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Senior Occupational Therapist
Frontline Delivery; Frontline Services; Housing & Homelessness Services; Cairns
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of Queenslanders?
Join our team as a Senior Occupational Therapist (PO4) in the Cairns Housing Service Centre and play a vital role in empowering individuals with disabilities, long term health conditions, or those who are ageing. Use your expertise to deliver lifechanging housing solutions, provide specialist assessments, and collaborate with a dedicated team to create safe, accessible, and inclusive living environments. If you’re ready to lead with professionalism, compassion, and innovation, we’d love to hear from you!
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Community Care |
| Classification | PO4 |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/683234/26 |
| Closing date | 20-Apr-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Kathy Luke |
| Contact details | Phone: 0436 807 716 Access the National Relay Service |
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What you will be doing
• Work collaboratively with the local Area Manager/Manager to lead and deliver holistic, place-based and trauma-informed occupational therapy services.
• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, expertise and advice for customers requiring home modifications, transfers, tenancy management or housing assistance.
• Work closely with allied health or other service partners to flexibly deliver services to customers on-line, by telephone or in person with a focus on safety, service excellence and quality outcomes.
• Contribute to the design and review of new accessible social housing properties.
• Provide a consultative service to Department staff and other agencies about the housing needs of customers who have a disability, long-term health condition or who are ageing.
• Provide leadership by modelling and fostering professionalism, accountability and ethical behaviour.
• Support and help maintain a workplace safety culture by ensuring that all policies and practices concerning workplace health and safety are applied and a part of dayto-day operations.
• Prepare and maintain high quality reports and customer records consistent with departmental and professional requirements.
• Contribute to professional development, research, team planning and decisionmaking and the continuous improvement of policies and practices.
• Have the opportunity to supervise students and mentor new staff.
Mandatory Requirements
• Class C Driver's Licence
• Degree in Occupational Therapy from a recognised tertiary institution and be registered or eligible for registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
• Flexibility to travel in Queensland is desirable.
How to apply
Find out more about what we offer our employees and the recruitment and selection process, including
pre-employment checks, in the Applicant Guide.
You can apply for this role by providing your current resume and a two-page cover letter outlining your skills and experience relevant to the role via the Smart jobs and careers website www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/683234/26
Closing Date: Monday, 20 April 2026
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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