Ability Action Australia’s Occupational
Therapy Graduate Program

A 12-month program that sets you on the road to success

Ability Action Australia will provide you with a well-rounded knowledge base that sets you up for success, while providing three dedicated layers of built-in supervision and mentorship to ensure you are supported as you learn.

Level 1: Clinical learning and understanding
Our Graduate Program is custom designed to build your capability and confidence as a clinician. Over the course of the year, the program will cover core clinical areas relevant to your discipline which will sharpen your broader skills and competence as a clinician. It will also provide you with experience across different streams of practice, so that you can find your areas of passion. You’ll build relationships with specialise clinicl leads who will upskill and mentor you in these areas, so you can build the perfect career progression pathway for you.

Level 2: Non-technical and case management skills
At the same time, we’ll work with you to develop your non-technical skills and ‘soft skills’. These skills are essential in developing professional language and behaviour, managing challenging workplace circumstances and having difficult or assertive conversation with participants or carers. You’ll take part in scenario-based learning, that you can put into practice as you begin to work with your first participants and their families.

Level 3: Professional and work coaching within your cohort
When you join Ability Action Australia, you’ll be part of a cohort of new graduates supporting each other and navigating exciting new territories. This level of supervision works within your cohort and helps you to develop the professional skills you need to successfully manage your activity, your forecasting, and your time, so you can grow into a competent clinician with the ability to develop and successfully manage a caseload that is rewarding and challenging.

Packed with development

Our Graduate Program is a 12 months program, designed to accelerate your learning and development within a nurturing and supportive environment.  You will be provided with constant opportunities to learn throughout attending workshops, short courses and embed this knowledge through supervision and drop-in discussion forums. Professional development and learning opportunities are also available through the MedHealth Academy.

Packed with benefits

Opportunity to earn up to 100K+ in salary and benefits! You’ve put in the years of hard work, and now it’s time for the rewards! At Ability Action Australia, we’ve got an array of perks to make your transition into a rewarding career truly fantastic. These include:

• A guaranteed salary of $83,250 including super
• A travel allowance, dependent on volume of travel, valued at over $5,000 year
• An external CPD allowance up to $1,500
• Multiple performance-based incentive programs
• A laptop and smartphone
• A quality clinical toolkit to get you started
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Comprehensive induction process to get you off to a great start
• Unlimited career growth options through Ability Action Australia and our parent company, MedHealth

Plus, through MedHealth our people have access to still further benefits to support health and wellbeing. These added benefits include:

• Paid parental leave: we value the health and wellbeing of your growing family. We offer a combination of paid and unpaid time off and other ways to support you including help to prepare you for returning to work, and help finding childcare
• Flexible working hours: we’ve embraced flexibility and agile working, which says work is an activity and not a place
• Health and wellness: exclusive discounts on health insurance and gym membership
• Travel club: our partnership with Travel Club provides all employees with easy access to a wide range of unique travel deals
• Salary packaging; take your pre-tax dollars further with the ability to access a range of salary packaging goods and services
• Star finder referral program: help grow our successful team by referring candidates to any role, anywhere, at any time, and be rewarded
• Novated leasing: our partnership with Smart Salary provides all team members with the ability to finance their vehicle through novated leasing

Packed with enjoyment

Joining a supportive and collaborative environment to embark on an Graduate Program with like-minded peers to make a genuine difference to the lives of people living with disability – is the recipe of FUN!