Occupational Therapist

🔥 17 minutes ago

🇦🇺 Australia – Remote

💵 A$80k - A$120k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

😶‍🌫️ Therapist

Where this job comes from

Posted on Better Rehab's careers page, not through a job board

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Better Rehab

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2014

🏥 Healthcare

👥 B2C

Healthcare • B2C

Better Rehab is an Australian community allied‑health provider founded in 2017 that delivers person‑centred rehabilitation and allied health services across the lifespan. Better Rehab provides occupational therapy, speech pathology, physiotherapy, exercise physiology, positive behaviour support and allied health assistant services via in‑clinic, in‑home and telehealth models. The organisation supports people with disability and health conditions (including NDIS participants), older adults via home‑care packages and privately funded clients, and operates clinics across major Australian states and territories.

📋 Description

• Deliver meaningful community-based occupational therapy services across the Townsville area • Conduct assessments and design therapy plans in participants’ homes, day centres, parks, and beaches • Work across NDIS and Support at Home programs • Support activities of daily living, capacity building, assistive technology, equipment prescription, and home modifications • Build enduring relationships with clients and support participant goals • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team on complex cases and treatment approaches • Work remotely from a home office while building relationships within the local community • Participate in ongoing professional development with support from an experienced Occupational Therapist • Provide services to NDIS participants across the local community

🎯 Requirements

• Full AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist; limited registration may be considered case by case • Valid driver’s license and personal vehicle • NDIS check, Working with Children Check, and Police Check, or willingness to obtain • Must be based in the Townsville region • Comfortable working independently from a well-equipped home office • Organised, self-motivated, proactive, and able to work autonomously • Passion for empowering people with disability to achieve goals and live more independently • Onshore applicants seeking sponsorship will be considered

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible and personalised professional development budget of up to $2,500 per year, usable as study leave, external learning, courses, or a combination • Support and supervision from colleagues and a dedicated 1:1 Supervisor • Laptop and phone • Therapy and assessment resources available at all sites • Flexible hours and option to flex off after completing client work • Better Rewards Program with bonus pay, extra leave, or points redeemable for professional development, gadgets, and experiences • Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for the primary carer and 2 weeks for the secondary carer • Work-related travel reimbursement at $1.17 per kilometre • Remote, online, in-clinic, and community work options • National opportunities across 30+ Australian sites

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