Occupational Therapist Jobs

We are a tightly knit, experienced, energetic and dynamic pediatric Occupational Therapist team owned and operated by an OT.

Join us for 2 years in a physically active role (lots of moving!), in our new 3000sq ft space, with plenty of natural light that backs onto several kms of local hiking trails (Cobble Hill Mountain). Yes, we also access these during our client sessions or lunch breaks.

Start date: ideallyAug 28, 2023 (flexible)

Position may also be well suited to a NEW GRAD with a dedication to pediatric population, and willingness to work hard in order to access and implement the many practices our team incorporates in our intervention.

It would be a steep learning curve, which we know how to support, for a candidate who has demonstrated excellence in their endeavours to date.

Hands-on, direct therapy with children 1:1 and in small groups, and may also include working within families’ homes, pools, and the community (outdoors or independent schools).

If you like a busy workplace, are efficient and organized, feel energized when spending time with kids with special needs, and are excited to learn evidence based practices to effectively serve this population, this position is for you! There are 1000s of ways to innovate within our team.

Sharpe OT Services Inc. offers its employees:

• Competitive salary, based on experience and attributes of the applicant
• Mac/iCloud based systems, EMR record keeping (Therabyte), and tech support
• Flexible work hours (can be 8am through 8pm) to support your work-life balance
• A supportive work environment where everyone has a ‘learner’s mindset’
• Professional development in-house (paid 100% of inservice time)
• Ability to buy-in to a group benefits package after 3 months employment,
• Professional photography, business cards, cotton work shirts (with collar)
• Compensation for work-related kms throughout the work day
• Starting at 2 weeks of paid vacation/year, 5 days of paid sick leave/year
• 1 week unpaid vacation/year (during closure week between Christmas & New Year's Day)
• A variety of ‘self care’ and ‘team’ events to promote collegial relationships

DETAILED OUTLINE OF OUR GROUP

Sharpe OT Services Inc. is a well established business with a strong resource and equipment cabinet to draw from (including a climbing wall and suspended apparatus). We have established intake policies/ practices, unregulated support personnel doing frontline work as assigned by an OT, student OTs, and more!

You can count on us to provide you solid mentorship to serve our stable, diverse client base. We are also well connected with a variety of multi-disciplinary community teams.

A percentage of our clientele are:

• Indigenous; and thus the ability to work with cultural sensitivity is required
• Highly anxious; thus demonstrated ability to establish rapport, have clients connect to you, and ensure clients/caregivers feel at ease will be expected

The successful candidate will be responsible for the planning and implementation of individualized Occupational Therapy programming for a caseload of 30-35 clients, and directly involved with clients for 75% of their hours of employment (at least 25% indirect time such as meetings, calls and paperwork).

REQUIREMENTS

• Passion for our pediatric population
• Bachelor’s Degree/Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Valid Driver’s License and access to personal vehicle (preferred)
• Physical ability to meet the job demands (adjustment of suspended apparatus and moving of some pieces of heavy equipment)
• Open to running groups, in conjunction with other staff
• Experience working with preschool and school-aged children with special needs; experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collectively with an extremely dedicated (and fun!) group of individuals
• Check all email and respond within 24-48 hours; be available by text within 5 min throughout the work day (urgent communications arise)
• Innovate and create new approaches to achieve intervention goals
• Be eager to receive and process constructive feedback regularly, and implement changes accordingly, in order to improve your professional practice and our team’s work (view feedback as a process to grow from)
• Registered member, in good standing, with the College of OTs of BC (COTBC)