Company Description
Welcome to Ability Action Australia
We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants every year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach, building a quality support service around the needs and goals of our participants and their family.
Help us help others with life changing support that can improve their independence, access, development, health and wellbeing, and function.
Job Description
We're looking for a passionate Senior Occupational Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary team, supporting NDIS participants across Maitland, Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and surrounding areas (depending on where you live). You might find us in childcare centres, schools, aged care facilities, day programs, the community, homes, and/or our clinic space.
Our seniors empower our clinicians while inspiring the kind of creative thinking that leads to the positive success stories we hear from our participants every day You will...
* Manage an allocated caseload (based on your negotiated hours) and deliver timely therapeutic services
* Assess participants' emotional, psychological, cognitive, developmental and physical level of function and capacity to perform ADL's and IADL's
* Provide complex therapeutic interventions
* Supervise and mentor junior clinicians
* Collaborate with our wider multidisciplinary team of Speechies, Physio's and BSP's.
What's in it for you?
As you support many, we support you. We offer:
* Work flexibility – From 24 hours a week to full time, you select the hours and days that work best for you as an individual.
* Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + salary packaging + KM reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + purchased leave + bonus opportunties.
* True work-life balance – The autonomy of setting your calendar, your way. Combine the convenience of working from home with time at our supportive hubs.
* Career progression – Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term goals combined with professional development opportunities through Ability Action Australia and our parent company, MedHealth.
* Continuous Professional Development – A generous CPD allowance and paid leave days to complete this.
* Passionate and positive culture – Be part of a purpose-driven team that believes in your development and in making a difference.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role you will have:
* Current registration with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist
* Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
* A pro-active attitude and interest in continually developing your skills
* Experience in mentoring and supervising other Occupational Therapists
* A genuine passion for working in the disability sector
Additional Information
Does this opportunity EXCITE you? Then, we want to hear from you
Click on the APPLY button or please contact me, Amie, on or email [email protected] to have a confidential discussion about this role. If you do not have an updated resume you can add me on LinkedIn -
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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.