Graduate Occupational Therapist - CYATS null

Your role

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing support to Aboriginal children aged 0-18 and their families to optimise their child’s development. The position works within a multidisciplinary team providing seamless assessment, treatment, management, and support to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for children with a range of developmental and learning disorders including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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About you

The following are the requirements for this role:

Essential

• Full registration as an Occupational Therapist as recognised by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA)
• Knowledge of child development and student experience working with families that is child-focussed, family-centred and trauma-informed.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to Aboriginal culture, and history and knowledge of factors influencing the health and lives of Aboriginal children and families in Central Australia.
• Current NT Drivers Licence, or ability to obtain one.

Desirable 

• Identifies an Aboriginal person; recognised and accepted as an Aboriginal person by the Aboriginal community.
• Knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders including Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Global Development Disorders.
• Knowledge and/or experience of Aboriginal communities in Central Australia.

Compensation & benefits

The salary for this role is AUD 88,023 to AUD 92,917 annually. Central Australian Aboriginal Congress not only offers rewarding career options, but a wide range of employee benefits including;

• Competitive salaries
• Six (6) weeks' annual leave
• Generous salary packaging
• A strong commitment to Professional Development
• Access to the Congress health services for you and your immediate family at no cost
• Relocation assistance (where applicable)
• District allowance

Training & development

The Child and Youth Assessment and Therapeutic Service (CYATS) aims to reduce the impact of complex neurodevelopmental conditions in Aboriginal children in Alice Springs and remote Central Australian communities through early assessment, treatment and management. The multidisciplinary team undertakes neurodevelopmental diagnostic assessments and ongoing interventions for children and young people. The multidisciplinary team includes a Manager, Team Leader, Neuropsychologists, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologists, Aboriginal Family Support Workers (AFSW), Clinical Case Coordinators and Administrative Support staff. CYATS works in partnership with pediatricians and other medical and allied health specialists from Alice Springs Hospital

The CYATS approach to assessment is comprehensive and multi-disciplinary, relying on the expertise of professionals from numerous allied health and medical disciplines including neuropsychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy and pediatric medicine.

Source

The following sources were used to research this page:

• caac.org.au/makethechange/