Conduct functional assessments and prescribe assistive technology for people with disability, setting person-centred goals and recommending environmental modifications in home, school and work settings.
Occupational Therapist
📜 Description
- Complete functional assessments in participants’ homes and community environments.
- Set meaningful, person-centred goals based on daily routines and support needs.
- Recommend environmental modifications for home, school, and work settings.
- Identify and prescribe assistive technology to support independence.
- Collaborate with families, support coordinators, and the wider team to deliver services smoothly.
🛠️ Requirements
- Current AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist.
- Confidence working independently in a community setting.
- Strong communication and relationship building skills.
- Genuine passion for supporting people with disability.
✨ Benefits
- Salary packaging
- Referral bonuses
- Option to purchase extra leave
- Corporate discounts
- Flexible choice of working hours and days
- Kilometre reimbursement
- Laptop and smartphone
- Professional development allowance and performance rewards
Full job description
Company Description
We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, with a multi-disciplinary team approach, tailored to the needs and goals of our participants and their family.
Job Description
Our team at #AAA is growing, and we would love to welcome an Occupational Therapist in the Leppington and surrounding areas. Full time or part time roles available.
In this role you will:
- Complete functional assessments with participants in their homes and community environments.
- Set meaningful, person-centred goals informed by real life routines and support needs.
- Provide recommendations for environmental modifications across home, school and work settings.
- Identify and prescribe appropriate Assistive Technology to support independence.
- Collaborate with families, support coordinators and the wider team to ensure smooth service delivery.
What’s in it for you?
- Great benefits including salary packaging, referral bonuses, extra leave purchase options and corporate discounts
- True flexibility to choose the hours and days that suit your lifestyle
- Competitive package with industry-leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance and performance rewards
- Balanced work style combining work from home, community visits and access to office and clinic spaces
- Genuine support with weekly supervision, dedicated mentors and senior clinician guidance
- Career growth through tailored training, professional development and pathways across Ability Action Australia and MedHealth
Qualifications
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Current AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist.
- Confidence working independently in a community setting.
- Strong communication and relationship building skills.
- Genuine passion for supporting people with disability.
Additional Information
If this sounds like you click on the Apply button or contact Lisa Hodge on 0448 546 107 or lhodge@abilityactionaustralia.com.au
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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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