Company DescriptionWelcome to Ability Action Australia!We are a national therapy services provider. Every day and in many ways, we are here to help NDIS participants – children, adolescents and adults (0-65 years) – get more out of life today! Help us make a difference to improve their quality of life.
Job DescriptionWe love nothing more than seeing our participants achieve their goals, we live and breathe capacity building and hope to empower participants by:
- Using a strengths-based approach to guide our assessment, goals and ultimately our intervention,
- We use a combination of standardised and non-standardised assessment, curated to the participants needs to guide our clinical reasoning,
- Delivering much needed Occupational Therapy interventions to participants within the setting best matched to their goals, that could be at school, at home, work or in the community, or in our clinic space*.
- Collaborating with our local multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists, Key Workers and Behaviour Support Practitioners.
We have a diverse OT team based in our region which is comprised of Southern Sydney to the Illawarra, who each have unique caseloads tailored to their own interests and passions. We currently have clinical caseloads covering areas such as early intervention (including infants 0-12 months), paediatrics, adults, complex assistive technology (paeds and adults), home modifications and psychosocial disabilities.On a personal level, we are a dynamic bunch of clinicians who exude a passion for disability. We want to see the best in each other, just as we do our participants. We have been known to go on long beach walks, test out our new technology or having a wine at a paint and sip, or the local pub. Babies, (and fur babies) are always welcome in the office and are part of the team. Whether you are keen on coming out and spending time as a team, or your family life and home is your priority – there is a place for everyone!
About you:- You’ve been an OT for at least a year preferable but open to new graduates!
- You’ve had some experience working within the disability / NDIS landscape.
- Passionate about OT services to vulnerable members of the community
- Looking for a fun, collaborative and supportive work environment!
- A driver’s license and full access to a vehicle
Qualifications- An allied health qualification in Occupational Therapy
Registration with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Additional InformationYou 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.
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