Occupational Therapist

About the role: As a valued member of our Allied Health team, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based care to our elderly clients, focusing on enhancing their independence, health, and overall quality of life. In this role, you’ll spend most of your time visiting clients in their own homes across Adelaide and the surrounding suburbs, applying your expertise to make a real difference in their day-to-day lives.You will provide a range of services including but not limited to:Equipment prescriptionHome modificationsFalls prevention educationManual handling trainingADL assessment/retrainingCognitive assessmentThis is a permanent part-time position, offering 3 days per week with room to increase your hours as you build a client-base. When not conducting home visits, you’ll have the flexibility to work from home or visit our Wayville office.About you:You are a qualified and passionate Occupational Therapist with a genuine interest in working with the elderly. You excel in a community care environment, using your skills to promote well-being, independence, and comfort in the homes of our clients. You’re highly organised, able to manage your time across various tasks and locations, and work collaboratively as part of a dynamic team.To be successful in this role, you’ll need:A tertiary qualification in Occupational TherapyCurrent AHPRA registrationA Driver’s Licence and registered vehicle Car insurance (minimum Third Party Property; Comprehensive preferred)First Aid and CPR certificate (or be willing to obtain)Strong communication skills, both written and verbalAbility to build strong internal relationships, including working within a multidisciplinary teamBenefitsCompetitive salary + Super + the ability to salary package up to $18,550.Comprehensive health and wellbeing resources and support.Exclusive fitness and health insurance discounts.Option to purchase an extra 2 weeks leave per calendar year.Paid parental leave of 12 weeks.17% Leave Loading.Subsidised gym membership with participating gym partners.How to applyIf you feel as though your skills and experience are a good fit to the above criteria, we would love to see your application, please click "Apply" and start your Silverchain journey.At Silverchain Group, we recognise the positive contribution that a diverse workforce makes to our organisation where individuals can be authentic, are respected and celebrated. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people of all ages, gender, abilities, culturally diverse and linguistic backgrounds.About Silverchain GroupSilverchain is one of Australia’s leading in home care specialists, providing health and aged care services to 140,000 clients a year.Trusted by Australians to deliver care that is differentiated by quality and safety for 130 years, we provide home care services in all states of Australia, and the ACT.We employ nurses, doctors, allied health, care experts, and a dedicated research and innovation division and are proud members of the Diversity Council of Australia. We recognise the positive contribution that a diverse workforce makes to our organisation, where employees can be authentic, respected, and celebrated. Our ambition is to create a better home care system for everyone.We’ll provide you with opportunities to help you develop and grow in your career, with training and education programs to help you achieve your goals. We reserve the right to commence the recruitment process and extend or withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date.Please note that unsolicited applications from agencies will not be accepted.