We are currently seeking an Occupational Therapist on a full-time fixed term contract of 6 months to provide service to our residential aged care sites north of the river and our transition care program in Innaloo. There is a possibility for other opportunities or contract extension at the end of the 6 month period.

As an Occupational Therapist in Residential Aged Care, you will assess the client, determine individual capabilities, and set realistic goals, facilitating the achievement of these goals while optimising the client’s functional performance in relation to activities of daily living, wellbeing, leisure pursuits and vocation/education. As the Occupational Therapist in Transition Care, you will be involved in multidisciplinary goal setting and intervention implementation to support clients in their restorative care journey. As the OT in TCP you will support clients to develop and build functional skills in key ADL and iADL areas to either support a safe discharge home or into a residential aged care facility. 

Brightwater residential aged care and transition care programs offer well-structured supervision and support, linking clinicians with senior OT’s who are able to provide practical support and regular supervision sessions.

Brightwater can offer you:

• The ability to salary package – meaning you can legitimately pay less tax and increase your take-home pay
• 5 extra days of annual leave per year
• Our unique staff benefits program, including access to BrightwaterPlus which gives you discounts with over 370 retailers
• Private health benefits and discounts

The ideal candidate will:

• Registered as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Strong commitment to providing, and the capability to deliver, safe high-quality care.
• Demonstrated experience and competency as an OT to assess, plan, implement and evaluate client care.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills in various environments with a diverse range of people.
• Strong person-centred skills in communicating and engaging with clients with high support needs including cognitive impairment, brain injury, and dementia.
• Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise tasks, work effectively under pressure, problem solve and meet deadlines.
• Working knowledge of occupational safety and health legislation; Aged Care Act (1997); and/or Disability Services Commission Standards (1988).
• First Aid Certificate less than 3 years old (desirable; essential if providing services for Brightwater At Home clients).
• Current Western Australian ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence.
• A safe, registered, and suitably insured motor vehicle able to be used for work purposes.
• Satisfactory National Police Certificate obtained within the last 12 months.
• Satisfactory NDIS Workers Screening Check

If you are passionate about working at a place where people are caring, authentic, progressive and courageous, and where people who thought they’d no longer be able to grow, are growing in new and different ways – a place where people can pursue the dignity of independence – then submit your application by COB 15 June 2025. Brightwater reserves the right to close this advert before this date. 

For confidential enquiries, please contact Dayana Anas, Recruitment Officer on 0409 322 195.

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