Graduate Occupational Therapists

Graduate Occupational Therapists - Melbourne

A comprehensive 12-month program that delivers exciting learning experiences, mentoring, peer support and ongoing professional development.

Starting your career as a new grad can feel overwhelming — but at Empower, we’re here to support you every step of the way. Our 12-month program provides a well-balanced approach to your clinical and personal development and empowers you to make a real difference in people’s lives. You will embark on a journey of professional development where you’ll be supported by peers and mentors working in a team environment. A personalised GROWTH plan, with regular mentoring, learning modules and workshops will form the basis of your schedule.

Step into a career that’s more than just a job — it’s a chance to realise your potential and leave a meaningful impact. Your future starts here, with Empower.

The Graduate Program

Our dedicated graduate program provides structured support so you can confidently transition into life as a first-year clinician and extend the skills you worked hard to develop at university. Our innovative service model focuses on delivering the best clinical outcomes for clients. As a Graduate Occupational Therapist with Empower, you will have the opportunity to work with a variety of clients ranging in age with various needs and goals. The work that we do is truly meaningful and our goal is to make a difference in people’s lives and help improve their independence, safety and wellbeing in their own environment. We provide a graded caseload so you have time to develop skills in one area at a time.

As a member of the Empower Graduate Program you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to flourish in your career. Our program includes:

- Fun filled Induction and Orientation Program – a structured orientation plan including shadowing our senior clinicians to get you started

- Graduate GROWTH Plan – set a clear plan of what you want to get out of the program

- Comprehensive 6‑Week Induction program to ease the transition from student to graduate

- A structured clinical development program that supports you to develop skills and expand your scope of practice in areas such as Assistive Technology Prescription, Home Modifications, Aged Care and NDIS

- Regular 1:1 Mentoring

- Monthly online professional development courses and clinical development workshops to put these skills to practice

- Access to a wide range of online courses through the learning management system

- A $1500 external professional development fund

Why you should join our awesome team

The best outcomes for clients. The best outcomes for you. Ultimate flexibility – join a community‑based role with the flexibility to complete your reports from home, or if you’re based near one of our offices, take advantage of the option to work on‑site in a collaborative environment.

Unbeatable incentives – in addition to a generous remuneration and travel allowance, we have the best incentive scheme in the industry.

Unparalleled support – our employees say this is one of the best aspects of working at Empower. We are confident that our structured support programs will take your clinical capability and leadership skills to your full potential.

In addition to this, you will also have access to these amazing benefits:

- Parental leave

- Paid external professional development and study leave

- Free counselling support through our Employee Assistance Program

- Employee discount and benefits portal

- Loyalty service awards including vouchers, annual dinner and company sponsored holidays

- Quarterly Employee Recognition Program

- Lucrative referral bonus

- Professional indemnity insurance

- Regular social catchups

Do you have what it takes?

We are looking for individuals that are passionate about making a difference in the lives of our people. As a Graduate Occupational Therapist at Empower you align with our core values of Shared Purpose, Strive for Excellence, Act with Integrity and Practice Positivity and consistently live and inspire to live these values every day.

You will have an enthusiastic and proactive attitude, be outcome focused and dedicated to delivering an exceptional service to our clients. You must have:

- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (or equivalent)

- Pending registration with AHPRA

- Police check clearance

- Valid driver’s licence

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Strong time‑management skills and attention to detail

- Passion to support people to live their lives the way they want to

Our Story

At Empower Healthcare our purpose is to deliver exceptional care that positively impacts people’s lives. We have an impressive offering of services across support at home, NDIS and residential aged care including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, dietetics, osteopathy, massage, speech pathology, allied health assistants and nursing. With more than 180 exceptional clinicians across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, we are changing lives. Our commitment is to deliver exceptional care by expert clinicians with an aim to enhance independence and improve the quality of life of the people we care for. We are here to empower everyone to live their best life.

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