Senior Occupational Therapist - Parent Infant Therapist

At the Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI), we provide highly specialized trauma-informed mental health and developmental services. These services include assessment, consultation, treatment, research, and education. We work with local community services, building on what they have already done, and use evidence-based practices to adapt our approach to the unique needs of each child.

CPRI is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Home Visiting Program for Infants team, deliver occupational therapy services to clients in their homes, and be a member of a multi-intradisciplinary team assisting children and their families.

The Home Visiting Program for Infants is one of few programs in Ontario that takes a transdisciplinary approach to infant development. The Senior Occupational Therapist will work closely with a dedicated team including physiotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other health care providers to tailor the development approach based on individual needs and identify services that would be the most helpful for both children and parents.

To learn more about the Home Visiting Program for Infants and the services we provide, please visit theHome Visiting Program for Infants page on Ontario.ca.

Effective January 1st, 2024 the salary range for this position is $1,478.90 to $1,728.95 per week in compliance with OPSEU Unified Bargaining Unit collective agreement provisions. The new rates, effective retroactive to January 1, 2024, were recently confirmed and dates for implementation of the new salary rates are still to be determined.

Note: This is a permanent, part-time position working 29 hours per week and the weekly pay will be pro-rated accordingly from $1,183.12 to $1,383.16 per week. The position requires regular travel to provide in-home services.

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We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

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What can I expect to do in this role?

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will:
• Provide infant development-focused occupational therapy services in the form of assessment, program planning, treatment, and follow-up to clients using occupational therapy techniques and your professional expertise, skills, and innovation
• Provide consultation, clinical guidance/education to parents, guardians, and outside agencies to establish appropriate programming and follow-up on the rehabilitation of clients and improve CPRI programs
• Design individual or group programming for staff to implement with occupational therapy clients
• Participate in established clinical research projects

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

• You are registered with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
• You have graduated from a course in occupational therapy from a university of recognized standing or an approved training course of equivalent standing
• You have a valid Ontario ‘G' Driver's license
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule and ability to travel

Knowledge

• You have applied knowledge of occupational therapy techniques and specific professional expertise to provide occupational therapy services in the form of assessment, program planning, treatment, and follow-up
• You have an understanding and relevant experience with a consultation service delivery model.

Communication Skills

• You have excellent communication skills ensuring communication among team members and the community
• You can teach clinical skills to therapists and/or community persons

Organizational Skills

• You can organize, prioritize, and schedule clients while working independently to carry out occupational therapy services

Analytical & Reasoning Skills

• You have analytical and reasoning skills to establish, on a multi-disciplinary level, appropriate therapeutic goals and design individual or group programming