Senior Occupational Therapist - Community Care (Illawarra)

Ability Action Australia; Coniston; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Referral incentives

Flexible hours

Career development

Job summary

Ability Action Australia is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to support participants across the Illawarra region, including North and South Wollongong, with a flexible, home-to-community focus.

You’ll deliver evidence-based interventions, assess functional abilities, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and mentor graduates while contributing to service development. Join a supportive environment helping participants achieve independence and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Current Occupational Therapy registration with AHPRA.
• Experience as an Occupational Therapist or Senior Occupational Therapist beyond graduation.
• Passionate about community-based support for people with disability.

Responsibilities

• Manage an allocated caseload and deliver timely therapeutic services.
• Assess participants’ 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 improve quality of life and achieve goals.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support participant outcomes.
• Mentor graduates and early career clinicians.

Skills

Community-based care

Mentoring graduates

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Registered OT with AHPRA

Job description

Ability Action Australia is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to support participants across the Illawarra region, including North and South Wollongong, with a flexible, home-to-community focus.

You’ll deliver evidence-based interventions, assess functional abilities, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and mentor graduates while contributing to service development. Join a supportive environment helping participants achieve independence and wellbeing.