Occupational Therapist Graduate Program 2027

MedHealth; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary incl super

KM travel reimbursement

Annual PD allowance

Performance incentives

Laptop & smartphone

Hybrid work

Job summary

Ability Action Australia is launching the Occupational Therapist Graduate Program 2027 to build your career from day one. Graduates entering in 2026 are welcomed to join a supportive, values-driven team.

You'll be mentored, supervised weekly, and equipped with a comprehensive toolkit—plus a generous PD allowance and travel support—to help you grow into a confident, capable OT ready to make a real difference.

Qualifications

• Soon-to-be graduated Occupational Therapist.
• AHPRA registration or eligibility for registration.
• Willingness to be mentored and develop clinical and business skills.
• Flexible, proactive, and able to work in a supportive team.
• Able to drive and have own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Participate in 1:1 weekly supervision.
• Be supported to develop clinical confidence and independence.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture.
• Engage in professional development and learn business skills.

Skills

Curious and compassionate

Eager to learn

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Upcoming OT graduate

AHPRA registered or eligible

Own vehicle

Job description

Occupational Therapist Graduate Program 2027

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.” And where OT jokes are not only welcomed but enthusiastically encouraged.

Job Description

We’re a national therapy services provider helping NDIS participants, kids, teens and adults live their best everyday lives.

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.

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.

Here’s what you get:

• A guaranteed salary of $86,800 including super
• KM travel reimbursement
• $1,500 annual PD allowance
• Performance-based incentives (aka treat-yourself bonuses)
• Laptop, smartphone & clinical toolkit
• Flexibility Work from the office, home of your favorite café
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Salary packaging options, including novated leasing
• Weekly supervision, mentoring & a buddy who always has your back

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

Qualifications

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 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)
• A licensed driver with your own vehicle

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

Additional Information

Let’s make your first year as an OT count. Bring your energy, your curiosity and your passion. We’ll handle the rest.

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.