Ability Action Australia
Allied Health Graduate Program (Jan 2025)
Canberra, Central Coast, Newcastle
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 72000 / Year
- + super + car allowance +, laptop + smartphone, CPD & attractive incentive programs
- 20-100 vacancies
- Apply by 30 Jun 2024
- Start date 27 Jan 2025 - 12 Aug 2025
Are you studying Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Exercise Physiology or Physiotherapy? Do you have a passion for empowering people to ‘get more out of life today’, joining Ability Action Australia’s ActionPacked Graduate Program is the place for you to kick start your career.
What's in it for you?
As a valued member of our ActionPacked Graduate Program, you will benefit from:
- Excellent remuneration - $72k base + super + car allowance, + laptop, + smartphone, CPD & attractive incentive programs
- Extensive Supervision - Including 1-on-1 weekly supervision, an allocated experienced buddy, group supervision, access to clinical groups and Australia-wide fortnightly training sessions on various topics
- Industry Leading program - Develop your clinical, business and NDIS skills with topics that give you a solid foundation for your future career with a gradual “ramp up” period for client-facing hours
- Flexibility - Work from home or office
- Enjoy our benefits - Including, a fitness passport, discounted health insurance, salary sacrificing and a reward and recognition program
- Unparalleled career growth - Opportunities through Ability Action Australia, our parent company, MedHealth and all our sister brands
- Commencing - Jan 2025 or mid-2025
About you:
We are looking for people who authentically want to improve the lives of people living with a disability. Are you…
- Graduating as an Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist, Exercise Physiologist or Physiotherapist in 2025?
- Eligible for registration with AHPRA/SPA/ESSA upon graduation
- A team player who is eager to learn from and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of Allied Health professionals?
- Looking for a fun and inviting team culture where we look out for one another?
Sound like you? Then, we want to hear from you!
Click on the Pre-register button or please contact Fiona Turk, Graduate Program Manager on 0497 943 345 or email gradcareers@abilityactionaustralia.com.au for a confidential discussion and to learn more about the program
About us:
Ability Action Australia is a national NDIS therapy services provider. Every day and in many ways, we provide community-based support services to help NDIS participants – children, adolescents, and adults (0-65yrs) – get more out of life today!
Our Graduate Program provides you with a sound knowledge base that sets you up for success while providing several layers of built-in supervision and mentorship to ensure you are supported as you learn. You will build your capability and confidence across key areas of Occupational Therapy, learn about the NDIS and how to operate within it, develop your clinical reasoning and gain foundational business and professional skills all whilst helping participants to make the most of every day.
When you join the Ability Action Australia family, you join a team that encourages growth, promotes inclusion, welcomes differences, and genuinely cares about your well-being. With us, you'll find your ideal career, where you are supported to work with purpose, grow as a professional and be yourself.
You are welcome here
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disabilities including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team. When you join MedHealth, we want you to bring your whole self to work – and we value your unique contribution.
MedHealth is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all staff. As a result, all commencing workers are required to be up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations or have a valid contraindication medical certificate in accordance with the ‘Public Health (COVID-19 Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Order 2021’. Your vaccination status may be discussed as part of the recruitment and selection process and evidence of vaccination status prior to commencing will be required
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Medical & Health Sciences +more
- Associate Degree or higher
Reviews
Conducting initial assessments, administering assessments, scoring and interpreting assessments, writing reports, liaising with stakeholders including families, support coordinators, medical professionals etc. Planning and implementing therapy.
Majority of my days have been taken up by non-billable admin tasks, or due to the time it takes for MedEbridge to operate, waiting for emails, documents etc to load. I may have 1 - 2 clients per day up to an hour travel away due to poor communication from participants.
As an occupational therapist, I usually see 1-4 clients daily and this involves travelling to see clients. I complete documentation after each session and may plan other sessions. I respond to emails and communicate with my colleagues or other stakeholders. I complete a lot of other admin tasks, such as requesting additional funding, chasing up service agreements, organising appointments and gaining access to schools.
About the employer
Ability Action Australia
4.0
100 - 500 employees
Health
We support NDIS participants to get more out of life today by providing easy access to health, wellbeing, positive behaviour and employment services.
Pros and cons of working at Ability Action Australia
Pros
The support from my supervisor and colleagues. I appreciate that the team try to cater your caseload to your interests and I feel heard.
I like the flexibility of working from home, and being a community business, having a wide range of workplaces such as in the community, homes, schools, workplaces etc.
The culture at work is amazing. During work hours, everyone is very social at lunch and we all chat in the lunch room or get coffee together during breaks.
There are a wide range of training available both face-to-face and online ones.
Supportive and inclusive team and opportunities for professional development.
Cons
We share the office space with other companies, and I occasionally feel like there is odd tension between the companies.
The pay is reasonable. I have not gotten the opportunity with bonuses yet.
The office space is good, but can be frustrating not having my own desk, as it is a hot desk system.
Office space can be a difficult space to focus on writing reports particularly when office is full of staff as there is no quiet space to divert to apart from working from home.
Bonuses are difficult to achieve due to KPI targets.