Permanent Part- time Role, opportunity to grow | 2-5 years relevant work experience
Enjoy flexibility to work 3-4 days per week
Hourly Pay rate - $50 per hour + Increase take- home pay with tax free NFP Salary packaging up to $15,900
Join the SDN village in an Occupational Therapist role that makes a real difference to children's lives
"Working at SDN is about wanting to drive change. I want to give back and to do something bigger than myself"
Be part of a team of speech pathologists, behaviour support practitioners and educators, taking a strengths-based approach to early childhood early intervention and making a difference to the lives of Autistic children and their families in our early learning services at SDN Beranga, Rooty Hill Sydney.
About SDN
SDN Children's Services is a village of professionals, families and children all working to make a difference to children's lives. Our therapists and educators support children with autism or a developmental delay to help overcome challenges that make everyday life and participation tough. We help build skills and make a positive difference to a child's life.
When you join our village, you're joining a not-for-profit organisation with 120 years' experience supporting children's wellbeing.
About the Role
This is a centre-based role working as part of our Children's Therapies team provides therapy for children and young people aged years with autism and developmental delays.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide therapy onsite, at our autism specific preschool. You will have the opportunity to provide therapy within the natural routines of the day, working alongside educators, or within our therapy rooms whereby you can provide occupational therapy to children and their families, building the capacity of families to work with their child.
About SDN Beranga
The SDN Beranga is an autism specific preschool that combines early education and early intervention and is designed to cater for the individual needs of children. The service has two therapy rooms that allows you to provide therapy to families to build their capacity to support their child. The teams at Beranga are all committed to providing strengths based, family centred supports to children and families.
Everyday benefits
Transdisciplinary environment where you can continue to build your skills working alongside a diverse group of professionals
Support, training and coaching from an experienced manager and regular external supervision.
Tailored individual career development plan to support you, whether that be leadership or expertise in specialised areas.
The opportunity to work alongside parents and educators at SDN Beranga centre which is an Autism specific service
Incentive based professional development rewards which can be used with a recognised provider of your choice.
Competitive salary plus not-for-profit salary packaging
Paid parental leave
Discounted childcare
What we are looking for:
University qualifications in Occupational Therapy and current APRHA membership;
Demonstrated experience working effectively with children with disabilities or development delays (ideally 5+ years) using a transdisciplinary model and strengths-based, family centred and play based approaches to paediatric intervention.
Demonstrated ability and/or understanding of coaching, facilitating, and bridging approaches to build the capacity of culturally diverse families and adults in children's lives
Understanding of the NDIS and a strong ability to manage your time and meet targets (5 billable hours per day)
If you believe that by working together, we can make the world a better and more equitable place, then we'd love to hear from you.
HOW TO APPLY For further enquires, please contact Hannah Bailey on or forward your resume via the link below or email:
SDN Children's Services welcomes and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply. SDN Children's Services is a child safe organisation which values the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Successful applicants will be subject to a screening processes during recruitment and will need a Valid Working with Children's Check (WWCC), NDIS Worker Check and Covid -19 Vaccination