Description
- Salary Packaging: Lower your taxable income and increase your take-home pay!
- Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- NSW Health and NSW Health AHO Employees: Transfer your accrued leave entitlements and continue to receive pay and entitlements in line with the relevant NSW Health State Award
- Temporary part-time opportunity (maternity leave cover until JAN 2026, minimum 2 days per week)
- Level 3 position based in Ryde NSW 2112
About us..
Royal Rehab is a leading provider of rehabilitation services in brain and spinal cord injury. Our services also include neurological and general rehabilitation, supported independent living and specialist disability services. Our vision is a world without limits for people with disability, illness and injury.
Royal Rehab is renowned for our focus on research and innovation and sits uniquely as a provider of advanced rehabilitation and disability services including supported accommodation, private rehabilitation hospitals, a purpose-built resort for people with spinal cord injury and community services.
We know diversity makes Royal Rehab a great place to work and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
About the role..
Are you a passionate Recreational Therapist ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others? In this rewarding role, you’ll deliver high-quality, timely Recreational Therapy services to clients in the Brain Injury Service. Your work will focus on empowering individuals to maximise participation in recreation and leisure activities, while supporting their reintegration into the community after a brain injury.
Primarily based in our inpatient service, you will play an integral role within a collaborative multidisciplinary team. There may also be opportunities to extend your impact through occasional support of our community-based service (BICRT).
If you're motivated, compassionate, and looking to take the next step in your therapy career, apply today!
Key responsibilities include:
- Introduce clients to the role of recreational therapy and complete assessments and interventions as appropriate to client needs, goals and caseload demands.
- Enabling clients to access and participate in recreation and leisure activities through education and counselling, advising on adaptive equipment and techniques as well as encouraging support networks and links with community organisations.
About you..
We seek a self-motivated and friendly individual with:
Essential Criteria:
- Bachelor of Health Science or Applied Science in Leisure and Health/Therapeutic Recreation or Diversional Therapy.
- Eligible for membership to the Australian Recreational Therapy Association (ARTA).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with colleagues and clients.
- Experience in Recreational Therapy including recreation/leisure education and counselling, adapting recreation/leisure activities, prescribing recreation equipment and identifying appropriate recreation services.
- Commitment to professional growth and development.
- Excellent time management and self-organisational capacities.
- Experience in physical and cognitive rehabilitation.
- Committed to working within a team framework.
- Demonstrated commitment to Quality Improvement.
- Current unrestricted NSW Drivers licence.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience working with clients of ICare (Lifetime Care and Workers Care) and NDIS.
- Experience working with people with traumatic brain injury in both inpatient and community.
- Experience supervising therapists and students.
What we offer..
- Salary Packaging: Lower your taxable income and increase your take-home pay
- Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
- Work life balance: Flexible work arrangements
- Salary: Competitive remuneration
- Employee Assistance Program: Access to professional counselling and coaching for you and your immediate family
- Leadership: Supportive and experienced leadership team
- Culture: Friendly and close-knit team environment
- NSW Health and NSW Health AHO Employees: Transfer your accrued leave entitlements and continue to receive pay and entitlements in line with the relevant NSW Health State Award
We are proud of our diverse and skilled team of passionate healthcare and support professionals committed to delivering the very best for the people we serve. A career at Royal Rehab is the opportunity to make a difference with a progressive and innovative organisation, built on a rich history of community care since 1899.
What’s next..
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, address the essential criteria in your cover letter and CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW to start your journey with us!
Please note, only applicants that address these essential criteria will be considered.
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The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including but not limited to a current criminal record check working with children check, employment history and referee checks.
A career with Royal Rehab is an opportunity to collaborate, grow and make a difference with an iconic organisation recognised as a leader in rehabilitation and disability support.
We do not provide sponsorship and no agencies please.
Further Enquiries:
Annie Molejona, Clinical Operations Manager - Brain Injury Unit
Phone: (02) 9809 9009
Email: Annie.Molejona@royalrehab.com.au
&
Suzanne Stacey, Professional Leader - Recreational Therapy
Phone: (02) 9809 9032
Email: Suzanne.Stacey@Royalrehab.com.au
Application Close Date: Sunday 15th June 2025
