Permanent Full-Time or Part-Time (4 days) | Contractor Option Welcome | Perth Metro

This is a senior paediatric role for an OT who wants to do paeds differently. This role requires deep clinical practice.

You’ll work with children, adolescents and youths into their 20s with:

  • Autism and ADHD

  • Complex psychosocial histories, behavioural and family presentations

  • Emotional regulation & executive functioning challenges

  • School refusal

  • Eating disorders

 

This is not a sit-in-a-clinic-all-day role. You will:

  • Deliver therapy across home, school, and community environments (with optional clinic days)

  • Support emotional regulation, participation, routines, and independence

  • Work closely with parents, teachers, and support teams

  • Build long-term, meaningful therapeutic relationships

  • Contribute to functional assessments and reporting where required

Paediatric Occupational Therapist

The Details

  • You are a paediatric OT who:

    • Thinks beyond sensory checklists and worksheets

    • Understands behaviour as communication

    • Is comfortable working with family systems and complexity

    • Values connection, flexibility, and real-life impact

    • Wants to slow down and do high-quality, meaningful work

    • Highly competitive remuneration (aligned with government roles; but much more flexible)

    • Full-time caseload ready (4 days/week negotiable)

    • Genuine flexibility (WFH & clinic options, life-first approach)

    • Strong administrative support

    • Regular, meaningful supervision and mentoring

    • Targeted, evidence-based professional development

    • Opportunity to grow into leadership or develop niche areas

    • A warm, down-to-earth, and supportive team culture

    • No unrealistic KPIs

    • Occupational Therapy degree + AHPRA registration + full rights to live and work in Australia

    • Experience in paediatric OT required (this role is not suitable for early career OTs due to the complexities of families we see)

    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills

    • Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively

    • Driver’s licence and reliable vehicle

    • WWCC & NDIS Screening Check

    Desirable:

    • Experience in neurodiversity-affirming practice

    • Demonstrable autonomy in managing a caseload

    • Training in emotional regulation, mental health first aid, or trauma-informed care

    • NDIS experience

A different kind of place to do OT

Bespoke OT is a warm, boutique Occupational Therapy practice across Perth, Bunbury and Busselton. We're OT-led and small by choice, and we believe great clinicians do their best work when they're trusted, supported and given room to be great.

That means realistic billables, genuine flexibility, varied and interesting work, and an experienced OT behind you when you need one. Autonomy, without working alone.

The people who thrive here

Our values, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence, aren't just words on a website. They're how we work, and how we treat each other.

We look for OTs who are warm, clinically curious, reliable, and happy to work independently while still asking for another view when it helps. People who understand that good OT starts with genuine connection.

You don't need to fit a mould to belong here.

Reach out

If you believe you can make a difference in the lives of our clients and contribute to our growing team, we’d love to hear from you! Send your CV and a cover letter to introduce yourself.