VIC State Manager - Occupational Therapy Services

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapy manager looking for an opportunity to expand on your clinical & people management expertise to have greater responsibility over strategic decisions, market growth & performance?

ORS are excited to announce a very rare opportunity for a talented Occupational Therapy manager to join the business as VIC State Manager – Occupational Therapy Services. This role can be based from one of our three locations in Melbourne – Coburg, Mount Waverley & Pakenham. In total ORS employs over 80 Allied Health staff across these three sites, with a quarter of those in the Occupational Therapy team.

You will be joining one of Australia’s largest family owned Allied Health providers with over 700 employees across Australia. In addition to the support you will receive from the Occupational Therapy Senior Leadership team, you will have access to well-resourced support services teams such as Administration, IT, Human Resources, Finance & OH&S.   

The Role:

This role will be responsible for the overall management and leadership of Occupational Therapy operations within Victoria. Reporting directly to the General Manager – Occupational Therapy Services, this is a great opportunity to expand your experience as a Senior Manager. As a State Manager you will be a key member of ORS’ Occupational Therapy Senior Leadership team, a division that currently employs over 120 Occupational Therapists nationwide with significant growth forecasted over the next three years.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Day to day management & leadership of the Victorian Occupational Therapy team
• Direct management of 2 x Regional Managers & overall responsibility of 21 Occupational Therapists across 3 sites in Melbourne
• Manage the training and development of your team whilst working with Regional Managers & Team Leaders to ensure all employees are achieving their goals
• Oversight to ensure your team meets quality and productivity KPIs
• Completing report reviews for your teams
• Develop business opportunities and build relationships with existing customers
• Work with our corporate services teams to manage recruitment, onboarding & retention of staff
• Continually look for process improvements in the business

Role requirements:

• Management experience
• High level administrative and communication skills
• Occupational Therapy degree with at least 8 years’ experience
• Significant NDIS experience is desirable
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and support a high performing team
• Strong attention to detail and time management
• Travel as requested by Divisional Manager to OT sites within Victoria

Work Life Balance:

At ORS we genuinely believe in the importance of a healthy work life balance & the benefits it can provide. Many of us have young 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 minimise excess travel
• Give you ownership of your own calendar so you can book appointments to suit your schedule
• Provide suburban office locations with free onsite & local parking
• Give you the ability to work part time, reduced hours or a compressed 9 day fortnight (after probation)
• An extra week of annual leave per year upon completion of 3 years service
• Paid Parental Leave benefits of 12 weeks (min) to 26 weeks

Learning and Development:

At ORS we truly value the clinical and professional development of our staff. To support this goal, we have a team of discipline specific experts who all possess 20+ years clinical Occupational Therapy experience.

You will also have access to internal Occupational Therapy specific and interdisciplinary professional development opportunities (Special Interest Groups, Monthly Discipline Specific In-services, and Multi-Disciplinary In-services). These are offered either live or in recorded formats to ensure you have access to the training that suits your needs, with the opportunity to pursue clinical specialisation. Opportunities to pursue external training will also be considered, with options to purchase training allowances through the bonus scheme available.

About ORS:

With over 700 employees nationally, across 22 locations we are one of the largest and fastest growing family owned and operated national allied health and workplace rehabilitation providers in Australia. We are proud of our proven track record and reputation for providing high quality evidence-based, and client-centred services for over 30 years!

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 Chris Galvin on 0477 010 235 for a confidential discussion, email at Chris.Galvin@orsgroup.com.au or add Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-galvin-3113b770/

 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.