About Active Ability’s team

The Active Ability team are experts in mobile disability therapy. We provide physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetic and exercise physiology services and specialise in supporting people with autism, neurological conditions, intellectual disability and mental illness.

Our purpose is to empower the disability community and our core values are:

Compassion – for all. The willingness & empathy to help others

Integrity – to do the right thing in all circumstances, even if no one is watching.

Dedication – to meet our promises, to achieve goals. We are a helpful resource.

We are people-focused – put people firs. Respect, value & empower them.

Our 10-year target is to empower 10,000 people within the disability community.

Active Ability is the largest NDIS dietetic provider in NSW and we won ‘Most Outstanding Allied Health Organisation’ at the 2021 Australian Disability Service Awards earlier this year and ESSA Practice of the year in 2022.

Active Ability is a young and enthusiastic team with big ambitions. We pride ourselves on the quality of our relationships with the wider community and the quality of our interventions and support of our clients.

Check us out here: www.activeability.com.au

About the New Graduate Role

We are holding interviews asap so please get your application in asap.

This role is for a community-based new-grad clinical dietitian employee position. The successful applicant will provide dietetic services in Pymble and the surrounding suburbs.

Check out our new grad program here: https://activeability.com.au/join-our-team/new-grad-program/

We are specifically looking to employ an enthusiastic new graduate dietitian who is in the final stages of their university degree. The desirable applicant will be one who is looking for a well-developed dietetic program (20+ dietitians in the team) within a multidisciplinary team that will provide them with clinical support and professional development so that they are able to build a firm foundation of clinical practice from which to progress their professional career.

The successful applicant will receive 16-weeks onboarding support as well as on-the-job disability-specific clinical training. They will then progress from their 16-week onboarding program to the next stage of their 5-year professional development plan where they will receive targeted PD to become a disability expert including ongoing & regular clinical supervision from Active Ability's multiple senior dietitians.

Who will your senior dietetic mentor be?

We currently have 3 senior dietetic mentors, each with various skill and expertise within the disability sector. You will receive significant support to expand your scope within mental health, feeding therapy (particularly with children with ASD), PEG feeds and ONS to name a few.

Please reach out if this position interests you, even if the location does not.

What can Active Ability offer a new grad dietitian?

Become an expert in disability – disability is our team’s core focus and each of our team members have their own expertise.

A focus on professional development (PD) – attend a minimum of 4 events annually plus additional in-services and an individual Professional Development plan focused on developing your expertise across Active Ability’s 5-year PD plan.

Mentoring from Active Ability’s senior dietitians – Mentorship and support from senior clinicians and directors through case reviews, PD and skill development sessions that will broaden your skill set and experiences.

An incredibly rewarding role – you will be a valued and important part of your client’s life. You will build relationships with your clients and their stakeholders, and you will be rewarded when seeing them achieve their goals.

The opportunity to manage a complex case load – your knowledge and skills will be challenged every day to support your clients safely and effectively to achieve their goals because of the barriers they unfortunately face due to their health, function and disability. Complex mental illness (Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar), intellectual disability (Down Syndrome, Angelman’s Syndrome, Prader Willi Syndrome), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), complex feeding disorders as well as rare and complex neurological conditions to name a few.

A changing client base – because we are a capacity building service, you will see significant variety day-to-day and week-to-week in your caseload (not to mention, our clients age from 2 years to 65 years old!). The fact that we are a capacity building service means that we see client’s only as much as necessary and then discharge – there are no maintenance services here!

An amazing team of like-minded clinicians - Join an amazing team culture, full of passion, drive and fun. We all have the same purpose and core values that we work by - to empower the disability community by changing 10,000 lives in the next 10 years.

The opportunity to engage in multidisciplinary collaboration– collaboration is crucial to the success of your intervention in disability – meet regularly with behaviour support therapists, speech therapists, OTs, support workers, support coordinators, GPs, exercise physiologists and physiotherapists. Expect a flexible work environment - we spend more time at work than anywhere else, so you need to love what you do and you need to work in a fabulous team that values your contribution. Work from home, manage your own diary (attend personal appointments if you need), work independently but seek support and assistance from management when you need it.

On top of your salary, you will be fully reimbursed for all travel completed at the award rate, you will be provided with a monthly and annual bonus (incentive) program and you will receive super.

Your responsibilities will include:

The successful applicant will provide mobile dietetic services to Active Ability’s clients in Sydney.

Assess and treat clients in their own home, to carry out interventions that improve functional independence and quality of life

Provide face to face and occasional tele-support to clients in community settings of their choice, in their own home, group homes, day programs.

Providing dietetic and behaviour change advice to clients living with disability or chronic/complex conditions

Provide appropriately targeted education for clients, carers and staff as required

Ensure appropriate written and verbal communication with key stakeholders as required including timely reports and meal plans

Communicate and work efficiently and collaboratively with the team to ensure best practice & integrated client care

Skills and experience

Essential Selection Criteria:

Empathy and patience for your clients and a passion for supporting people with disability

Accreditation (APD) with Dietitians Australia (DA)

Demonstrated ability as an independent worker who can exercise independent professional judgement on routine matters as well as working in a multi-disciplinary team for coordinated care.

Demonstrated high-level skills in the development of dietetic supports for a wide range of novel and complex conditions

Excellent organisation and time management skills

Excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication skills

Strong administrative and computer skills

NDIS Worker Check, National Police Check, Working With Children Check, valid drivers licence and vehicle

A problem solver with a can-do attitude

Experience volunteering (or attending placement) within the disability community.

If you are interested in this role, but you are not a new-graduate dietitian, please do still apply. Remuneration will be adjusted accordingly.