Senior / Rehabilitation Consultant – Occupational Therapist / Rehabilitation Counsellor / Psychologist – Sunshine Coast

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: Senior / Rehabilitation Consultant – Occupational Therapist / Rehabilitation Counsellor / Psychologist – Sunshine Coast

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 mental health support programs and team support services. 

We have a great opportunity to grow our customer base and open a regional office on the Sunshine Coast. This role will be based in on the Sunshine Coast and will involve a mix of onsite mental health support program delivery, some business development activities working towards a growth strategy, and other injury management service delivery. The growth strategy is to increase Strive’s customer base within the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay and Wide Bay region, and also provide the opportunity for additional staff to join the team in the future.

The role will commence as a Senior / Rehabilitation Consultant position; however in time and with successful growth, it may then develop into a Team Leader position. The role will require someone who is willing to put themselves out there and jump into some existing projects and also create opportunities to begin their own pilot programs and projects with customers.

We would be looking for someone to commit to this role for a minimum of a two or three-year period to provide time and opportunity to build ongoing, meaningful relationships with customers within the region.

Key Responsibilities:

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

• Management of a case load and an agreed upon billable commitment that will strike a balance between delivering key onsite mental health programs, consulting/case management activities, as well as achieving business development targets.
• There is opportunity to join existing projects within the Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay regions as well as collaborate on possibilities for future pilot programs.
• It is anticipated that the successful applicant will be involved to develop a growth strategy and region-specific business plan with the intention to increase Strive’s customer base within the region, and longer-term increase the FTE to transition into a Team Leader role.
• Business Development opportunities will include involvement in Strive’s marketing meetings, setting regular goals for customer meetings, engaging in regular stakeholder events within the region (conferences, safe work breakfast events etc.) as well as providing an excellent level of customer service and occupational rehabilitation service delivery.
• Case load will include a mix of early intervention onsite mental health programs, workers compensation, state government, DVA and income protection.
• Case load will include working with clients with a broad range of physical and psychosocial needs, ranging from early intervention support through to long-term injuries and health conditions.
• Case load will require regional travel to Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Maryborough, throughout the Sunshine Coast region and Moreton Bay regions.
• There will also be ad hoc travel to assist other Strive offices and regions when required.
• It is anticipated that there will be in-person delivery of onsite mental health support programs in Bundaberg (monthly service), Hervey Bay (monthly service), Maryborough (monthly service) and Caboolture (fortnightly service) initially. 

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 clients and will be encouraged to develop your own innovative health prevention projects and participate collaboratively in developing a growth strategy within the region that fits within Strive’s Business Plan.

You will also be able to travel and stay in regional areas within the Wide Bay region as part of your role where required for service delivery. Strive will cover all associated travel costs and will provide you with mileage reimbursement on a fortnightly basis to assist with ease of travel. You will also be provided a laptop, iPhone and iPad.

If you want to consider an exciting opportunity to really shape and create your own customer base to help make a real and tangible impact on the lives of others, then we encourage you to apply for this role.

Qualifications:

• Occupational Therapy qualification or relevant tertiary qualification
• Rehabilitation Counsellor qualification or relevant tertiary qualification
• Psychology qualification or relevant tertiary qualification

Benefits:

• We offer flexibility around hours (part-time options will be considered) and remuneration based on billable hours commitment and experience.
• You will have the opportunity to deliver multiple onsite mental health support programs to Strive customers within the Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay regions.
• You will be given the opportunity to really grow and shape the region and grow Strive’s customer base.
• You will have the opportunity in the future to progress into a Team Leader position, with successful growth within the region.
• You will work closely with Strive’s Leadership Team and have the opportunity to develop your own business management skills
• You will be able to tap in consistently to Strive’s Senior Leadership Team

If this role is something that would be of interest to you, please attach a one-page cover letter summarising your suitability and send to Chris Merrilees via info@striveor.com  

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

Strive is anticipating that this role would commence around April / May 2025.