🌱 Early Career OT Program | Bendigo

Step confidently from AHA to OT with the team voted Best Company to Work For – 2025!

👋 Welcome to OT Group

Whether you're finishing your degree or currently working as an Allied Health Assistant (AHA), our Early Career Occupational Therapist Program is designed to help you transition seamlessly into your OT career—surrounded by real support, a vibrant team, and a values-led culture.

Why not pop in for a coffee or join us for a Friday night frothy at The Rifle (yep, just across the road) and see what all the fuss is about?

🧠 About Us

We’re a multidisciplinary team of 35+ OTs and Speech Pathologists supporting communities across metro Melbourne and regional Victoria. We've been doing this for over 7 years, with:

An award-winning culture

Average team tenure over 2 years—and rising!

A deep commitment to collaboration, development, and fun

🎓 AHA to OT Pathway | Early Career Program

A structured and supportive program for final-year OT students (2025) and recent grads, allowing you to start working now and transition into a graded OT role after registration.

As an AHA:

Gain hands-on experience with documentation, therapy planning, and NDIS service delivery

Work within your scope while building confidence

Shadow therapy sessions and assist with functional interventions

Receive 1:1 mentoring and weekly supervision from experienced clinicians

Post-Registration (Graded transition to OT):

Structured onboarding and manageable caseload growth

Weekly supervision + peer mentoring

Learn gold-standard tools (e.g. COPM, GAS) and sharpen your clinical writing

Explore specialties like paediatrics, home mods, driver assessment, AT, and more!

🎁 Perks & Benefits

$5,200/year car allowance – paid directly (no fuel receipts needed)

$1,820/year tech allowance – deck out your workspace your way

$6,000 CPD budget – includes paid leave to attend training

24/7 confidential wellbeing support – for you and your partner

RDOs and time in lieu – transparent and trackable

Flexible working options – 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, or hybrid setups

Legendary team culture – furry friend wall, Easter hunts, social sports, team dinners, and more OT Week fun than we can list!

🛠️ The Role

Provide support for clients with physical, psychosocial, neurological, and intellectual needs

Deliver clinic, community, school, and home-based therapy

Collaborate with a team of supportive, passionate clinicians

Use modern therapy tools and platforms

Thrive in a goal-oriented, OKR-based environment

✅ What You’ll Need

Final-year OT student (2025) or recently graduated OT

AHPRA registration (or pending)

NDIS Worker Screening Check + WWCC (or willingness—we’ll help!)

Driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle

📬 How to Apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ or reach out for a friendly chat:

Jason – 0400 738 868 | ✉ [email protected]
Mikaela – 0493 2583 449 | ✉ [email protected]

Connect With Us

Website: https://theotgroup.com.au/

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/occupational-therapy-group

Instagram: @theotgroup.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theotgroup.com.au

Your career in OT starts here—with the team that’s got your back.
Let's grow, learn, and have a whole lot of fun doing it.