Early Childhood Support Practitioner (Key Worker)

Due to increasing demand for ORS’ support services, we have the opportunity to add a new member to our growing team at Gosford on the Central Coast. You will be joining a national team of 700+ employees across a range of allied health disciplines who will be there to support you and provide insight into their disciplines.

This exciting role offers the opportunity to utilise your existing expertise in early childhood and developmental education or allied health services to support young people and their families whilst learning new skills and supporting you to broaden your experience working across both ECS and PBS disciplines. 

Early Childhood Support is a growing division within ORS. The purpose of ECS is to provide high-quality, evidence-informed support to children under 9 years old and their families. The ECS team provide interdisciplinary support comprised of allied health professionals and specialist teachers who have expertise in child development. ECS practitioners 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.

As an Early Childhood Support Practitioner (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

This role also offers the opportunity to work in Positive Behaviour Support. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow with Australia's largest positive behaviour support team, working with your clients over a period of months, or even years, you will play an integral part in their personal growth and development, celebrating achievements with them every step of the way. The different ways you will be able to positively impact your clients as a positive behaviour support practitioner include;

• Completing behaviour assessments to understand the client's background and presenting concerns
• Collecting and analysing data to investigate the underlying function of a behaviour
• Writing behaviour support plans to support clients and stakeholders to understand the historic and current concerns such as risks of harm whilst recommending services and strategies to improve quality of life and daily functioning
• Working collaboratively with the client and various stakeholders such as family, carers, support workers, other allied health providers, medical providers and more to address client needs
• Providing resources, services and training to make positive change in a client's life and environment

Role requirements:

(Required)

• Registration with a relevant human science, allied health or educational Australian professional board such as but not limited to;
• Developmental Educators Australia Inc
• Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Australian Association of Social Workers
• Speech Pathology Australia
• Australian Counselling Association or Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia
• Exercise and Sports Science Australia
• Experience working with children and/or families
• Willingness to learn new skills and work across the age range with extensive support from a highly trained and experienced team

(Desirable)

• Registration as a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner with NDIS (ORS will support you to obtain this if you do not already hold registration)
• Experience working with clients across the age span who present with behaviours of concern or have diagnoses such as psychosocial or developmental conditions

Why Work at ORS?

More Than A Company, Find A Career With Us

ORS is one of the largest and fastest growing national allied health and workplace rehabilitation providers in Australia, and has a proven track record and reputation for providing high quality evidence-based and client centred services for over 30 years! We love attracting talented, ambitious, and driven individuals who are looking for an opportunity to grow with and contribute to a business that cares about its people and their ideas. We live by strong company values and brand promises to ensure that we continue to be the best at what we do!

With over 700 employees across 25 locations and offices in NSW, ACT, VIC, WA and QLD, ORS has continued to grow over its 30+ years providing rehabilitation and allied health services. As a family-owned business, the continued growth of the company is an incredible achievement ORS is very proud of and is a testament to the effort and quality work of our employees.

For more information on what is like to work at ORS, please visit our website or follow us on social media including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Youtube and LinkedIn. Across these platforms you can find information on the various services at ORS, including amazing videos created by our marketing team showing our incredible practitioners at work and join us in celebrating the company we are so proud of.

Ways We Support Work Life Balance

The ORS executive team believes strongly 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 offer a range of options to ensure each individual employee can adjust their role to fit their needs and maintain their health and wellbeing:

• ORS offers various employment options including full and part time to fit your schedule.  
• We have various flexible work options including a 9-day-fortnight and opportunity to work from home.
• Clients are located either within 30 minutes from your base office, or 30 minutes from your home to allow you to work from home where possible.
• You will have ownership of your own calendar so you can schedule your work to suit yours and your clients needs, providing a flexible working environment that can adjust to changing needs and personal preferences.
• Our offices are located in suburban and central areas with free onsite & local parking.

Learning and Development At ORS

At ORS we truly value the clinical and professional development of our staff. That is why we have a team of Learning and Development Managers on staff who all possess 20+ years clinical experience, extensive backgrounds in university lecturing, and impressive qualifications. You will be able to connect with these experts in one on one and group training sessions, plus have the ability to pick up the phone at any time to ask their advice. 

• ORS offers an exceptional baseline standard for professional development, with a specialised company department aimed at providing supervision, support and training to help you progress your career and support your clients.
• We also offer an extensive range of optional activities including recorded and live training sessions on a wide range of topics which you can access as needed, supporting you to develop your professional skills and broaden your practice.
• Learn collaboratively from other allied health professionals such as specialist experts in speech pathology, psychology, behaviour support and other ORS departments.

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 something you are interested in, don’t miss this opportunity and apply now!

If you would like more information, have any questions or would just like to reach out and discuss the opportunities at ORS, you can contact Anna Dolan on 0477 215 468, via email at Anna.Dolan@ORSgroup,com.au or add Anna on LinkedIn.

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.