Paediatric Occupational Therapist | Flexible Hours | Meaningful Caseload | Up to $110k

MLEA – Brisbane QLD

Full-Time or Part-Time | Flexibility | Career Growth | Supportive Team Culture

Location: Brisbane & Surrounds

Roles Available: Junior & Senior Paediatric OT

Salary: Up to $110,000 per year

Start Date: Flexible

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Looking for a paeds OT role where you feel valued, supported, and inspired—not burnt out?

Are you an AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist with a passion for helping children thrive? Whether you're a seasoned paediatric OT or looking to focus your career in this rewarding area, MLEA is offering the opportunity to work in a role that supports not just your clients—but you too.

At MLEA, we value quality over quantity. That means a manageable paediatric caseload, strong admin support, and genuine flexibility around your life and commitments.

What You’ll Do

As a Paediatric OT, you’ll support children and their families across various real-life settings, helping them achieve meaningful developmental, emotional, and functional goals. Your work may include:

• Functional assessments and intervention planning

• Sensory processing, play-based, and developmental therapy

• School readiness and fine/gross motor skills support

• Assistive technology and equipment prescription

• NDIS reports and goal setting

• Collaboration with families, schools, and support teams

• Optional: Home modifications and complex needs (if desired)

MLEA Kids is a mobile community-based service. We do not offer face-to-face therapy at our office, appointments are conducted in clients’ homes, schools, or community settings. No two days are the same! Some might involve school or home visits, while others are spent connecting with families, writing reports from home, or collaborating with your multidisciplinary team.

What Makes MLEA Different?

✅ Flexibility That Fits Your Life – Choose your hours, days, and location
✅ Caseload Built Around You – Early intervention, school-aged, or complex—your choice
✅ No Admin Overload – We handle the paperwork so you don’t have to
✅ A Team That Has Your Back – Mentoring, CPD support, and wellness check-ins
✅ Room to Grow – Want to explore sensory integration, leadership, or medicolegal work? Let’s do it
✅ Well-Being First Culture – Wellness days, pyjama Fridays, team socials—we walk the talk

Your Package Includes:

• Up to $110,000 salary (commensurate with experience)

• Full travel reimbursement

• Laptop, phone, CPD support

• $1,000 employee referral bonus

• Optional: Opportunities to expand into medicolegal OT if interested

Who You Are:

• AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist

• At least 1 year of clinical experience (paediatric or community OT preferred)

• Passionate about paediatrics and family-centred practice

• Confident in assessment, report writing, and collaborating with teams

• Kind, curious, collaborative, and ready to grow

What’s It Like at MLEA?

We’re a team that supports each other. We genuinely prioritise work-life balance, discourage burnout and overtime, and believe in growing together—professionally and personally. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see what life at MLEA is really like!

Instagram: @mleaoccupationaltherapy

Facebook: MLEAOTs

Website: www.mlea.com.au

How to Apply

We’d love to hear from you!

Apply now via SEEK with your resume and cover letter.

Not quite ready? Let’s chat. Contact Tamsen Edwards on (07) 3339 5102 or at [email protected]

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