Work at Motivate Kids

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Are you an experienced therapist looking for the next step in your career?

ABOUT THE ROLE

1. Assessments: Independent in a range of standardised OT assessments including the Structured Observations of Sensory Integration Motor (SOSI-M), Beery Buktenica suite of assessments, Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Detailed Assessment of the Speed of Handwriting, Sensory Processing Measure, and many more.
2. Clinical Reasoning: high-level skill to inform goal setting and therapeutic planning.
3. Resources: access to extensive online and physical resources to meet every client’s need at every location. Provision if apple Laptop and iPad.
4. Documentation: timely, concise, and tailored documentation including SOAP notes, initial assessments, functional Cpaaocty Assessments, and NDIS review reports.
5. Caseload: proactively manages diverse caseload including clients 12 months of age to early twenties. Diagnosis can include ASDD, ADHD, PDA, Chromosomal Differences, Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression.
6. Communication: consistent, professional, and positive communication within the team, with clients and families as well as external stakeholders.
7. Intervention: strategies are diverse and tailored to each client’s developmental needs and is inclusive of family and relevant others to support therapeutic gains.
8. Off-site Visits: complete and teach child care, kindergarten and school observation visits and educator or teacher support.
9. Administration support: support from the office team through a streamlined process system to reduce OT administration time for scheduling, billing, and report templates.
10. Projects: lead role within projects such as consultancy services, presentations, and setting up and running groups for clients.
11. Professional Development: weekly morning OT team meeting, 1:1 supervision, annual team certification, CPD annual budget.
12. Bonus Program: innovative opportunities to increase weekly salary through a tailored bonus program.
13. Logistics: Full-time can be compressed hours to work 4 days per week. Part-time options are available. Days may be across multiple studio locations and may include Northfield Primary or Tyndale Christian School.

ABOUT YOU

1. Strong and dedicated focus on enhancing child outcomes through playful, innovative, and evidence-based practices.
2. Align with Motivate Kids’ key values of Connection, Compassion & Consistency.
3. Occupational Therapist Registration with AHPRA
4. Excellent skills in building positive and professional trusting relationships with clients, their families, child care, and school communities as well as the MK team.
5. Better Access to Mental Health Medicare provider number in order to provide therapy under the Medicare Plans (or application in progress).
6. Madatory COVID-19 Vaccination certificate.
7. Desirable: Paediatric OT experience in a similar role or placement.
8. Full driver’s license and own vehicle with comprehensive insurance.
9. This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, collaborative, and high-performing practice, offering a fun and fast-paced working culture.

Please reach out if you would like to find out more and receive a full copy of this position description to decide when Motivate Kids will be the next step in your career.

We can’t wait to meet you!

Are you about to graduate or recently graduated and looking for the first step in your career? We value fostering confidence as you embark on learning new skills and strategies that will shape the therapist you will become.

ABOUT THE ROLE

1. Assessments: support to learn a range of standardised OT assessments including the Structured Observations of Sensory Integration Motor (SOSI-M), Beery Buktenica suite of assessments, Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Detailed Assessment of the Speed of Handwriting, Sensory Processing Measure, and many more.
2. Clinical Reasoning: development of clinical reasoning skills to inform goal setting and therapeutic planning with the use of templates to support learning.
3. Resources: access and training to implement an extensive range of online and physical resources to meet every client’s need at every location. Provision of apple Laptop and iPad.
4. Documentation: develop the skills to be timely, concise, and tailored in your documentation including SOAP notes, initial assessments, and NDIS review reports.
5. Caseload: learn the skills and strategies to proactively manages a diverse caseload including clients 12 months of age to early twenties. Diagnosis can include ASD, ADHD, PDA, Chromosomal Differences, Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression.
6. Communication: consistent, professional, and positive communication within the team, with clients and families as well as external stakeholders.
7. Intervention: support to learn and implement diverse and tailored strategies to meet each client’s developmental needs and is inclusive of family and relevant others to support therapeutic gains.
8. Off-site Visits: learn the skills to complete child care, kindergarten and school observation visits and educator or teacher support.
9. Administration support: receive support from the office team through a streamlined process system to reduce OT administration time for scheduling, billing, and report templates.
10. Projects: contribute to running groups, Emali ELC Partnership, or be a part of the latest MK Project.
11. Professional Development: weekly morning OT team meeting, weekly 1:1 supervision, annual team certification, CPD annual budget.
12. Bonus Program: innovative opportunities to increase weekly salary through a tailored bonus program.
13. Logistics: Full-time can be compressed hours to work 4 days per week. The full-time caseload supports 26 clients each week. Part-time options are available. Days may be across multiple studio locations and may include Northfield Primary or Tyndale Christian School.

