to tap into their clinical knowledge and/or support

Everyday Perks

We offer a range of perks and benefits to support you to feel valued, balance your work and life commitments, grow your career, and most importantly, enjoy work.

Flexible working hours to create your ideal work life balance
Career development and growth opportunities
Vehicle options including vehicle allowance, or leasing a fully maintained company vehicle with full personal and private use
Tools and technology to be successful
Surface Pro and mobile phone
Regular scheduled mentoring sessions both as a team and one to one

Weekly team meetings

Get to know the team and have your input
Comprehensive induction program to the organisation and ongoing PBS training and development
Work for a company that cares

Internal career opportunities

Access to Industry leading coaching, mentoring and career development pathways
Paid Parental Leave and Wellbeing days.
Online Pilates, free snacks and coffee and pet friendly hubs

To be successful in this role, you will:

If you're an Occupational Therapist, be AHPRA registered
If you're a Speech Pathologist, be SPA registered
If you're an Educator, hold full Teachers Registration with the relevant State Education Authority
Early years experience or Disability i.e. Special Education Qualifications
Be passionate about providing a deeper level of support to children and families
Be a great listener and have a positive approach to risk
Have a drive to delivering high impact outcomes in children and families' lives
Be flexible and able to work in a commercial environment
Have a committed to developing yourself and the people around you
Be able to obtain an NDIS Worker Screening Check & Working with Children's Check
Hold a valid drivers licence

About Us
At Everyday Independence we focus on creating communities where everyone has the same choices and opportunities to thrive. That's why we're working with our participants to break down barriers to reveal their true abilities.

We deliver a wide range of community based and online allied health services to people