Welcome to Ability Action Australia!

We are a national therapy services provider.  Every day and in many ways, we are here to help NDIS participants – children, adolescents and adults (0-65 years) – get more out of life today!  Help us help others to improve their access, development, independence, and overall health and wellbeing, and function.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is driven to make life-changing impacts on the lives of NDIS participants living in the ACT, along with wanting to work for an organisation which prides itself on clinical excellence.

What's in it for you?

As you support many, we support you.  We offer:

• Benefits – an annual Professional Development allowance, regular internal PD opportunities, staff referral scheme, Fitness Passport, salary packaging options (e.g. novated leasing), an Employment Assistance Program (EAP), discounts on private health insurance and travel… and many more!
• Flexibility – You can select the hours and days - full-time or part-time - which work best for your life
• Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + kilometre reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + our Performance with Purpose Reward and Recognition Program
• Work-life balance – Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community plus the support of your team mates in the office and clinic space
• Career progression – Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term career goals combined with professional development opportunities through Ability Action Australia and our parent company MedHealth
• Passionate and uplifting culture – You will be part of a purpose and values driven team focused on delivering outstanding service to NDIS participants

About the role

On a daily basis you will be:

• Managing an allocated caseload and providing evidence-based therapeutic interventions to help participants get more out of life
• Assessing participants emotional, psychological, cognitive, developmental and physical level of function and capacity through clinical observations and standardised assessments
• Interpreting findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant
• Providing support and advice on adaptations to the environment including home, school, work and residential facilities
• Recommending provision of Assistive Technology to assist participants with their functional limitations and to promote independence

About you

• A passion for assisting vulnerable members of the local community in reaching their goals
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• An interest in collaborating within a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Drivers licence and access to a reliable vehicle

• Degree qualified Occupational Therapist
• Current full registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Click on the Apply button OR call me - Benita Kempton - on m: 0476 795 843 OR email me via  [email protected].

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You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 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 LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.