Our Place Kids Therapy

06/06/2026

Happy Birthday
Our Place Kids Therapy!

06/06/2026

🎉 A Year of Making a Difference! 🎉

Today we're celebrating Our Place Kids Therapy and the incredible journey we've shared with families and educators across our community.

From the moment we opened our doors, our mission has been clear: to support children with developmental delays, disabilities, and diverse needs through evidence-based, family-centred therapy that works in the real world – at home, in early childhood services, and in the community.

This year, we've had the privilege of:
✨ Supporting families navigate NDIS planning with confidence
✨ Coaching educators to create truly inclusive environments
✨ Watching children thrive through our Key Worker model
✨ Building genuine partnerships with schools and centres
✨ Creating moments of joy, progress, and belonging

But the real celebration is YOU – our families, educators, referral partners, and the beautiful children we've had the honour to work alongside. Your trust, your openness, and your commitment to your children's development makes everything we do meaningful.

Thank you for believing in us. We can't wait to continue this journey together.

Here's to another year of inclusion, growth, and genuine support. 💚

06/06/2026

Pokémon Holiday Club is Coming!
Get ready for an adventure!
We're launching a special holiday program for children ages 6–9
What to expect:
✨ Small, supportive groups (max 4 children)
✨ 2:1 child-to-staff ratio for personalised support
✨ Pokémon-themed games and activities
✨ Practice turn-taking, flexible thinking, teamwork, and emotional regulation
✨ Movement and regulation breaks built in every 15–20 minutes
✨ Calm corner always available
Each session includes:
🏃 Movement + regulation warm-up
Pokémon-themed skill activities
🃏 Tabletop games (Pokémon UNO, Yahtzee, Trading Card Game)
Perfect for children who benefit from:
💚 Small groups and predictable routines
💚 Support with transitions and turn-taking
💚 Clear expectations and gentle coaching
What to bring:
• Water bottle
• Comfortable clothes for movement
• A small snack (optional)
• Any preferred regulation tools
📅 Dates & Times:TBC
📍 Location: OPKT 8/12 Nissen Street, Pialba
Enquire to register your interest.
Contact us to check suitability and availability.
OurPlaceKidsTherapy
[email protected]
P: 07 4145 6910

03/06/2026

Great information and resources for families, carers and educators about ARFID

A Free ARFID Social Story to support Autistic children and teens to understand what is ARFID and how they can support themselves

30/05/2026

Hervey Bay is the kind of place where work and life actually fit together — coastal living, a relaxed pace, and a genuinely family-friendly community, without giving up connection to the rest of Australia. With a local airport offering direct flights to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, you can enjoy the sea-change lifestyle while staying close to major cities.

At Our Place Kids Therapy (OPKT), you’ll pair that lifestyle with a role that’s professionally rewarding: a supportive transdisciplinary team (EITs, OT and Speech), monthly supervision, a $1,000 annual PD budget, and a compressed 4-day week (paid for 5) so your weekends are actually yours.

Hervey Bay is the kind of place where work and life actually fit together coastal living, a relaxed pace, and a genuinely family-friendly community.

25/05/2026

This is a permanent full-time role with a great work-life setup: we’ve compressed the workload to a 4-day week so you can enjoy a 3-day weekend — and you’ll be paid for 5 days.

You’ll be part of a supportive transdisciplinary team with experienced Early Intervention Teachers, an OT, and a Speech Pathologist. Sessions are in natural environments (home/early learning/school/community), and you’ll have access to a work vehicle for service delivery.

What’s included
- Monthly supervision
- $1,000 per year professional development budget
You must have
- Early Childhood degree
- Proven Key Worker experience (developmental delay/disability)
- Full driver’s licence
- Blue Card / NDIS Worker Screening / AFP check (or ability to obtain)

Highly desirable: Postgraduate studies in Early Childhood Intervention; experience delivering Hanen programs; experience delivering Routines-Based Early Intervention (RBEI).

Why Hervey Bay? It’s a beautiful coastal city with a relaxed lifestyle and a great place to bring up kids — with a local airport offering direct flights to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

To apply: Email your CV + a short cover letter to [email protected]. Questions: Call 07 4148 6910.
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25/05/2026

We would like to welcome Jenny to our team. We will be working closely with Jenny providing a transdisciplinary model of practice. Jenny will continue to lead her work with families with our team implementing the delivery through the key worker approach to providing early intervention services.
Jenny is an experienced Speech Language Pathologist and a Certified Practising member of Speech Pathology Australia.
With a particular interest in Early Childhood Intervention Jenny has worked across a broad range of settings including Department of Education in both NSW and Qld, NDIS Partners in the Community, Uniting Care and Bushkids and in private practice.
Having worked with a diverse caseload, Jenny has extensive experience supporting children with Austism ADHD, Global Development Delay, Selective Mutism, Speech and language delays and disorders.
Jenny also has experience working with first nations communities in both schools and day care settings and has completed cultural awareness training and programs.
A Hanen trained Speech Language Pathologist Jenny is passionate about providing evidence based, child and family centred therapy and providing strategies to parents and family to support their children's communication skills both at home and in community settings.

25/04/2026

Worried your child is falling behind?

Every child develops at their own pace. It’s natural to wonder if your little one is on track.

Our Place Kids Therapy is here to guide you with expert support and genuine care.

Curious about milestones or just need reassurance? Reach out today. 💬