Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Practitioner

We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our school wellbeing team as a Mental Health Practitioner, with a specific focus on delivering Tier 2 targeted support programs.

In this role, you will work proactively with students who are experiencing emerging social, emotional, and behavioural challenges. Using your expertise in occupational therapy, you will design and facilitate small group interventions that build students emotional regulation, sensory awareness, executive functioning, and engagement with learning. You will also work collaboratively with teachers, wellbeing staff, and families to identify students who would benefit from Tier 2 support and help strengthen our schools overall capacity to meet student wellbeing needs.

Requirements

• Providing advice and professional learning to others, including teachers and other school wellbeing staff, to build the capacity of schools to improve students wellbeing, learning and developmental outcomes.
• Delivering professional support services in a school, including mental health prevention and promotion activities and early intervention activities (including short-term counselling) for students with a range of mental health needs, applying sound theoretical knowledge and practical expertise.
• Planning and implementing evidence-based intervention strategies for students with complex needs including collaborating with families, other professionals and agencies when appropriate to effectively manage risk.
• Working collaboratively with the school to enhance mental health prevention and promotion across the school by contributing to policies and operational practices that will guide the work of others, including other school wellbeing staff and teachers.
• Liaising with other department areas (including secondary school nurses and Student Support Services staff) and external service providers where necessary to provide appropriate support to students.
• Maintaining professional competence and continued professional development, including attending professional development activities throughout the year.
• Meeting relevant policies and legislative requirements in relation to student health information, privacy and consent.

Please note: Continued professional development is a registration requirement under the National Law, which governs the operations of the National Boards and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).