Occupational Therapist - Graduate Program 2026

Ability Action Australia; City of Banyule; Hybrid; AUD 86,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed salary of $86,400 including super

Relocation allowance

KM travel reimbursement

$1,500 annual PD allowance

Performance-based incentives

Laptop and smartphone

Professional indemnity insurance

Salary packaging options

Weekly supervision and mentoring

Job summary

A national therapy services provider is seeking graduating OTs for their 2026 Grad Program in Banyule, Victoria. This program offers a guaranteed salary of $86,400, relocation allowances, and performance-based incentives. Candidates should be curious and compassionate graduates ready to make a difference and enjoy flexibility in their roles. With a supportive training environment, successful candidates will have the opportunity for personal and professional growth while being part of an inclusive team.

Qualifications

• Soon-to-be graduated OT with a driver's licence and own car.
• Eager to learn and try new things.
• Wish to make a difference in people’s lives.

Skills

Curiosity

Compassion

Flexibility

Excitement to learn

Education

Graduation in Occupational Therapy by 2026

Job description

Job Description

Hey future OT legend! If you’re graduating in 2026 and looking for a workplace where you feel supported, valued, celebrated, mentored and occasionally fed snacks, congratulations – you’ve found your people.

Welcome to Ability Action Australia, a national therapy services provider helping NDIS participants, kids, teens and adults live their best everyday lives. We support 1:1 weekly supervision that actually happens, growth without burnout and turning fresh grads into confident clinicians.

Why you’ll love our 2026 Grad Program

Forget “sink or swim.” We’re more “floaties on, snacks provided, water temperature perfect.”

• Guaranteed salary of $86,400 including super
• Relocation allowance for OT & Speech grads
• KM travel reimbursement
• $1,500 annual PD allowance
• Performance‑based incentives (aka treat‑yourself bonuses)
• Laptop, smartphone & clinical toolkit
• Flexibility to work from home, a café, or our beautiful Hobart hub
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Salary packaging options, including novated leasing
• Weekly supervision, mentoring & a buddy who ACTUALLY replies

Basically: you’re supported, resourced, celebrated and set up to win.

Who you Are

You’re a soon‑to‑be graduated OT who is:

• Curious and compassionate
• Excited to learn and try new things
• Keen for a workplace with flexibility, growth and genuine fun
• Ready to make a difference in people’s lives
• Not afraid of a good OT pun (bonus points if you make your own)
• Holder of a driver’s licence and your own car

You bring the passion. We bring the support. Together? Unstoppable.

Ready to Level Up Your OT Career?

I’m Carla Morris, your Grad Program wing‑woman, real‑life human contact, and the very enthusiastic recruiter who will happily chat your ear off about all things AAA, grads, OT life, and where to hear the best music in Melbourne.

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-morris-52590138/

Let’s make your first year as an OT the best year yet. Bring your energy, your curiosity… and your favourite pen. We’ll handle the rest.

Additional Information

You are welcome here. Our fast‑growing team of more than 3,500 people across Australia represents 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 LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team. We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.