Therapy Graduate Program

Kick start your career with Northcott

Northcott’s graduate program offers a dynamic and rewarding start to your career as a Speech Pathologist or Occupational Therapist. Develop your skills and confidence while being supported by a highly experienced multidisciplinary team.

Meet some of our therapists from our 2024 Graduate program

Northcott’s Graduate program prepares you to build your caseload and deliver therapy interventions

• Northcott Induction program
• 12-week New Graduate training program, covering multidisciplinary and discipline-specific topics
• Opportunities to shadow experienced therapists
• New Graduate peer meetings – connect with current and former new graduates
• Weekly clinical supervision
• Reduced billable hours as you build your caseload and develop your clinical skills

Benefits of joining the Northcott team

• Provide therapy services to children and adults, with physical, neurodiverse and developmental disabilities.
• Develop clinical skills across many areas of practice – find your passion!
• Community-based service delivery – home, school, the workplace, as well as therapy groups
• Receive structured, evidence-based clinical supervision tailored to your needs and learning goals
• Join a large and collaborative multi-disciplinary team
• 5 weeks paid annual leave
• Competitive salary and salary packaging of up to $15,900 available to increase your take-home pay
• Staff benefits include discounted gym membership, novated leasing and more!
• Specific professional development leave (10 days per year, pro rata)
• Flexible and family-friendly work environment

Northcott is inviting talented and passionate graduates to contribute their skills to one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit disability service organisations. We provide services and support for people across the lifespan, and to their families and carers.

You will gain valuable experience from managing a varied clinical caseload, providing all aspects of therapy services to children, young people, and adults with a range of conditions.

Accessibility and Inclusivity

We respect and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.

Read more about our commitment to reconciliation