Why work for The Therapy Place:

• We are a friendly, supportive, and collaborative team in Vermont, Melbourne.
• Purpose built multi-disciplinary therapy centre including warehouse sized gym.
• Experienced supportive team
• Clinical supervision program. 
• No late nights or weekends.
• Dedicated administration support.
• Fun team with many get togethers outside of work.
• Interesting and varied caseload
• Opportunity for growth as a therapist in our feeding team

The Therapy Place is a private paediatric practice located in Vermont. Our client base rangesin age from 0-18 years with a wide variety of developmental needs. We are a multi-disciplinary clinic consisting of speech therapists, occupational therapists and dietitians whopride ourselves on putting our families first. Our two allied heath assistants support therapystaff with making resources and assisting in sessions. We have a great administration teamto support with payments, phone calls and bookings. Our warehouse space houses agigantic sensory/therapy gym which all therapists make use of.

Our practice continues to grow, and we have a fantastic full-time position (part-timeconsidered) available for an OT who is very caring and loves working with children.The position will primarily be responsible for providing ongoing therapy to children withinour clinic, as well as in school and home settings. Supervision and professional developmentare available for the successful applicant from our experienced team.

We run a variety of different programs including individual OT, Aquatic Therapy, Social Skillsgroups, School Readiness, and Feeding therapy.

A willingness to become a trained Aquatic Therapist and swimming teacher would be fantastic. We run an aquatic therapy program/swimming school holiday program for children with special needs which is an amazing and new therapy in Australia. Training will be provided to the right applicant.

The successful applicant will have an ability to relate to children and a sense of creativity when planning therapy sessions.

We see children from 1-18 with a range of issues including ASD, ADHD, Down Syndrome, CP, Intellectual Disability, Sensory Processing Disorder….the list goes on. No two days are everthe same!! 

• Eligibility for membership to OT Australia
• Current registration with AHPRA, police check and WWC check
• 1+ year experience in paediatrics
• A love for working with children.
• Creativity and enthusiasm in developing individualised therapy sessions.
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written.
• Current driver’s licence and car
• Experience working with children with autism spectrum disorders and sensory processing difficulties.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Experience conducting standardised assessments.

Let’s have a conversation today!Full and part time opportunities available. We are known for our family-friendly, flexible approach. Let’s talk!