Occupational Therapist

Mercy Community Aged Care Rockhampton supports and inspires people in need to live healthy lives within inclusive communities. With both residential facilities and community programs, Mercy offers a range of services and believe a big part of what we do is to help our clients flourish, knowing what is important to them and their individual needs. With a focus on person-centred care, you will support the team to provide best practice quality care to the people we support.

Work within an experienced multidisciplinary team to provide services to ageing clients with complex co-comorbidity and care needs.  This role is well supported by Senior Occupational Therapists and provides the full scope of Occupational Therapy services to over 65’s within the community and residential aged care facilities.

$80,670.00 - $101,915.00 per annum plus superannuation plus generous salary packaging available depending on experience 

What you’ll be doing

• Undertaking client assessments prescribing the necessary aids or modifications as required
• Undertaking home assessment (minor and major modifications)
• Maintaining accurate client records
• Planning, coordinating and implementing individual and group treatment programs
• Providing necessary training to staff of new equipment
• Liaising with other healthcare professionals, client’s family members and agencies as required 

About you:

• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or equivalent with current registration with AHPRA & the Occupational Therapists Board of Australia
• Experience working with adult/elderly clients desirable
• Queensland Provisional or above driver’s license
• Experience within Aged Care desirable

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families and young people, people living with a disability and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

At Mercy Community, we support our employees to reach for opportunities both within their area of expertise as well as in a new field. Build a career with us and explore the possibilities of moving upwards into leadership roles or discover a new location across our broad geographic footprint.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

• Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
• Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors

Depending on your role, you may also be eligible:

• For annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
• To receive pay bonus’ of $500 for successful employee referrals
• To cash out or purchase annual leave and to take advantage of extra leave entitlements

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.

APPLY NOW!  Please note we may contact applicants prior to closing date so not delay in applying.

Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.

For any queries, please contact MCSCareers.Mailbox@mercycs.org.au.