Rehabilitation Consultant – OT – Ipswich/Lockyer Valley

The Organisation: Strive Occupational Rehabilitation (ARPA Accredited) 

We’ve been helping people rebuild lives and reconnect to work through health and wellbeing outcomes since 2005. We believe that people are the centre of every organisation, and when people feel connected at work, they thrive. Our mission is to help individuals and teams bring out the best in themselves, their colleagues and the organisation. And we do this every day by taking a different approach to occupational rehabilitation: we’re not just returning people to work, we’re helping them thrive in the workplace.  

Strive is an equal opportunity employer supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our workplace culture is enriched by differences in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age and family arrangements. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

Our company is built on values of integrity, respect for others and a commitment to quality health and wellbeing outcomes. 

The Role: Rehabilitation Consultant – OT – Ipswich/Lockyer Valley 

Strive recognises that we have a growth opportunity role available for an aspiring Rehabilitation Consultant – OT within the Ipswich/Lockyer Valley region. The role would be reporting into our Toowoomba Team Leader, however also provide access to our Brisbane and Toowoomba Teams to assist with the growth occurring within the region.  

As industry leaders in complex case management, Strive’s approach has a strong focus on early intervention in our engagement with a number of clients including critical incident response, onsite support and team support services. 

This role provides the opportunity to join a variety of existing projects across the Southeast Queensland and Darling Downs regions, engaging with clients onsite in their workplace, with a focus on upskilling, training and debriefing.  

Key Responsibilities: 

Reporting into Strive’s Toowoomba Team Leader, you will be tasked with the following: 

• Management of a case load that includes project opportunities, early intervention, critical incident response  

• Case management of clients with a broad range of physical and psychosocial needs 

• Case load will include a mix of providing support to assist clients to return to their same workplace and also assisting clients to find new employment options 

• Case load will include a mix of workers compensation, state government, DVA and worksite functional assessments 

• Case load will require some regional travel through the Darling Downs, Ipswich and Southeast regions 

Skills and Experience we’re looking for: 

We’re looking for someone who shares our vision of helping individuals and teams be connected through work. We welcome applicants who are curious, driven and empathetic. You will value your skills of the heart as much as you do skills of the head, and will be excited at the opportunity to demonstrate our values of integrity, respect for others and a commitment to providing quality health and wellbeing outcomes.  

You will bring a collaborative mindset and fresh ideas and new thinking to the team, and also enjoy working independently. You will have excellent time management and organisational skills and strong communication skills in your ability to liaise with colleagues and clients and will be encouraged to develop your own innovative health prevention projects.  

You will also be able to travel and stay in regional areas as part of your role requirements. Access to a fleet vehicle, laptop, mobile phone and iPad will be provided. If you want to make a real and tangible impact on the lives of others, then we encourage you to apply for this role.  

Qualifications: 

• Occupational Therapy or relevant tertiary qualification  

• Occupational rehabilitation experience is desired however not essential 

•  New and recent graduates welcome to apply 

Benefits:  

• Full-time or part-time positions will be considered with flexible working hours depending on customer needs 

• We are a small-to-medium sized business and are growing as an organisation with opportunity to progress your career with us 

• We offer flexibility around hours and remuneration based on billable hours commitment and experience  

• We partner with third party agencies to provide professional development opportunities 

• We have in place a formalised mentorship program 

• We offer an environment where you will be a valued part of a workplace culture that is supportive and fun 

If you share our passion for early intervention, are up to the challenge of complex case management and interested in a wide variety of project-based work, then we’d like to hear from you. 

Please attach a one-page cover letter summarising your suitability for the role and your CV to info@striveor.com and attention to Kylie Roberts, Toowoomba Team Leader. 

Please note You must have the legal right to live and work in Queensland to apply for this job.