Occupational Therapist - Graduate Program 2027

MedHealth; Penrith City Council; Hybrid; AUD 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive salary

Travel reimbursement

PD allowance

Performance incentives

Laptop & tools

Flexible working

Indemnity insurance

Salary packaging

Job summary

Ability Action Australia is offering a Graduate Program for Occupational Therapists in 2027. Begin your OT career in a supportive, mentored environment with structured onboarding and weekly supervision. We provide opportunities across Australia and a team that values growth and work–life balance.

Joining this program means exposure to community and clinic settings, with access to experienced clinicians, a guaranteed salary, and professional development support to help you thrive as an OT.

Qualifications

• Must be AHPRA registered or eligible.
• Graduating OT in 2026.
• Driver's license preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

AHPRA registered

Curious

Compassionate

Learner mindset

Education

AHPRA eligible

OT graduate 2026

Job description

Occupational Therapist - Graduate Program 2027

• Full-time
• Job Status: Full Time

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

If you're graduating in2026and looking for a workplace where you feel supported, valued, mentored, celebrated (and occasionally fed snacks?) Congratulations, you’ve found your people.

With opportunities across Perth, you can find a team and location where you'll thrive.

Welcome toAbility Action Australia.
Where people develop
Where careers grow
Where grads thrive and OT careers take shape

WHY GRADS FEEL SUPPORTED HERE

Starting your OT career can feel exciting and a little overwhelming. That's why we've built a graduate program designed to support you every step of the way.

You’ll learn far more than clinical skills. You'll develop confidence, clinical reasoning, communication skills and the practical experience needed to thrive as an OT.

Learn from experts, build meaningful relationships and grow into the OT you aspire to be, all while making a real difference in people's lives.

You'll be supported by:

• Structured onboarding program
• Dedicated mentor
• Weekly 1:1 supervision and group sessions
• Buddy program
• NDIS support to help take the hassle out of report writing
• Teams who lift each other up
• Access to experienced clinicians and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Ongoing professional development opportunities to accelerate your growth

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!

OT's love working with us because we combinestructure + flexibility,support + independence,professionalismandfun.

Some of the things you 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 $89,600 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
• Flexible working options - work from the office, home or your favourite café
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Salary packaging options, including novated leasing, option to purchase additional leave

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?

Hi, I’m Lisa, your Talent Acquisition Advisor, here to support you with all things #AAA & our Graduate Program.

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.