New Graduate Occupational Therapist

About Active Ability

Active Ability delivers mobile, evidence-based allied health services to people with disability across Sydney, the Central Coast, Wollongong, and Canberra. As an NDIS-registered provider, we bring compassionate, expert care directly to clients in their homes and communities. With over 12 years experience supporting the disability community, we specialise in supporting people with intellectual disability, autism, neurological conditions, and complex psychosocial disability. Our purpose is to empower the disability community  by combining personalised therapy plans with a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach grounded in best practice.

About the New Graduate Role

We are seeking a mobile New Graduate Occupational Therapist to deliver high-quality NDIS-funded occupational therapy services full time in Sydney, local to their home area.

In this role, you will:

• Assess functional capacity and daily living skills and develop tailored intervention plans.
• Provide face-to-face OT support—at home and in the community
• Implement evidence-based therapies for NDIS participants and their support team
• Produce functional capacity assessments and end of intervention reports
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues (e.g., physios, speech pathologists, dietitians, exercise physiologists) to design and deliver integrated care.

As an employee, the successful candidate will receive superannuation, leave entitlements, full travel reimbursement and an Apple work laptop and phone.

Please reach out if this position interests you, even if the location does not.

About Active Ability's New Graduate Program

We are recruiting new grad occupational therapists to commence in early 2026 as part of our new graduate program.

The program will provide you with 16-weeks of targeted and focused disability-specific clinical support and everything you need to learn so that you are able to provide exceptional OT services to and for Active Ability's clients. You will commence alongside other new graduates and begin Active Ability's 5-year professional development program so that you are able to build a firm foundation of clinical practice from which to progress your professional career.

Who will your senior mentor be?

Julie is an experienced Occupational Therapist with 10 years clinical OT experience who supports people to build independence in everyday life. With a strong background in community-based rehab, aged care, and cognitive rehabilitation, she provides home safety assessments, meal preparation (cooking) assessments, ADL assessments, community access support, minor home modifications, and NDIS functional capacity assessments. Julie is FIM accredited and a certified Mental Health First Aider. Her approach is calm, collaborative, and trauma-informed—combining practical strategies with clear, evidence-based reporting to help clients live safely, confidently, and with greater independence.

More info on our new grad program here:

Mandatory Requirements

Your application must clearly show the following:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution.
• Current AHPRA registration (or plan to apply for)
• A driver's license
• Demonstrated placement experience assisting with conducting assessments and delivering OT interventions for people with disability, including those with intellectual disability, neurological conditions, autism, or psychosocial disability.
• Ability to travel independently across some areas of Sydney, and deliver services outside of a fixed clinic schedule.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective liaison with clients, carers, families, support coordinators, and multidisciplinary team members.

Desirable Requirements

These attributes would strengthen your application:

• Placement experience assisting with providing OT services in community settings.
• Familiarity with NDIS processes, including report submission for plan reviews
• Placement experience assisting in paediatric occupational therapy, providing ongoing therapy.
• Placement exposure to working with people with complex needs, sensory processing, motor skill development, or psychosocial interventions.

Why Choose Active Ability?

When you join Active Ability, you're choosing an employer that prioritises your professional growth, team-connectedness, flexibility, and well-being:

• Career development: Ongoing supervision, mentoring, and structured professional development programs to keep you at the forefront of practice.
• Work-life balance: Manage your own schedule with flexibility to design a diary that suits you.
• Collaborative culture: Work alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team that values shared knowledge and teamwork.
• Impactful work: No wait lists mean you can provide timely, meaningful support to clients and see the difference your work makes straight away.
• Stability and support: Benefit from strong systems, admin assistance, and leadership that genuinely invests in staff satisfaction and career progression.

How to Learn More

To request more information, discuss the position, or arrange an informal chat, please reach out to our HR team

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