Job Description

ORS is expanding our Early Childhood Support (ECS) service at all of our sites for NDIS participants aged 0-8. ECS will provide therapy & support under the Key Worker model where there is one lead practitioner that supports the child and family through applying a range of strategies across all areas of development. You will liaise with and co-ordinate therapy from multiple disciplines as needed throughout the process.

As an Early Childhood Support Practitioner your duties will include:

• Working with families and children to develop and prioritise their goals using a routines-based approach
• Providing support to families that reflects a strengths-based and family-centred approach with a focus on improving the child and family quality of life
• Providing evidence-based support to address children’s goals across all areas of development e.g. communication, play, mobility, feeding, self-care activities, sensory processing, relationships with peers, feelings and behaviours, problem-solving and learning
• Working to develop the capacity of the adults supporting the child
• Coordinating support required from other disciplines. This could look like a quick question for another therapist, a joint visit with a consulting therapist, a therapy block with another therapist to address that specialist area or a referral to another division for ongoing support.
• Supporting the inclusion and participation of children within their families and communities
• Providing consultative support to other Key Workers specific to your discipline/ background

You will also get the opportunity to supplement this role with a clinical position of Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner. As a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner your day to day duties will involve working with allied health practitioners, support workers and family members to achieve the best possible outcomes for your clients. You will assess and observe participants challenging behaviours and work towards increasing skills, improving emotion regulation and introducing replacement behaviours to reduce the use of restrictive practices.

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans and assessments focus on increasing a person’s quality of life including improving their skills and enhancing their independence. You will develop a plan and implement with training and regular follow up and review.

You will receive extensive training & support from Team Leaders & Managers on site to effectively perform in this dual role.

Work Life Balance:

At ORS we genuinely believe in the importance of a healthy work life balance & the benefits it can provide. Many of us have young families and lead busy lives outside of work so we know how important it is for our staff to maintain a balanced lifestyle. For this reason we:

• Provide the resources for our staff to be able to work from home
• Aim to allocate clients close to your home
• Give you ownership of your own calendar so you can book appointments to suit your schedule
• Provide suburban office locations with free onsite & local parking
• Give you the ability to work part time or reduced hours

Role requirements:

Early Childhood Supports Key Workers must have considerable experience working with paediatric clients, a true passion for delivering paediatric clinical services and must have one of the following qualifications & industry registrations:

• Developmental Educator – A person who has a bachelor’s degree or higher and has current full membership with Developmental Educators Australia Inc.
• Early Childhood Teacher or Educator – A person who has a bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or Special Education, who where applicable has a current registration or accreditation with their state or territory’s relevant professional body.
• Occupational Therapist – A person who has a current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Social Worker – A person who is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Speech Pathologist – A person who is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist as approved by Speech Pathology Australia.
• Psychologist – A person who has a current AHPRA Registration as a Psychologist.

About ORS:

We are one of the largest and fastest growing national allied health and workplace rehabilitation providers in Australia, with a proven track record and reputation for providing high quality evidence-based, and client-centred services for over 30 years!

For further information on ORS Group, we encourage you to visit our website to read more about our extensive services, our detailed employee profiles, video library & company values.

If this sounds like the job for you, don’t miss this opportunity and apply now!

The ORS Group is a multicultural, diverse, supportive and flexible employer, specifically encouraging applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, working parents, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities.