Occupational Therapy Assistant - Melbourne, Australia - Forensicare

Forensicare

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne

Job type:
Full time, Part time

Organisation:
Forensicare

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Health and Allied Health

Reference: 16033

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Extensive investment in facilities and people supporting our significant service expansion:

Salary Range
$62, MHO2-1)
$68, MHO % Super:

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Free On-site Parking,:

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A culture where people care

Job location
Thomas Embling Hospital, located in Fairfield just 15 minutes north of the Melbourne city centre. Due to our announced expansion, we have a need for experienced like-minded professionals to join our team.

Thomas Embling Hospital is a secure Mental Health, currently 134 bed, hospital providing acute care, rehabilitation, and continuing care programs.

With planned expansion commencing 2024 with significant increase in access to care, we will have a dedicated Women's service and an additional medium secure men's facility.

Now is the time to join us

About the Role:

The Occupational Therapy Assistants will work directly with the support of the Occupational Therapists and the broader multidisciplinary team to promote, facilitate and enhance opportunities for patients to participate in meaningful, productive and fulfilling individual and group-based activities, occupations and programs.

Duties:

Facilitate individual intervention sessions in line with OT goals and document observations and consumer feedback to reflect the experiences of same.
Facilitation of activity based group interventions, and support of other programs being facilitated
Maintain group attendance records and conduct group evaluations
Complete allocated tasks to support service preparation and delivery, including audits, resource development and proposals
Work individually and in small groups with consumers to promote activity, engagement and create a sense of meaningful time use
Contribute to the enrichment of the therapeutic milieu of the hospital campus through promoting social connection and places of belonging

About You:

Experience in supporting delivery of group and individual interventions
Creative solution focused person
Passionate about the benefits of activity, engagement and social connection on health and wellbeing
Confident with time management and prioritisation of tasks
Consumer focused in all aspects of care planning and provision

What you need:

Hold a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance or be in the 3rd or final year of an accredited undergraduate allied health course.

A culture where people matter.

Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members.
Well defined career pathways existing across our Directorates with multidisciplined Teams.
Salary Packaging Options available
Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
A leading, multifaceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and teambased supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
Access to an employee assistance program an external, confidential, selfreferral employee wellbeing program, for personal or workrelated matters.
A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological, peer support and critical incidence response programs.

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