Join our amazing teams as a new graduate therapist. Let’s see what you can do at Northcott!

Give your career as a Occupational Therapist the best start, by working at Northcott and receivesupport by our senior clinicians and therapy peers to build your confidence and provide best practice services.

Each year at Northcott we offer New Graduates the opportunity to transition from student to Allied Health Professional in our supportive and successful New Graduate Program.

At Northcott, we understand the critical relationship between providing support and allowing you to develop effective clinical skills. The better the supports around you, the more confident you will be in looking after clients. You will join an experienced and collaborative multidisciplinary team, who are as passionate as you about making a difference in the life of people living with disability.

* Assistance with relocation costs may be available, to help you settle in to your new location!

• Provide therapy services to children, teens and adults, in community-based service delivery – at home, school, day programs and the workplace
• Develop clinical skills to provide therapy interventions for a range of disabilities – physical, cognitive, and neurodiverse – find your passion!
• Dedicated 12-week graduate program, so that you can pick up therapy duties with ease. Our new graduate induction program includes all mandatory training you will need, and also:
• 10 weeks of clinical training – multi disciplinary and discipline specific content
• Bi-monthly new graduate meetings
• Shadowing days
• Weekly clinical supervision
• Opportunity to work as a Therapy Assistant prior to graduation (optional ). Earn money while assisting to perform therapy under the careful supervision of an AHP. Start working with your caseload, shadow other AHP’s and attend training, all designed to help you hit the ground running after graduation!

Northcott provides personalised and dynamic support, delivered by a committed team who maximise support for every customer. Northcott’s diverse range of service offerings and strong community partnerships supports customers’ access to the supports they need and want. Our service is reflective of our values; Innovative, Respectful, Brave.

With over 90 years of experience and expertise in the disability service industry, we are a vital presence in the homes, schools and communities of QLD, NSW and the ACT. Our experience and expertise gives our customers confidence they are in good, trustworthy hands. Our commitment to innovation and pushing boundaries allows us to tackle any challenge or barriers for our customers to reach their potential.

If you are looking to transition to therapy in a supportive and values driven environment, and want to work with an energetic and passionate team of professionals - we want you!

• Positions will commence January 2024 for new graduate positions, or earlier for Therapy Assistants!
• Be an active member of our New Graduate Support Network,
• Be responsible for managing your caseload to provide timely and evidence-based intervention to people across the lifespan, and with a range of conditions
• Provide intervention in a variety of locations; clinics, schools/preschools, in-home, group homes, via telehealth or at day programs. These may be delivered on an individual, group or consultative basis.
• Attend internal professional development, and (following probation) access a generous external professional development, so that you continue to expand your skills and learning. In addition, utilise 10 days paid professional development per year (pro rata)
• Allocated IT equipment such as an iPhone and laptop to help you work remotely,
• Access to company car pool, or use your own car, with kilometre reimbursements.
• Join a large multidisciplinary team of over 100 therapists across NSW, ACT & QLD

• Genuine interest and commitment to the human services industry
• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with AHPRA
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to manage acaseload in an efficient and effective manner
• Understanding of assessments and interventions within the scope of your practice
• Understanding of NDIS is desirable
• Experience working with children, young people and adults with disability is desirable
• Current driver's licence and willingness to drive within the region
• NDIS worker check, or willingness to obtain
• Working with Children Check, or willingness to obtain
• Current first aid and CPR certification or willingness to obtain
• A family friendly workplace is offered, with support for staff to effectively balance their home and work lives
• Salary packaging of up to $15,900 available, increasing your take-home pay significantly
• Up to 10 days of Professional Development Leave, each Financial Year
• Multiple employee benefits, such as discounted gym & health fund memberships, discounted motor vehicle services, entertainment cards and novated leasing options
• Generous parental leave program for eligible staff

For a confidential discussion regarding this role please contact Hannah Read on 0466 417 443.

Covid Vaccination Status
The health and safety of our people, customers, and communities is our number one priority. To maintain this, we require all of our employees to show evidence that they have received the two full primary doses and at least one booster dose of a TGA approved Covid-19 vaccination. Evidence of your current vaccination status or medical exemption will be required. Northcott will consider exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
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