Occupational Therapist (Part Time)
Job No:
S262
Location:
Logan
* Are you a qualified and motivated Occupational Therapist looking to work within a community based organisation? * Want to work within a supportive and compassionate team environment? * Want access to generous salary packaging opportunties?
About Us
Spiritus is an Anglican not-for-profit organisation providing caring and supportive services in partnership with government and other support organisations, to respond to identified needs in our community.
Our staff connect with people on every step of their lives' paths, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the infirm and those most at risk in our communities.
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Spiritus are working to respond to growing community demand for our services.
Spiritus is committed to social and community welfare issues and aged and community care needs, particularly with respect to disadvantaged members of the community.
Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for frail elderly people, wound care for homeless, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Spiritus is there, providing the best quality care available.
The work of Spiritus stretches from Cairns to Coolangatta, from Birdsville to Brisbane and reaches people of all ages with a variety of needs.
You are invited to reflect on our Vision, Mission and Value statements on our web site!
About the Role
Our Logan, based at Meadowbrook, is seeking the skills and knowledge of a motivated and professional part time Occupational Therapist.
As the Occupational Therapist, your aim is to improve or maintain peoples’ independent functioning in all aspects of living. You may also assist people who are limited by physical or psychological illness, neurological dysfunction, developmental delay or the ageing process.
You will be responsible for the assessments, writing and review of our clients, your goal will be to assist clients towards self-care and to maximize their independence. To achieve this goal, you will be liaising with internal and external referral agencies.
The applicant must be appropriately qualified in Occupational Therapy, eligible for membership with their Professional Association, have relevant and recent experience, used to using their initiative and have good time and management skills.
We require the successful applicant to hold a current Queensland drivers licence (and your own reliable vehicle) and hold or meet the Queensland Department of Transport Drive Authorisation requirements.
To be successful you are required to hold and maintain a current Police Check, First Aid & CPR certificates at your expense or be eligible to receive these prior to commencing.
If have specific queries about this position, please contact Allison Bennett on (07) 3200 2244.
Applications close 26 September 2010