Occupational Therapist - Graduate Program 2027

Ability Action Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary including super

Travel reimbursement

PD allowance

Laptop, smartphone & clinical toolkit

Flexible work location

Professional indemnity insurance

Salary packaging options

Weekly supervision and mentoring

Job summary

Ability Action Australia is seeking a soon-to-be graduate Occupational Therapist for our 2027 graduate program. You will be supported, mentored, and prepared to become a confident clinician while helping NDIS participants, kids, teens and adults.

You’ll join a national team with weekly supervision, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities to grow clinically, academically, and in people skills.

Qualifications

• Graduating in 2026 with an OT degree.
• AHPRA registration or eligibility.
• Curious, compassionate and eager to learn.
• Willing to drive and travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Support participants in community or clinic settings.
• Complete assessments, write reports and support therapy.
• Advocate for participants and carers to help achieve goals.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Compassionate

Curious

Willing to travel/drive

Education

OT degree / final year

Job description

Welcome to Ability Action Australia! We’re a national therapy services provider helping NDIS participants, kids, teens and adults get more out of life every day.

Our teams are supportive, our vibes are friendly, our supervision is actually weekly (shocking, we know), and our Grad Program is designed to turn you from “fresh grad” to “confident clinician” in record time, without the burnout.

Job Description

Where your OT career begins… and your future takes shape.

Hey future OT extraordinaire! If you're graduating in 2026 and looking for a workplace where you feel supported, valued, mentored, celebrated (and occasionally fed snacks?) Congratulations. you’ve found your people.

Welcome to Ability Action Australia. Where people develop

Where careers grow Where grads thrive

Where a real difference is made Where “am I doing this right?” becomes “I’ve SO got this.” where the foundations for your OT career are set

ABOUT US

We’re a national therapy services provider helping NDIS participants, kids, teens and adults live their best everyday lives. Our goal - to the best service provider in the country!

We’re supportive, passionate, and big believers in:

• 1:1 Weekly supervision that actually happens
• Growth without burnout
• Teams who lift each other up
• Supporting graduates to become clinically confident Occupational Therapists

OTs love working with us because we combine structure + flexibility, support + independence, professionalism and fun.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE OUR 2027 GRADUATE PROGRAM

You will learn a whole lot, not just clinical skills but business skills, people skills and all the intangible things that can take you from good to great. You will make mistakes, learn and grow, be challenged, succeed in ways that matter, forge great relationships, have lots of fun, transform lives and learn from experts in the field.

Some of the things your will do in this role Include;

• Supporting participants in the community or clinic
• Completing assessments, writing reports and supporting participants with therapy
• Advocating for and working with participants and carers to help achieve goals

Here’s what you get:

• A guaranteed salary of $86,800 including super
• KM travel reimbursement
• $1,500 annual PD allowance
• Performance-based incentives (potential to earn more + give to the community)
• Laptop, smartphone & clinical toolkit
• Flexibility Work from the office, home or your favorite café,
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Salary packaging options, including novated leasing, option to purchase additional leave
• Weekly supervision, mentoring & a buddy who always has your back

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

WHO YOU ARE

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

• AHPRA registered or eligible for AHPRA registration
• Curious and compassionate
• Excited to learn and try new things
• Keen for a workplace with flexibility, growth and Support
• Ready to make a difference in people’s lives
• Not afraid of a good OT pun (bonus points if you make your own)
• A licensed driver with your own vehicle

You bring the passion.

We bring the support.

So you can be unstoppable

READY TO LEVEL UP YOUR OT CAREER?

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.