Job Description

Occupational Therapist | Graduate Program

n

n
- Structured 9-week onboarding and gradual caseload ramp-up
n
- Regular discipline-specific supervision, shadowing and supported practice
n
- Peer connection, multidisciplinary learning and room to build confidence
n
- Structured 9-week onboarding and gradual caseload ramp-up
n
- Regular discipline-specific supervision, shadowing and supported practice
n
- Peer connection, multidisciplinary learning and room to build confidence
n

n

Starting your first role as an Occupational Therapist is a big transition. You should not have to arrive with all the answers. At Avina, our 12-month Graduate Program is designed to give you structure, people to turn to and the practical experience to become the clinician or practitioner you want to be.

n

Avina is a national allied health and behaviour support organisation, delivering community and clinic-based support to people across the lifespan, with 400+ clinicians across QLD, NSW, VIC and SA.

n

Everything we do is guided by our values:

n

Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Team-oriented | Informed | Purposeful.

n

Your Graduate Year at Avina

n

Someone has your back

n

Your first year as an Occupational Therapist is about developing your clinical identity and building confidence in your own practice.

n

When you start with us, your first weeks are about learning, observing, asking questions and gradually taking on more.

n

The program begins with a structured 9-week onboarding and caseload ramp-up, supported by:

n

n
- Shadowing with experienced clinicians
n
- Reverse shadowing and supported sessions as you transition into independent practice
n




- Regular discipline-specific clinical supervision
n
- Case consultation, report review and clinical feedback
n
- Working collaboratively within an MDT
n
- Peer learning and connection with other graduates
n
- Communities of Practice and broader professional development opportunities
n

n

What You'll Learn

n

Become the clinician you want to be

n

Across your graduate year, you'll be exposed to a broad range of Occupational Therapy practice, learning alongside experienced clinicians, discipline peers and other graduates.

n

You'll have opportunities to build your capability across a range of Occupational Therapy practice areas, including:

n

n
- Functional assessment and capacity building
n
- Daily living, participation and independence
n
- Sensory, motor and emotional regulation
n
- Assistive technology and equipment
n

n

Alongside your clinical caseload, you'll also build broader qualified skills, including:

n

n
- NDIS documentation and report writing
n
- Clinical risk and safe practice
n

n

What You'll Be Doing

n

Work that matters

n

You'll deliver evidence-informed, person-centred Occupational Therapy services across community, clinic, home and school environments.

n

As your capability grows, you'll take on greater ownership of a real caseload. The aim isn't to make you "productive" as quickly as possible,



it's to help you become safe, thoughtful and confident in work that makes a real difference.

n

What You'll Bring

n

n
- Bachelor or Master of Occupational Therapy completed or nearing completion
n
- AHPRA registration or eligibility to obtain registration
n
- Interest in disability and community-based practice
n
- Curiosity, initiative, willingness to learn and openness to feedback
n
- Strong communication and organisational skills
n
- Driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle
n
- NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check, or willingness to obtain them
n

n

Meet Your Team - Inner Sydney

n

You'll be joining a fully mobile team covering Sydney's eastern suburbs and inner west, through to Hurstville. Caseloads here reflect a genuine mix of paediatric and adult clients, working across home, school, community and residential aged care settings.

n

It's a close, supportive team, well suited to almost any clinician keen to be part of a friendly, diverse group.

n

Graduate Opportunities

n

Our 2027 graduate opportunities are currently available across New South Wales in:

n

n
- Inner Sydney
n
- Alstonville - 30 minutes from Byron Bay
n
- Armidale - New England region
n
- Dubbo - in Central West NSW
n
- East Maitland - 30 minutes from Newcastle
n
- Goulburn - Southern Tablelands
n
- Gosford - an hour north of Sydney
n
- Orange - Central West NSW
n
- Port Macquarie - on the Mid North Coast
n
- Western Sydney
n
- Wollongong
n

n

Other Occupational Therapy graduate opportunities we're recruiting for can be found on our Indeed page: https://au./cmp/Avina/jobs

📌 Occupational Therapist | Graduate Program (Charles Sturt University)
🏢 Avina
📍 Charles Sturt University