Job Description

About the business

Welcome to Explore and Soar, we are a community based occupational therapy (OT) company that spend their days on the road working with children and their families. The exploring and soaring never stops. We value strong relationships and connections within our team, other allied health professionals and our clients and their families. We are regularly in our clients home, schools and communities; committing to supporting them in their safe environment to achieve goals and outcomes within targeted timeframes.

We are excited to be opening a new location in Penrith and the local surrounds, continuing to share our values within the local areas. Explore and Soar is looking for the right team members to come and join our community. The days are spent on the road and in the local communities of our clients. Between sessions, we enjoy a café catch up, connecting with the locals, following up with our clients or check in with each other as we debrief and share our wins and goals we achieved of the session or day.

Our team is small and growing. We work hard, learn fast and play, play, play. In addition to our team of OT's, we have a strong group of allied health assistants. They support us in providing frequency and a range of different intervention modalities to achieve our clients and family's goals. Together, offering one on one, peer, and group sessions for our children and education seminars for both parents and teachers.

We have fortnightly team meetings together to connect, debrief, share ideas and knowledge with each other. We engage in additional training and professional development days both individually and as part of a team. We are passionate about individual support for a smooth transition into the new OT role where ee have developed outstanding onboarding training programs. Ongoing supervision with the Director is in place to ensure ease, confidence and in depth understanding of the daily running's no matter the location. 

About the role

We are looking for YOU!

A paediatric occupational therapist whose values fits ours. A therapist who loves being a part of a supportive and strong team, works efficiently together, has great communication skills and loves a good laugh.

A full time or part time therapist to enjoy a career that works for your lifestyle, that is flexible, dynamic and that doesn't feel like work.

A therapist who enjoys strong connections and working within their local communities, empowering and educating our families and children to achieve their goals. To be a catalyst for change and support us in bridging the gap in accessibility of services in a range of local areas, where care is limited.

An OT who thrives on building relationships and working with a bottom up and top down approach collectively to achieve goals, in a fun, creative and playful way.

We are looking for experienced occupational therapists and new grads.

Application Closing Date: 6th October 2020

Benefits and perks

• Direct contact with the Director and senior OT's for mentoring, guidance and training


• Well-establish onboarding and training process to support transitions and meeting our amazing local communities.


• Small team that enjoys working together, who grow and support one another daily to be our best personally and professionally.


• Collaborative programs with clients and their families.


• Extensive Professional Development, supervision and team meetings.


• Great customer service and admin support.


• Technology to engage in all administration duties efficiently.


• All physical equipment to commence high quality services and intervention.

Skills and experience

• APHRA Registration


• OT Australia Registration


• Current WWCC and Police Check


• Current Driver's License and Comprehensive Insurance


• Caseload and time management skills


• Communication and ability to connect with others


• Fluent report writing


• Strong Team Player


• Experience working with children recommended

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