Allied Health - Alice Springs Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands Deliver occupational therapy services with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation.
Whether you're a new graduate seeking a supportive environment to build your skills, or an experienced Occupational Therapist ready to expand your impact, we invite you to join our team delivering person-centred care across Central Australia.
Base salary (range): $99,859 - $124,195 (p.a.) Packaged salary (range): $122,805 - $153,077 (p.a) Remuneration dependent upon experience About Occupational Therapy roles at Congress Join Congress, the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service, and be part of a team delivering meaningful, community-led change.
With over 600 employees, Occupational Therapists (OTs) work alongside communities to create lasting impact and improve health and wellbeing outcomes of Aboriginal people.
OTs are valued members of Congress, embedded across five diverse teams and connected through a strong network of approximately 10 OTs working collaboratively across the organisation.
Based in Alice Springs, these roles offer the unique opportunity to deliver occupational therapy services across Central Australia, including outreach to remote Aboriginal communities and diverse cultural settings.
OTs at Congress are part of a supportive professional network, with structured supervision, regular OT collaboration sessions and a gradual caseload transition to support success.
Opportunities to grow your career through professional development, interdisciplinary learning and diverse clinical experiences.
From opportunities for movement between teams to delivering services in remote communities, you'll develop a broad, generalist OT skill set while making a meaningful impact across Central Australia.




Working within a broad multi-disciplinary team including opportunities for inter-disciplinary learning and a bi-cultural pairing model with Aboriginal Allied-Health-Assistants.
Opportunities exist for early career and experienced clinicians to work within the following programs: Aged Care Therapy Services This multidisciplinary provides a mix of community outreach to the homes of older clients, as well as group activities including cooking group, exercise group and hydrotherapy.
Child and Youth Assessment and Treatment Service (CYATS) This multidisciplinary team undertakes neurodevelopmental diagnostic assessments and ongoing interventions for children and young people.
Head 2 Health Kids program This multidisciplinary team provides early intervention, mental health and wellbeing support to those under 12yo, and their families.
NDIS Therapy Services This multidisciplinary team supports NDIS participants to optimise independence and function within their personal, family and community roles.
Supportive team with low KPIs, and a focus on equitable therapy provision in remote Australia.
NDIS Remote Community Connector program This program works to identify eligible NDIS applicants, partnering with them and their families to complete NDIS access documents.
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress not only offers rewarding career options, but a wide range of employee benefits including; Competitive salaries 6.5 weeks of annual leave A flexible work policy including part time and casual roles, and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
Generous salary packaging for full-time, part-time and casual contracts including a remote area allowance Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of career development per year.
Access to the Congress health services for you and your immediate family at no cost Relocation assistance through NTPHN (up to $7,500) District allowance Simply complete the application process by clicking the Apply Now button and we'll be in touch.

📌 Occupational Therapist/Graduate Occupational Therapist (Alice Springs)
🏢 Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
📍 Alice Springs