Occupational Therapist

Ability Action Australia; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Relocation assistance up to $1,500

Flexible work hours

Laptop and PD allowance

Office and clinic spaces

Job summary

Ability Action Australia in Australia is seeking an Occupational Therapist to support participants across the Tamworth region. If you're considering a lifestyle change, we welcome applications relocating to the region.

You will manage an allocated caseload, assess functional capacity, and provide evidence-based interventions while ensuring compliance with current legislation. The role offers flexibility in work hours and a supportive clinical network.

Qualifications

• Current Occupational Therapy registration with AHPRA.
• Passionate about community‑based support for people with disability.
• Thrives in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage an allocated caseload and deliver timely therapeutic services.
• Assess participants across functional domains using observations and standardised assessments.
• Interpret findings to set participant-specific goals.
• Provide evidence-based interventions to improve quality of life.
• Maintain awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance.

Skills

Community-based care

Team collaboration

Time management

Clinical reasoning

Education

Registered OT with AHPRA

Job description

Company Description

We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants every year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach, building a quality support service around the needs and goals of our participants and their family.

Help us help others with life changing support that can improve their independence, access, development, health and wellbeing, and function.

Job Description

As our #AAA team continues to grow, we're looking for an Occupational Therapist to support participants across the Tamworth region. If you're considering a lifestyle change, we welcome applications looking to relocate and build a rewarding career in a thriving community.

In this role you will:

• Manage an allocated caseload (based on your negotiated hours) and deliver timely therapeutic services
• Assess participants' developmental, cognitive, emotional, psychological and physical function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments
• Interpret findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions to help participants enhance their quality of life and meet their goals
• Maintain awareness of current legislation to ensure compliance

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Current Occupational Therapy membership with AHPRA
• Passionate about community‑based support for people with disability
• Thrives in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment
• Time management & organisational skills to manage varied caseload

As you support many, we support you. You'll enjoy:

• Exceptional benefitsincluding salary packaging, referral incentives, additional leave purchase options and exclusive corporate discounts
• Relocation assistance of up to $1,500available for eligible candidates relocating to the region.
• Real flexibilityto design your work hours and days around your lifestyle
• A competitive packagefeaturing an industry-leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance and performance incentives
• A balanced way of workingwith a mix of home, community visits and access to office and clinic spaces
• Meaningful clinical supportthrough weekly supervision, dedicated mentors and guidance from senior clinicians
• Clear career developmentwith tailored training, ongoing professional development and career pathways across Ability ActionAustralia & MedHealth

Additional Information

contact me, Amie, on 04•• ••• 893 to have a confidential discussion. No updated resume or not ready to apply, you can add me onLinkedIn, www.linkedin.com/in/amiegargan#LI-ALG, I'd love to connect!

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.