Occupational Therapist Team Leader

About Ability Action Australia

Ability Action Australia is one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants every year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach, building a quality support service around the needs and goals of our participants and their family.

Help us help others with life-changing support that can improve their independence, access, development, health and wellbeing, and function.

About the Role

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist with proven leadership experience to join our #AAA Tamworth team, supporting OT clinicians and participants across the region.

Your Responsibilities

• Build a collaborative, supportive team environment that drives high-quality clinical outcomes.
• Provide 1:1 clinical supervision, mentoring, and professional development to graduate and early career OTs, alongside operational support.
• Manage your own caseload while delivering timely, high-quality therapy services to NDIS participants across home, school, and community settings.
• Assess participants with complex emotional, cognitive, developmental, and physical needs.
• Utilize clinical observation and standardized assessments to develop evidence-based therapy goals.
• Support team operations, referral allocation, and NDIS compliance.

What’s in it for You?

• Great benefits: Salary packaging, referral bonuses, extra leave purchase options, and corporate discounts.
• True flexibility: Choose hours and days that suit your lifestyle – Part-time (min. 30.4 hours/week) or Full time.
• Competitive package: Industry-leading salary, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, PD allowance, and performance rewards.
• Balanced work style: Combining clinic-based leadership, work from home, and community visits.
• Genuine support: Dedicated mentors and executive leadership guidance.
• Career growth: Tailored training, professional development, and pathways across Ability Action Australia and MedHealth.

Qualifications

• Current Certified Practising Membership with AHPRA.
• Proven leadership capability with experience guiding and supervising clinicians.
• Strong organizational skills to balance leadership duties with a varied caseload.
• Proactive approach with a focus on improvement and trying new ideas.
• Experience delivering high-quality services within the disability sector.

Additional Information

If this sounds like you, click the Apply button – no cover letter required!

Not ready to apply? Get in touch with Amie, Talent Acquisition Advisor, on 0491 388 893 or connect via LinkedIn.

You are welcome here.
Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills, and ways of thinking. We value all these differences. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability, diverse cultural backgrounds, LGBTQI individuals, veterans, carers, and Indigenous Australians. We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.