Simon3000

My wife will be looking for a job in Perth - she is a paediatric mental
health occupational therapist (OT) also trained in all other areas of
occupational therapy- however she won't be able to work in Oz as an OT
because the Western Australia OT board has difficult registration
requirements for foreigners (eg. they require a 6 month supervised
shadowing period before registration)
- as she is very good with kids i wondered if she could get work as a
childminder or teachers assistant

- are these sorts of jobs with kids heavily regulated in Oz the same
way that they are in the UK?
- Would she be able to work in these fields without formal
chilldminding or teaching qualifications?

thanks
Simon

Roger Martin

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    > My wife will be looking for a job in Perth - she is a paediatric mental
    > health occupational therapist (OT) also trained in all other areas of
    > occupational therapy- however she won't be able to work in Oz as an OT
    > because the Western Australia OT board has difficult registration
    > requirements for foreigners (eg. they require a 6 month supervised
    > shadowing period before registration)
    > - as she is very good with kids i wondered if she could get work as a
    > childminder or teachers assistant
    > - are these sorts of jobs with kids heavily regulated in Oz the same
    > way that they are in the UK?
    > - Would she be able to work in these fields without formal
    > chilldminding or teaching qualifications?
    > thanks
    > Simon

I'm not 100% sure about WA, but most States now have a simple registration
process for people working (and volunteering) with children. They should
include police checks on the person concerned, reference checks, proof of
identity, etc.