Occupational Therapy or Speech Therapist - Lead

at  Northcott

• Work from home flexibility, permanent full time or part time.
• Less clinical/billable hours and more strategic role.
• 5 weeks annual leave & opportunity for 9 day fortnight.
• Work-from-home flexibility, permanent full-time or part-time
• Less clinical/billable hours and more strategic role
• 5 weeks annual leave & opportunity for 9 day fortnight
  Permanent full-time or part-time option is available.
  Flexibility with locations across much of NSW.
  Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Northcott fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage individuals with invisible disabilities to apply and are ready to make the necessary adjustments to support your application and employment experience. Contact our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team at diversity@northcott.com.au for assistance or to discuss your individual needs.

Are you interested in:

• The option of being based from home several days a week.
• Possibility of a 9-day fortnight.
• Mentoring a team of multidisciplinary key workers to support change and drive best practice service delivery.
• A hybrid role that allows you to continue supporting children & families with a reduced caseload.
• Providing support through consultation.
• Leadership development.
• Ongoing quality early intervention training that aligns with best practice principles.
• This is a change from a typical clinical role, where our focus is on quality rather than billable targets.
• Working as a partner for the NDIS and being at the forefront of innovation and best practice service delivery.

Then this role may be for you!
Visit the link below to learn more about the early childhood approach and see how you make a difference:
https://northcott.com.au/services/ndis-early-childhood-approach/
Northcott is an established Partner in the Community with the NDIS, with a wide reach across 5 service regions in NSW. Working with us as a Partner in the Community means you are at the forefront of change as the NDIS evolves.

We are an enthusiastic, fun-loving team of early childhood professionals focusing on providing a high-quality, best-practice service within the NDIS partners in the community approach to children and families. We seek to expand our team of allied health professionals to join us in the emerging pathway of Early Support. The skills and experience we are looking for include:

• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy or Speech Pathology.
• Minimum 3 years experience working in allied health, preferably with a paediatric caseload.
• You will be supporting staff locally and potentially in regional areas.
• Understanding of early childhood development and the ability to use this knowledge to coach and upskill families in an individualised way—one size does not fit all.
• Knowledge preferable of 0-9 year-old developmental milestones & the impact
• A desire to drive and improve service delivery to best impact the journey of families and staff.
• Experience working with the NDIS scheme is desirable.

ABOUT US

We don’t just focus on the bottom line. Our passion is to support children and families with both undiagnosed and diagnosed disabilities to live the life that they choose. As a large not-for-profit organisation, we offer an inclusive culture, a diverse group of people in a great team environment, growth and a desire for excellence. We also offer salary packaging, great leave entitlements and a flexible working environment.Covid Vaccination Status
The health and safety of our people, customers, and communities is our number one priority. To maintain this, we require all of our employees to show evidence that they have received the two full primary doses and at least one booster dose of a TGA approved Covid-19 vaccination. Evidence of your current vaccination status or medical exemption will be required. Northcott will consider exemptions on a case-by-case basis.

Please refer the Job description for details