ABOUT YOU

1. Strong and dedicated focus on enhancing child outcomes through playful, innovative, and evidence-based practices.
2. Align with Motivate Kids’ key values of Connection, Compassion & Consistency.
3. Occupational Therapist Registration with AHPRA
4. Excellent skills in building positive and professional trusting relationships with clients, their families, child care, and school communities as well as the MK team.
5. Madatory COVID-19 Vaccination certificate.
6. Desirable: Paediatric OT experience in a similar role or placement.
7. Full driver’s license and own vehicle with comprehensive insurance.
8. This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, collaborative, and high-performing practice, offering a fun and fast-paced working culture.

Please reach out if you would like to find out more and receive a full copy of this position description to decide when Motivate Kids will be the next step in your career.

We can’t wait to meet you!

Are you in the final year of your Occupational Therapy degree? Are you looking to enter the OT field through a graded program tailored to support your skill development and confidence?

ABOUT THE ROLE

1. Assessments: assist therapists in assessment sessions which offer the opportunity to learn to administer, score, and interpret a range of standardised OT assessments including the Structured Observations of Sensory Integration Motor (SOSI-M), Beery Buktenica suite of assessments, Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Detailed Assessment of the Speed of Handwriting, Sensory Processing Measure, and many more.
2. Clinical Reasoning: be supported to make the link between the reason for referral, and assessment outcomes to determine therapy activity planning and evaluation.
3. Templates: Become familiar with a variety of templates to support your learning.
4. Resources: access and receive training to implement an extensive range of online and physical resources into your client sessions at any MK location. Provision of apple Laptop and iPad.
5. Documentation: develop the skills to write SOAP notes. Shadow therapists as they complete an initial assessment and NDIS review assessments and reporting for your clients.
6. Caseload: learn the skills and strategies to proactively manages a diverse caseload including clients 4 years of age to early twenties. Diagnosis can include ASD, ADHD, and motor challenges.
7. Communication: consistent, professional, and positive communication within the team, with clients and families as well as external stakeholders.
8. Intervention: learn to implement tailored therapy programs written by experienced therapists.
9. Administration support: the office team will complete all scheduling and billing requirements.
10. Projects: contribute to running groups, Emali ELC Partnership, or be a part of the latest MK Project.
11. Professional Development: weekly morning OT team meeting, weekly 1:1 supervision, MK in-house learning pathway of 30 modules, and a shadowing program to learn from the senior team.
12. Logistics: Full-time can be compressed hours to work 4 days per week. Part-time options are available. Saturdays may be required. Days may be across multiple studio locations.

ABOUT YOU

1. Open mindset, flexible approach, and committed attitude to engaging in the internship program.
2. Align with Motivate Kids’ key values of Connection, Compassion & Consistency.
3. Eligible for Occupational Therapist Registration with AHPRA upon graduation.
4. Excellent skills in building positive and professional trusting relationships with clients, their families, and the MK team.
5. Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination certificate.
6. Full driver’s license and own vehicle with comprehensive insurance.
7. This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, collaborative, and high-performing practice, offering a fun and fast-paced working culture.

Please reach out if you would like to find out more and receive a full copy of this position description to decide when Motivate Kids will be the first step in your career.

We can’t wait to meet you!