CARED

Occupational Therapist – Telehealth, Community

CARED
Posted 10/20/2026contractAustraliaMid-LevelSenior💰 A$90 - A$130 per hourWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in providing telehealth services and ongoing therapeutic interventions for diverse client populations, including those with disabilities. Holds AHPRA registration and possesses the ability to conduct assessments while maintaining a professional workspace and independent contractor status.

Highest-signal resume keywords
AHPRA RegistrationTelehealth ExperienceNDIS Participant SupportOngoing Therapy ProvisionProfessional Indemnity Insurance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide telehealth from home or a private professional space
  • Deliver community-based, face-to-face support where needed
  • Provide assessments, reports, and ongoing therapeutic intervention
  • Work with clients including people with progressive neurological conditions, paediatric and adult clients, neurodiverse clients, and people with psychosocial, intellectual, and physical disabilities
  • Deliver ongoing therapy; this is not an assessment-only role unless the practitioner has specified specialisations
  • Match with clients aligned to experience, interests, and preferred demographics
  • Participate in ongoing client support and a collaborative clinician community
  • Maintain control over schedule, workload, and service delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Ideally, you have at least 3 years of professional post-graduate experience
  • AHPRA registration
  • Experience working with NDIS participants / people with a disability
  • Experience providing online therapy / telehealth
  • Capacity to provide assessments & ongoing therapy
  • A private, professional workspace with reliable internet, camera & mic
  • Australian Business Number - ABN
  • Appropriate business insurances (Professional Indemnity – PI, and Public liability - PL)
  • Must be an independent contractor
  • CARED does not offer sponsorship or relocation

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible hours - you choose when and how much you work
  • Work from home and community-based sessions
  • Innovative health tech environment
  • Thoughtfully matched clients
  • Work as little or as much as you want from anywhere in Australia
  • Ongoing client support
  • Collaborative clinician community
  • Meaningful, values-driven work

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Hard Skills
Therapeutic InterventionClient AssessmentOnline TherapyCommunity-Based SupportExperience with Neurodiverse ClientsExperience with Progressive Neurological ConditionsExperience with Psychosocial DisabilitiesExperience with Intellectual DisabilitiesExperience with Physical DisabilitiesIndependent Contractor Status
Soft Skills
CollaborationClient MatchingCommunication
Tools & Technologies
Reliable InternetCameraMicrophone
Certifications & Qualifications
Australian Business Number - ABNProfessional Indemnity InsurancePublic Liability Insurance
Industry Keywords
TelehealthNDISDisability SupportCommunity-Based ServicesProgressive Neurological ConditionsNeurodiversityPsychosocial SupportIntellectual DisabilitiesPhysical DisabilitiesIndependent Contractor