Description:
Company DescriptionIPAR is a national occupational rehabilitation provider supporting thousands of people who may be living with an illness, disability, or injury. Whether it's through workplace rehabilitation, counselling, injury prevention or finding new employment, our care is tailored to each and every individual. We work with our clients to identify their goals and provide psychological or physical supports to help them live life to its fullest potential.
This is an opportunity to work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team who are collaborative, supportive & fun! Joining the team as a Rehabilitation Consultant, you will be provided with all the tools, support, and training to set you up to succeed in your career
Why joins us?
Competitive remuneration with innovative incentive and bonus schemes Corporate benefits including Fitness Passport, Travel Perks, Novated Leasing, Salary Packaging, EAP, Parental & Purchased Leave. Access to IPAR’s health and wellness program with fun team monthly activities to support your overall well-being and to connect with your peersIPAR’s Star Award reward and recognition program for top achieversA "promote from within" culture where every team member is supported to build a career Employee Referral Program - Monetary incentives for recommending great talent!Be part of a diverse and multidisciplinary team who are knowledgeable, collaborative, supportive & fun!A comprehensive onboarding program to ensure a great start and ongoing support to excelOpportunity to join our Diversity & Inclusion committees, including the IPAR Pride Group, i-parent, Reconciliation Action Plan committee.
Job Description
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to support people to Return to Work after sustaining an injury or illness AND to support Activities of Daily Living Assessment and equipment trials for individuals as a result of work-related injury or illness and Support Needs Assessments. Every day is different but each day you will have the opportunity to assist people to return to wellness, work and ultimately experience an improved quality of life:
Engage in formal and experiential training to develop the skills you need to feel competent and confident in your role;Assess client needs, develop strategies and interventions for a safe return to pre-injury activities;Play an important role in a multidisciplinary approach to recovery and return to work, always with your client’s best interests at heart;Perform assessments such as initial assessments, functional capacity assessments, early intervention, home, worksite and ergonomic assessments, as well as vocational assessments;Build rapport with key stakeholders throughout the process including the ill or injured individual, their treating health practitioners, employers and insurers.
As part of Activities of Daily Living Assessments, you will:
Assess an individual's Personal, Domestic, and Community ADL's, and identify recommendations for services, support, and/or assistive equipment;Complete equipment trails in person with your clients, to ensure this recommendation is safe and appropriate for the Injured Worker, as well as prompting independence in their day-to-day life;Education to our clients and Injured Workers to compliment recommendations for support, and/or assistive equipment.
As Part Of Support Needs Assessments, You Will
Undertakes a thorough assessment with your client to identify needs and risks associated with the injuries sustained in the motor accident;Identify what formal support is required detailing the nature of the support program, hours required and the duration of the program through a Support Request Form (SRF) inclusive of a Roster for the Support Provider;Monitor the support over time and support the client’s improvement and recovery.
We offer excellent on-the-job training, travel reimbursements, professional development opportunities and support. We focus on sustaining a great and fun company culture nationwide, and place our value in our people, our best assets!
Qualifications
Full registration with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency);Allied Health Qualification in Occupational Therapy;A passion for injury prevention, facilitation of return to independence at work and at home, and the desire to make a difference;Exceptional communication skills and a commitment to delivering what we say we will and when we willCurrent drivers' licence and access to their own vehicle.
Additional Information
Every day, we seek better together, for our clients, our customers, our community and each other.
Here at IPAR, we have three simple but powerful values that drive every decision we make as a business and as a team. Our values have been created by our people and reflect the incredible team that work here, and what is important to them.
Great People - To be an IPARian means being caring, collaborative and inclusive. We’re accountable, approachable and authentic, lifting ourselves and others to be the best we can be each and every day.
Big Hearts - We’re here to make a positive difference for our clients, our customers, our team and our community. We believe in making meaningful connections as we support people in their time of need.
Bold Ideas - Is there a better way? Let’s find it. We show curiosity and courage in the face of challenge or change and draw on experts, insights and evidence to continually deliver the highest quality solutions.
If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role [quoting REF7658D] or if you want to express of interest for a career with IPAR, please contact our Talent Acquisition Lead, Grant Devlin on 0474 740 466 #IPAR
You are welcome here.
Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.
We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.
4 Jul 2025;
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