Love. your work.

Love your work

A career that puts people first

Calling all Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists graduating soon! Are you passionate about Human Rights and working with people to live the life they choose?

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Aruma’s 12-month program will set you up for success! Just like how we support our customers, we’ll put you first.

Join us for a truly rewarding career. It’ll be the best move you’ll ever make.

Locations across NSW, Qld and Vic

Get skilled up with on the job training

Support to grow in your career

Genuine commitment to work-life balance

Well hey there, you!

Welcome to Aruma. A place where it’s all about you. Join a diverse, inclusive and dynamic team that provides therapy across the life span. Interested? Register for our next Graduate Program today.

Set yourself up for success

Our 12-month program will equip you with the skills and knowledge to be an impactful practitioner. Combining a structured learning journey with loads of support and a focus on wellbeing. You’ll build confidence. Plus enjoy a work-life balance.

  • Small group sessions (Weeks 1-12)
  • Workshops
  • Self-paced learning
  • Ongoing access to a Practice Coach
  • Work shadow experienced practitioners
  • Discipline specific mentor
  • Supervision with your manager
  • A graduate buddy
  • Communities of Practice
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Your 12-month journey

Here’s a little taste of the support you’ll receive.

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First 3 months

  • Attend Aruma’s induction
  • Get to know your team, your new graduate colleagues, your manager and the organisation
  • Learn about your role
  • Meet the people who will support you like your manager,
    buddy, practice coach
  • Begin to meet children and adults in shadow and supported visits
  • Attend small group sessions with new graduates
  • Start delivering services for children, young people, families and adults
  • Develop your confidence in scheduling, making notes and managing a caseload

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Months 4-9

  • Apply your learnings
  • Extend your knowledge and skills
  • Share your wins
  • Meet a broader variety of customers
  • Develop your skills in report writing
  • Learn from your mentor, practice coach, team and peers
  • Meet with your manager, buddy, practice coach
  • Attend workshops

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Months 9-12

  • Apply skills and knowledge in regular visits
  • Focus on identified learning areas
  • Develop your scope of practice
  • Support customers with a range of goals
  • Meet with your manager, buddy, practice coach
  • Attend workshops
Sounds great - tell me more!

Hungry for more?

Dive into our FAQs , read up about the ‘day in the life’ or reach out to our friendly talent team: talent@aruma.com.au

Or ready to take the plunge? Register your interest for future programs.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Aruma is a large, well-established not for profit disability service provider with a focus on Human Rights.  We’re the helper, mentor, coach and trusted partner of just over 4,000 people with a disability throughout the east coast of Australia.

We are a values-based organisation. We are human rights warriors and raise the bar higher. We are bold. We are BRAVE.

Like our customers, we’ll put you first. We’ll support you to thrive in your early career and assist you to deliver high quality services to customers. You’ll find a job that you love and be part of our purpose to “support people with a disability to live a great life, they life they want, the life they choose”.

Our Therapy Services team has over 100 practitioners which includes Psychologists, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Educators and Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners.

This is like having access to a huge brains trust! We share information and learnings generously through peers, meetings, supervision and our communities of practice.

A diverse and varied caseload will assist you to develop your breadth of practice.

You’ll also work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in community, clinic, telehealth and in consultative models of service.

There’s a strong focus on connection within your team, within therapy and across the larger organisation. Along with a supportive and positive culture that assists you to develop your practitionership, confidence and nurture your health and wellbeing.

At Aruma we have access to a Quality, Safeguarding and Practice excellence team and clear policies and procedures to guide the quality of our practice and service delivery.

As a larger organisation, there is plentiful support from our shared service partners.  For example, People partners to support all employees around human resource matters, IT teams to assist with responsive IT support.

Aruma provide comprehensive support to new graduates.
This includes:

  • Small group sessions (Weeks 1-12)
  • Workshops
  • Self-paced learning
  • Ongoing access to a Practice Coach
  • Work shadow experienced practitioners
  • Discipline specific mentor
  • Supervision with your manager
  • A graduate buddy
  • Communities of Practice
  1. We are a for-purpose organisation with a huge Human Rights focus. One-way Aruma demonstrates this is by having a dedicated Human Rights team.  People with disability are employed as Human Rights Advisors and give Aruma guidance around services, policies and other matters that impact people with disability.
  2. Scope of your practice. Aruma offers you a breadth of opportunity within your work.  You may be able to specialise in Paediatrics, young people, adults and develop skills to support people across the lifespan.  We can support you to try things out and choose your pathway.

Reach out to our friendly talent team on email here: talent@aruma.com.au.

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