Occupational Therapy: We are Hiring Senior & Generalist OTs – Remote

Help build the future of OT at Pop Family

At Pop Family, we believe every Australian deserves access to exceptional allied health care, no matter where they live. We’re launching a brand-new Occupational Therapy service, and we’re building the founding team from the ground up which means we’re hiring both a Senior Occupational Therapist and a Generalist Occupational Therapist to be the founder members of our OT Team.

Whether you’re an experienced clinician looking to help shape a new service, or an early-career OT looking for a supportive place to grow, this is a rare chance to join right at the start.

Why Pop?

We know that exceptional client outcomes start with excellent clinicians, so we’ve created an environment where you’ll be supported, challenged and empowered to do your best work.

• Real clinical support: structured onboarding, a robust internal and external supervision model, and real time support whenever you need it.
• Professional development that grows with you: an annual PD allowance, paid PD leave, a personalised learning plan, and an internal PD content library.
• Everything you need to succeed: a company laptop, home office and data allowance, and dedicated IT support.
• Paid parental leave: available after 12 months of employment, because family matters.
• Performance-based bonuses: for clinicians who exceed their clinical targets, on top of a competitive salary.
• Genuine flexibility: work from home, from anywhere in Australia, while staying connected through team huddles, regular supervision, and in-person social events throughout the year.
• Admin support: to help you manage your caseload and complete your documentation.

Everything we do is guided by our values of Excellence, Holistic Care, Courage, Ownership and Providing Value.

The Roles

Both roles will manage a caseload delivered via telehealth, working with children and adults in a generalist caseload with a focus on emotional regulation, sensory processing, feeding therapy and NDIS Functional Capacity Assessments, a service our existing clients urgently need to secure their ongoing NDIS funding. You’ll work alongside Pop’s existing team, including 80+ Speech Pathologists, to deliver holistic, collaborative care.

Senior Occupational Therapist

This is a rare opportunity to shape a brand-new clinical service: you’ll confidently manage a generalist paediatric caseload, help define how we deliver OT care, mentor the generalist clinician who joins alongside you, and lead our capability in NDIS Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs) a service our existing clients urgently need to secure their ongoing NDIS funding.

You’ll manage a varied caseload of both private and NDIS clients, delivered via telehealth, working with children and adults across; emotional regulation, sensory processing, feeding therapy and functional capacity assessment for NDIS purposes.

You’ll work alongside Pop’s existing team, including 80+ Speech Pathologists to deliver holistic, collaborative, and you’ll have direct input into how our OT service, supervision model and clinical resources are set up as the team grows.

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Have substantial post-registration experience as an OT, including demonstrated experience writing high-quality NDIS Functional Capacity Assessment reports.
• Have demonstrated experience working in an Australian private practise
• Have demonstrated experience or a genuine interest in emotional regulation, sensory processing and/or paediatric feeding therapy.
• Are passionate about delivering exceptional, evidence-based client outcomes.
• Believe in the power of telehealth to improve access to care, and have demonstrated experience providing telehealth to paediatric clients..
• Are comfortable working independently while holding yourself to a high clinical standard.
• Enjoy mentoring others and contributing to a team’s clinical growth.
• Are organised, accountable and proactive in managing your caseload and documentation.

Generalist Occupational Therapist

You’ll join at the ground floor of a new service line, with structured onboarding and close supervision from our Senior OT and clinical leadership team, so you can build your skills and confidence from day one.

You’ll build your caseload gradually, with growing exposure to NDIS Functional Capacity Assessments as your skills and confidence develop, and you’ll be closely supported as you learn our telehealth model, clinical systems and documentation standards.

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Have completed an accredited occupational therapy qualification.
• Are enthusiastic about working with children and adults across emotional regulation, sensory processing and feeding therapy.
• Are curious about or keen to develop skills in NDIS Functional Capacity Assessments.
• Believe in the power of telehealth to improve access to care.
• Are coachable, reflective and motivated by continuous learning and growth.
• Are organised, accountable and proactive in managing your caseload.

You’ll Also Need

Both roles require:

• A recognised occupational therapy qualification (degree accredited by the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia, or an equivalent approved international qualification).
• Current general registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (AHPRA), or be eligible for registration.
• Ability to meet AHPRA’s registration standards on an ongoing basis: continuing professional development, professional indemnity insurance, criminal history check, English language skills and recency of practice.
• A Medicare Provider Number (or eligibility).
• A current NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain one before starting).
• A current Working With Children Check, valid in your state or territory.
• Australian working rights.

Ready to Join Us?

If you’re excited by the opportunity to help build a brand-new clinical service at Pop Family, whether leading it as our Senior OT or growing into it as our Generalist OT we’d love to hear from you. Let us know in your application which role you’re applying for.

Apply via SEEK or Employment Hero, or send your resume and cover letter to careers@popfamily.au.