Occupational Therapist

3 weeks ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Early Start Australia Full time
Overview

Occupational Therapist - Early Start Australia Graduate Program. Join to apply for the Occupational Therapist - Early Start Australia Graduate Program role at Early Start Australia.

What Sets Our Graduate Program Apart

What Sets Our Graduate Program Apart

  • A smooth transition: onboarding, supervision, ongoing support, and a caseload you can ease into, with a dedicated buddy and fortnightly technical training to boost clinical skills and confidence.
  • Your own mentors: mentored by an experienced clinician in clinics, client's homes, schools, and via telehealth. 1-on-1 mentoring with a senior clinician to support future career ambitions.
  • Connected with the brightest: national reach with over 45 clinics, access to world-renowned professionals and learning from top clinicians.
  • Collaborate as one: multidisciplinary teams, collaboration on treatment plans and holistic care for clients.
  • Balance the way you work: mix of in-clinic and in-community work.
More Benefits For Our Grads

We value our team and offer a competitive salary plus flexibility and a range of benefits to promote skills, health and happiness:

  • A collaborative service model with time for client-related activities and extras to help therapy goals
  • Over 100 hours of rostered annual CPD hours, including monthly in-house training, team collaboration, clinical meetings, paid professional development leave and a PD allowance
  • Up to 12 weeks of annual leave with our purchased leave program
  • Reduced prices and benefits from groceries to movie tickets
  • Generous paid parental leave
  • Time allocated to therapy support activities and the ability to follow up and collaborate to achieve goals
Your role as an OT Grad
  • Help children achieve development milestones such as fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination to support play, school, or independent skills
  • Educate and involve parents, carers and others to facilitate development and learning
  • Help children with developmental delays learn everyday tasks (bathing, dressing, brushing teeth, feeding themselves)
  • Help children with behavioural issues maintain positive behaviours across environments using constructive strategies
About Our Grads

We are looking for Grads who share our passion for making a difference and making therapy fun, engaging and meaningful for families. You are enthusiastic and thrive in an environment that welcomes fresh ideas you can bring to the team.

You Will Also Have
  • A degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Eligibility for AHPRA registration upon graduating
  • Graduated in the last 12 months or graduating in 2025
  • A full valid driver's license, with access to your own vehicle with third party insurance
  • A valid Working with Children Check, or be willing to obtain
  • A clear current Police Check, or be willing to obtain
  • NDIS Workers Screening Clearance, or be willing to obtain
  • First Aid and CPR certification, or be willing to obtain
  • Excellent communication and time management skills, and attention to detail
More About Early Start Australia

Early Start Australia is a national multidisciplinary Allied Health organisation focusing on care for children, offering therapies to support all ages and needs with a strong emphasis on paediatric care.


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