Graduate Occupational Therapy Program

GRADUATE PATHWAY PROGRAM

EquipKids Graduate Pathway Program

Where confident, supported paediatric OTs are made.

At EquipKids, we offer more than a job. We’ve built a full-circle, therapist-designed pathway to guide new graduates into paediatric practice—with the resources, supervision, and heart you need to truly thrive.

What You will Get

A Fully Structured, Therapist-Built Onboarding Journey Delivered in Our Internal Learning Hub (Asana), including:

A Fully Structured, Therapist-Built Onboarding Journey

Delivered in our internal learning hub (Asana), your onboarding includes:

Step-by-step clinical training modules

Guided reflection points and case-based learning

Built-in time for shadowing and gradual caseload build-up

Tapered Client Workload for Confidence and Success

We gradually increase your clinical responsibilities so you can build confidence without pressure:

Weeks 1: Learning, observation, no face-to-face clients

Weeks 2–4: Start with 1–3 clients per day

Weeks 5–6: Increase to 3–4 clients per day

Weeks 7–10: Move toward a stable, manageable caseload

This supportive structure ensures you grow steadily into independent clinical work while still surrounded by guidance.

“We do not throw you into the deep end. We teach you how to swim confidently—your way.”

Program Timeline

📝 Get To Know You Phase – Lets Chat Not Sweat!

Once you have submitted your online application, you will be contacted to have an informal chat to see if EquipKids is the right fit for you and to book a formal interview thereafter. We understand interviews can feel daunting, so we provide the interview questions ahead of time to help you feel confident and prepared.

📅 Weeks 1: Welcome Aboard: Learn, Watch, Repeat

During your first two weeks, you will:

Complete our full clinic induction
Observe sessions and routines
Get accustomed to our resources and our ways of working
Begin shaping your caseload with admin time

There are no billable expectations during this time—just space to settle in.

📈 Weeks 2–12: Training Wheels Off – You’re Getting the Hang of It!

From Week 2, you’ll start seeing clients with structured support:

Weeks 2–4: 1-3 clients per day
Weeks 5–6: 3 – 4 clients per day
Weeks 7–10: Move toward a stable caseload with increasing confidence

Supervision remains weekly, while informal support is always available.

🚀 Week 12 and Beyond: You are Flying Solo – But We’ve Got Your Back!

You’ll manage your caseload and calendar independently, with continued access to:

Regular 1:1 weekly and group supervision
Internal and external PD opportunities
Mentoring to help align your caseload with your career goals

Learning Outcomes

You will explore essential foundations in:

Sensory integration
Emotional regulation
Functional ADLs like toileting, dressing, and feeding
Executive functioning and play-based therapy
Core OT assessments, NDIS documentation, and admin skills
Paediatric handwriting, fine motor, and gross motor development
Telehealth, collaboration with families, and working in schools

All content is tailored to EquipKids’ real clinic life and guided by our senior OTs and clinical lead.

Weekly Supervision

We believe frequent connection builds confident clinicians. That is why we offer a thoughtful blend of structured supervision and spontaneous support. Whether it is a scheduled session or a quick hallway huddle, you will always have someone to turn to.

1:1 supervision weekly with your clinical lead
Peer check-ins and reflective practice
PD calendar
Shadowing, joint sessions, and gradual handovers.

A Culture Where You will Feel at Home

We are a warm, fun, growth-focused team. You will be supported not just as a therapist, but as a human navigating your first job. We believe in flexible thinking, shared lunches, real talk, and whole-person development.