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Occupational Therapist

Role overview

Summary

This role is for an Occupational Therapist at Ability Action Australia, focused on supporting NDIS participants. You will work flexibly in the community and from home, managing a tailored caseload while conducting assessments and developing therapy interventions.

Qualifications

  • Current AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist.
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • A proactive, client-centred mindset with a desire to innovate and grow
  • A genuine passion for working in the disability and community sector
  • The ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Responsibilities

  • Manage a caseload that aligns with your areas of interest
  • Conduct clinical assessments across emotional, psychological, cognitive, developmental, and physical functions
  • Develop individualised, evidence-based therapy goals and interventions
  • Provide environmental modification advice for homes, schools, workplaces and residential settings

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Proactivity

About the company

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Ability Action Australia

  • Home, Senior & Disability Care
  • 201–500
Ability Action Australia is an approved provider of NDIS registered therapeutic, positive behaviour and employment supports across Australia. Our dedicated team of clinicians provide a broad range of fast and tailored assessment and therapy services to improve people’s capabilities and support them achieving their goals. Our purpose is to provide ease of access, reliable health and wellbeing services that enable NDIS participants to get more out of life today. Ability Action Australia is part of MedHealth. MedHealth supports thousands of people every year to achieve better life and health outcomes through a unique combination of strengths, capabilities and resources which span employment, medical opinion, advisory, rehabilitation and return to work services. Delivering localised expertise in more than 300 locations across Australia, we are wherever our customer need us most, when they need us.

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Job description

Company Description

Join a Leading NDIS Provider - Occupational Therapist

#AAA | Ability Action Australia | Flexible Work | Empowering Lives

At Ability Action Australia, we are proud to be a national NDIS provider, supporting thousands of participants in over 300 locations across Australia.

Job Description

Occupational Therapist – Flexible Community role.

Location: Ballina / Byron / Lismore Regions

Work Type: Full-Time or Part-Time - Training will be at the AAA home hub in Ashmore, QLD, then the role will be remote WFH.

If you're passionate about working in the disability sector and want the freedom to tailor your caseload — we’d love to hear from you!

At Ability Action Australia, we’re committed to creating a work environment where you feel empowered, supported, and inspired to grow.  

What We Offer You

✅ Flexibility – Choose the days you work! Full-time or part-time – it's up to you.
✅ Remuneration & Perks – Industry-leading salary + kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, and salary packaging options
✅ Work-Life Balance – Enjoy a mix of working from home & in the community.  
✅ Professional Development – PD allowance, tailored training, and ongoing development with AAA and our parent company, MedHealth.
✅ Support – Regular & consistent Clinical supervision with a structured & detailed onboarding program, + mentoring from experienced OTs via Telehealth.
✅ Leave Options – Ability to purchase additional leave, plus a generous staff referral scheme
✅ Purpose-Driven Culture – Join a values-based team focused on delivering outstanding support to NDIS participants

Your Role will include

As an OT in our team, you’ll make a meaningful difference through:

  • Managing a caseload that aligns with your areas of interest
  • Conducting clinical assessments across emotional, psychological, cognitive, developmental, and physical functions
  • Developing individualised, evidence-based therapy goals and interventions
  • Providing environmental modification advice for homes, schools, workplaces and residential settings
  • Recommending and facilitating Assistive Technology (AT) to promote independence
  • Staying compliant with current legislation and NDIS guidelines

Qualifications

What You’ll Need to Succeed

  • Current AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • A proactive, client-centred mindset with a desire to innovate and grow
  • A genuine passion for working in the disability and community sector
  • The ability to work both independently and collaboratively

👉 Apply Now or reach out to our friendly recruitment team to learn more.

Additional Information

Click on the Apply button OR call me - Renee Sinclair - on 0429 293 152 for a confidential conversation OR email me via  rsinclair@abilityactionaustralia.com.au 

If your resume is not quite up-to-date, you can add me on LinkedIn for a more informal conversation - https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-sinclair-84200a243/

#AAA #LI-RS1

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.
 

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