Team Leader - Occupational Therapist or Speech Pathologist

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist or Speech Pathologist ready to take the next step in your career? Join a purpose-driven team where your leadership will shape the future of allied health services in your community.

This is a unique opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with team leadership. Whether you're an established leader or looking to step into a leadership role for the first time, we’ll support your growth every step of the way.

You’ll:

• Manage a caseload of NDIS participants and deliver high-quality therapy in homes, schools, and community settings.
• Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to early career clinicians.
• Support team operations including scheduling, referral allocation, and workflow optimisation.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
• Stay up to date with NDIS legislation to ensure compliance.

What we offer you!

As you support many, we support you.  

• Flexibility: Choose part-time (min. 30.4 hours/week) or full-time.
• Generous Benefits: PD allowance, Fitness Passport, staff referral scheme, salary packaging, and more.
• Excellent Remuneration: Competitive salary + KM reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + performance rewards.
• Work-Life Balance: Blend remote work with community visits and office support.
• Career Progression: Ongoing training and development with Ability Action Australia and MedHealth.
• Supportive Culture: Be part of a values-driven team making a real difference in the lives of NDIS participants.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified Occupational Therapist or Speech Pathologist with current AHPRA or SPA registration.
• Strong clinical skills and a passion for mentoring others.
• Leadership experience or a desire to grow into a leadership role.
• Commitment to person-centred, evidence-based practice.

Additional Information

Does this opportunity EXCITE you? Then, we want to hear from you! Click on the APPLY button or please contact me, Amie, on 0491 388 893 or email a.gargan@abilityactionaustralia.com.au to have a confidential discussion about this role. If you do not have an updated resume you can add me on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/amiegargan 

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You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 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 including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.
 

About the Company

Ability Action Australia!

We are 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.