Key Worker - Early Childhood Support

Early Childhood Supports is a new division within ORS. ECS purpose is to provide high-quality, evidence-informed support to children under 7 years old (increasing to 9 in line with the NDIS ECEI reset) and their families.

ECS will provide interdisciplinary team support comprised of allied health professionals and specialist teachers who have expertise in child development. ECS will provide supports under the Key Worker model where there is one lead practitioner that supports the child and family through applying a range of strategies across all areas of development.

 Work Life Balance

The ORS executive team really believes in the benefits of a healthy work life balance. Many of us have families and lead busy lives outside of work so we know how important it is for our staff to maintain a balanced lifestyle. For this reason we:

• Provide the resources for our staff to be able to work from home
• Aim to allocate clients close to your home
• Give you ownership of your own calendar so you can book appointments to suit your schedule
• Provide suburban office locations with free onsite and local parking
• Give you the ability to work part time or reduced hours

Learning and Development

At ORS we truly value the clinical and professional development of our staff. That is why we have four dedicated Learning & Development Managers in the Positive Behaviour Support division who all possess many years of diverse clinical experience, extensive background in university lecturing, and impressive qualifications. You will be able to connect with these individuals in one on one and group training sessions, plus have the ability to email or pick up the phone at any time to ask their advice on complex cases. This resource is in addition to the many Managers and Team Leaders we have on staff! 

As an Early Childhood Supports Key Worker your duties will include:

• Working with families and children to develop and prioritise their goals using a routines-based approach
• Providing support to families that reflects a strengths-based and family-centred approach with a focus on improving the child and family quality of life
• Providing evidence-based support to address children’s goals across all areas of development e.g. communication, play, mobility, feeding, self-care activities, sensory processing, relationships with peers, feelings and behaviours, problem-solving and learning
• Working to develop the capacity of the adults supporting the child
• Coordinating support required from other disciplines. This could look like a quick question for another therapist, a joint visit with a consulting therapist, a therapy block with another therapist to address that specialist area or a referral to another division for ongoing support.
• Supporting the inclusion and participation of children within their families and communities
• Providing consultative support to other Key Workers specific to your discipline/ background

A few requirements:

• Qualifications in Early Childhood Education & Care, Special & Inclusive Education, Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy or Exercise Physiology
• Current industry registration with relevant professional bodies
• At least 2 years of experience working with paediatric clients and delivering clinical services
• A genuine passion for paediatric care 
• A car and licence
• A National Police Clearance, Working With Children/Working with Vulnerable People Check & NDIS Worker Screening Clearance or able to get one for a client facing role (or willingness to obtain one before commencement)

A bit about us:

We are one of the largest and fastest growing family owned and operated national allied health and workplace rehabilitation providers in Australia, with a proven track record and reputation for providing high quality evidence-based, and client-centred services for over 30 years!

Due to our incredible culture, passion for excellence, stability, and gratitude for being able to see the potential and recognise the strengths of every individual it’s easy to see why our workforce has grown 1200% in 4 years and why we are the allied health services provider of choice!

For further information on ORS Group, we encourage you to visit our website to read more about our extensive services, our detailed employee profiles, video library & company values.

If this sounds like the job for you, don’t miss this opportunity and apply now!

If you do not have an updated CV, you can contact Brad Smith on 0438 713 160 for a confidential chat or add Brad on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-smith-669150a3/

The ORS Group is a multicultural, diverse, supportive and flexible employer, specifically encouraging applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, working parents, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities.