Early Childhood Support Practitioner (Key Worker)

Due to increasing demand for ORS support services we have the opportunity to add a new member to our growing team at Gosford on the Central Coast. You will be joining a national team of 700 employees across a range of allied health disciplines who will be there to support you and provide insight into their disciplines.

This exciting role offers the opportunity to utilise your existing expertise in early childhood and developmental education or allied health services to support young people and their families whilst learning new skills and supporting you to broaden your experience working across both ECS and PBS disciplines.

Early Childhood Support is a growing division within ORS. The purpose of ECS is to provide high-quality evidence-informed support to children under 9 years old and their families. The ECS team provide interdisciplinary support comprised of allied health professionals and specialist teachers who have expertise in child development. ECS practitioners provide supports under the Key Worker model where there is one lead practitioner that supports the child and family through applying a range of strategies across all areas of development.

As an Early Childhood Support Practitioner (Key Worker) your duties will include :

• Working with families and children to develop and prioritise their goals using a routines-based approach
• Providing support to families that reflects a strengths-based and family-centred approachwith a focus on improving the child and family quality of life
• Providing evidence-based support to address childrens goals across all areas of development e.g. communication play mobility feeding self-care activities sensory processing relationships with peers feelings and behaviours problem-solving and learning
• Working to develop the capacity of the adults supporting the child
• Coordinating support required from other disciplines. This could look like a quick question for another therapist a joint visit with a consulting therapist a therapy block with another therapist to address that specialist area or a referral to another division for ongoing support
• Supporting the inclusion and participation of children within their families and communities
• Providing consultative support to other key workers specific to your discipline / background

This role also offers the opportunity to work in Positive Behaviour Support. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow with Australias largest positive behaviour support team working with your clients over a period of months or even years you will play an integral part in their personal growth and development celebrating achievements with them every step of the way. The different ways you will be able to positively impact your clients as a positive behaviour support practitioner include;

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Why Work at ORS

More Than A Company Find A Career With Us

ORS is one of the largest and fastest growing national allied health and workplace rehabilitation providers in Australia and has a proven track record and reputation for providing high quality evidence-based and client centred services for over 30 years! We love attracting talented ambitious and driven individuals who are looking for an opportunity to grow with and contribute to a business that cares about its people and their ideas. We live by strong company values and brand promises to ensure that we continue to be the best at what we do!

With over 700 employees across 25 locations and offices in NSW ACT VIC WA and QLD ORS has continued to grow over its 30 years providing rehabilitation and allied health services. As a family-owned business the continued growth of the company is an incredible achievement ORS is very proud of and is a testament to the effort and quality work of our employees.

For more information on what is like to work at ORS please visit our website or follow us on social media including Facebook Instagram TikTok Youtube and LinkedIn. Across these platforms you can find information on the various services at ORS including amazing videos created by our marketing team showing our incredible practitioners at work and join us in celebrating the company we are so proud of.

Ways We Support Work Life Balance

The ORS executive team believes strongly in the benefits of a healthy work life balance. Many of us have families and lead busy lives outside of work so we know how important it is for our staff to maintain a balanced lifestyle. For this reason we offer a range of options to ensure each individual employee can adjust their role to fit their needs and maintain their health and wellbeing :

Learning and Development At ORS

At ORS we truly value the clinical and professional development of our staff. That is why we have a team of Learning and Development Managers on staff who all possess 20 years clinical experience extensive backgrounds in university lecturing and impressive qualifications. You will be able to connect with these experts in one on one and group training sessions plus have the ability to pick up the phone at any time to ask their advice.

For further information on ORS Group we encourage you to visit our website to read more about our extensive services our detailed employee profiles video library & company values.

If this sounds like something you are interested in dont miss this opportunity and apply now!

If you would like more information have any questions or would just like to reach out and discuss the opportunities at ORS you can contact Anna Dolan onvia email at or add Anna on LinkedIn.

The ORS Group is a multicultural diverse supportive and flexible employer specifically encouraging applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians people from culturally diverse backgrounds working parents LGBTQIA and people with disabilities.

Key Skills

Nursing Home Experience,Developmental Disabilities Experience,Direct Support,Computer Operation,Caregiving,Case Management,Special Needs,Training & Development,Child Protective Services,Experience with Children,Word Processing,Addiction Counseling

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1