Occupational therapist jobs in Kotara
5 care requests an occupational therapist could take on were submitted within 30 km of Kotara in the last 90 days. Register free to see the ones still open.
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Care requests within 30 km of Kotara
5
requests in 90 days
3
in the last 30 days
0
occupational therapist profiles on Carevo in the same area
In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people within 30 km of Kotara submitted 5 care requests through Carevo that an occupational therapist could take on. The services asked for most were therapy, allied health and household help. None came from Kotara itself in that window. The nearest sources were Newcastle (2, 8 km away). 3 of the 5 arrived in the last 30 days, so demand has been rising.
100% of these requests were sent by a family member or carer.
Counted from care requests submitted through Carevo between 15 July 2026 and 12 October 2026, in the service categories occupational therapist work covers. They are enquiries from people looking for support, not advertised vacancies, and some will have been filled.
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Support work requested near Kotara: 5 requests within 30 km
Care requests submitted through Carevo in the last 90 days in service categories related to occupational therapist work, within 30 km of Kotara: the last 30 days first, nearest to Kotara first among those. These are examples of recent demand, not confirmed open vacancies or evidence that each request needs this specialist role. Check the scope, credentials and current status before contacting anyone.
Family carer in a suburb near Kotara needs allied health · 7 km from Kotara
Home Care Package / Support at Home
Family carer in Newcastle, NSW needs therapy and allied health · 8 km from Kotara
NDIS, plan-managed · planning ahead
Family carer in a suburb near Kotara needs household help, gardening and therapy · 28 km from Kotara
Family carer in Newcastle, NSW needs therapy · 8 km from Kotara
CHSP-funded · wanted to start soon
Family carer in a suburb near Kotara needs therapy · 10 km from Kotara
Home Care Package / Support at Home · wanted to start soon
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Requests are anonymised: no names, contact details or health information are stored or shown. A suburb is named only when it has at least three requests in the window; otherwise the region is shown. Who is asking and the timing are inferred from the request by Carevo's classifier, and timing is described in the past tense once a request is more than 30 days old. Regenerated from Carevo's database at each deployment. How we calculate these numbers.
Responses and competition within 30 km of Kotara
4
had a provider respond
0
had an independent worker respond
1
had no response from any provider or worker
Carevo sent out 5 of these requests. A provider responded to 4 and an independent worker responded to 0. No independent worker responded to the other 5; a provider responded to 4 of those. 1 (20%) had no response from any provider or worker through Carevo. Each request goes to providers as well as workers, and up to two independent workers can contact it, so a request with no response on the day it arrives may not stay that way.
No occupational therapist profile on Carevo currently lists a suburb within 30 km of Kotara. Providers in the area still receive the same requests.
Providers listed in Kotara
Providers receive the same care requests you do, and some hire. A registered profile is visible to the providers listed in your area.
33
NDIS and aged care providers list Kotara as a service area
11
of them list the services an occupational therapist delivers
Kids Physio Newcastle 
Newcastle Neuro Speech Pathology 
Inspire Allied Health And Education Group The Willow Tree Clinic 
The Psychology Place 
Therapeutic Art for Positive Wellness 
Aidacare Broadmeadow 
Independent Living Specialists Warners Bay 
Country Care Group Newcastle (formerly Ansteys) 
Optimum Intake Dietitians 
Clarion Plan Management Kotara (2289) is in the Newcastle (City) local government area, with about 3,929 residents.
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What occupational therapist pay looks like
Occupational therapists are degree-qualified; the Health Professionals and Support Services Award sets the minimum but most are paid above award on individual agreements, so these figures are indicative market ranges rather than fixed award rates.
$0 to $130 an hour
| Weekday | $40 to $65 an hour |
|---|---|
| Saturday | $60 to $98 an hour |
| Sunday | $70 to $114 an hour |
| Public holiday | $80 to $130 an hour |
Casual employees receive a 25% loading on award minimum rates; most allied health professionals work weekdays and are paid an annual above-award salary rather than hourly penalty rates.
How that compares, as of 1 July 2026
$36.22–$40.49
an hour · SCHADS Award minimum, Level 2–3 full-time (Fair Work pay guide)
$73.58
an hour · NDIS price limit for standard weekday self-care support: the most a provider can bill a participant's plan for that hour, which funds wages, on-costs and overheads. A service price cap, not a worker wage (Pricing Schedule 2026–27)
Work out your own rate with the SCHADS award tool or the pay rate calculator.
Indicative hourly rates based on the Health Professionals and Support Services Award (MA000027), reviewed July 2025 (Fair Work pay guides). Modern award rates are national and do not vary by state. Pay is set by each provider and can be higher under an enterprise agreement. General information only, not financial advice.
Checks, qualifications and what providers look for are the same wherever you work: occupational therapist checks and credentials, occupational therapist pay rates.
Occupational therapist jobs near Kotara
The closest suburbs that had their own occupational therapist requests, nearest first.
Also nearby: Kotara South, Adamstown Heights, New Lambton, Garden Suburb, New Lambton Heights, Kahibah, Cardiff Heights, Rankin Park.
Occupational therapist jobs across Newcastle · Occupational therapist jobs in New South Wales
Working for yourself
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Frequently asked questions
Does Carevo have occupational therapist jobs in Kotara I can apply for?
Carevo is not a job board with fixed listings. It passes on care requests from people looking for support. In the last 90 days there were 5 within 30 km of Kotara that an occupational therapist could take on. You register your availability and credentials once, the requests that match your services, area and funding types appear on your dashboard, and you choose which to contact.
How much occupational therapist work is there near Kotara?
In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people within 30 km of Kotara submitted 5 care requests through Carevo that an occupational therapist could take on. The services asked for most were therapy, allied health and household help. None came from Kotara itself in that window. The nearest sources were Newcastle (2, 8 km away). 3 of the 5 arrived in the last 30 days, so demand has been rising.
How many other occupational therapists are near Kotara?
No occupational therapist profile on Carevo currently lists a suburb within 30 km of Kotara. Providers in the area still receive the same requests.
Does it cost anything?
Creating a profile and seeing the requests near you is free. To contact a request you need the Support Worker Plan: $99 a month (ex GST) for up to 5 contacts a month, with a 7-day free trial. Carevo charges no commission and takes no cut of what you earn.
Other roles in Kotara
Roles that also had care requests around Kotara, busiest first.
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