Kids First Children’s Services is opening a leadership pathway for an experienced paediatric OT ready to step into mentoring. If you’ve been the person others turn to for guidance, whether in a formal leadership role or simply because you’re the one people trust, this is a chance to make that official.
What matters to us
What matters to us is ‘fit’, for our clients, colleagues and community. It’s the thing we look for before anything else, because the right fit is what makes a team feel like a team, not just a collection of clinicians sharing a roof.
Our warm and accomplished team is a generous and whole hearted one. You’ll find people here who are quick to share a case idea over coffee, celebrate a colleague’s win, and check in on each other on the harder days. Our Core Values, Care, Kindness, Compassion and Making a Contribution, are key to everything we do, from how we support our clients to how we support you.
At Kids First, you’re a person first and a practitioner second. We want to know what matters to you outside of work too, because we believe in work/life balance. That’s why every week ends at noon on a Friday, why a four-day week is on the table if you want it, and why your caseload is planned with your leadership responsibilities in mind, not squeezed in around them.
Where you’ll work
Kids First Children’s Services is a long-established, award-winning paediatric practice based in Brookvale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Since 2007, our multidisciplinary team has supported thousands of Northern Beaches children and families. Over that time, we have built a strong local reputation for clinical excellence, integrity, and the warm, practical way we work with children, families, schools, preschools, and community professionals.
Families come to Kids First through word of mouth, medical referrals, and longstanding professional relationships. Many of the children we support are seen by more than one discipline, which means our Occupational Therapists are part of regular shared thinking with Speech Pathologists, Child Psychologists, and specialist Early Intervention teachers.
What this role looks like
You’ll deliver evidence-based OT to children aged 2 to 15, and mentor the OT team alongside your own caseload. You’ll lead OT Hub meetings, contribute to fortnightly multidisciplinary case conferences, and work with our Practice Manager to keep clients and clinicians supported. Your caseload is carefully planned to make room for both clinical work and leadership responsibilities.
Support by Design
From day one, you’ll have:
- A carefully planned caseload that protects time for mentoring
- Daily built-in admin time
- Fortnightly OT Hub meetings you’ll lead
- Fortnightly multidisciplinary case conferences
- A generous annual PD budget
- A client care team that handles enquiries, bookings and invoicing
What’s in it for you?
- An above-award salary
- Quarterly financial rewards through our Clinical Excellence Program
- Early Finish Friday, with every week wrapping up at noon (a four-day week can also be arranged)
- Purpose-built OT rooms with excellent resources
- A team that has worked under one roof since 2007, with our 20th anniversary in 2027
This role gives you the chance to make more of a difference
- To the children and families you work with, so that kids can lead confident, independent lives.
- To the colleagues you mentor, so that they are supported as they grow and learn.
- To the community that Kids First serves, so that the impact of the work we do is shared with families, educators and the world around us
Hours and flexibility
This is a full-time paediatric Occupational Therapist role.
Our full-time team members work 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and enjoy an ‘Early Finish Friday’ when their day starts at 8.00am and concludes at 12 noon.
We are also open to discussing a 4-day week for the right person.
If you are looking for a slightly different arrangement, we are happy to have that conversation too.
Essential criteria
To apply for this paediatric Occupational Therapist job, you will need:
- Current AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist
- Current Working with Children Check
- Eligibility to hold a Medicare provider number
- The right to work in Australia
- 5+ years’ post-graduate paediatric OT experience
- The ability to work from our Brookvale clinic
- Driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle
Please note: This role is open to applicants who are currently living in Australia and have full Australian working rights.
Ready to find out more?
Please upload your CV and a short cover letter using the form below. Prefer a conversation first? Call Kids First Children’s Services in Brookvale on (02) 9938 5419 and ask for Sonja Walker for a confidential conversation.
