About APM

We’re a diverse team of over 9,000 people across 11 countries with a shared purpose - to enable better lives. Our purpose is the common thread that lives in everything we do, and it starts with enabling better lives for our employees and their families too. In New Zealand, APM holds a number of contracts with ACC, MSD, NZDF as well as private employers to provide a range of services including Vocational and Community Rehabilitation, Pain and Injury Management, Workplace Health, Allied Health Intervention and Employment Services. 

Our work enables the people we serve to realise their ambitions and aspirations through sustainable employment, independence, better health and wellbeing, and increased social participation.

When you join APM, there’s an opportunity to grow your career in Human Services, across multiple global brands and geographies. You can expect a great work-life balance, extensive learning opportunities, networking programs and employee benefits. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others, who rely on our services. 

At APM we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people with a disability.

About the Internship Programme

The APM Group Internship Programme is entirely unique in that it offers you the opportunity to experience a varied service mix through a two-year program of experiences designed to kick start your health career while meeting our customers’ needs:

• Stepped increase in case load as your core skills develop
• Support from Clinical Advisors, Māori Cultural Advisors and Team Leaders
• Internal and external training opportunities
• Formal supervision
• Cultural training
• Opportunities to explore clinical areas of interest

At the end of your 24-month program, you'll be welcomed to remain in the APM Group with an ongoing permanent employment offer.

What’s in it for you?

When you join APM, you’ll start off with a smooth, supported induction including face-to-face and virtual interactions along with online training.

Throughout your program, you’ll be offered a series of learning and development opportunities, 1-to-1 mentor support, shadowing opportunities and exposure to a variety of case work to support your growth and set you up for success.

Other benefits for you include performance incentives that reward achievements, company vehicle, salary packaging, smart phone and laptop and flexible working options.

Eligibility requirements

• Graduation achieved by February 2023
• Have completed an undergraduate qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Eligible for relevant professional Registration

Our mission is to create positive change and enable better lives.

Our whakataukī He waka eke noa – We’re all in this together.

Our values underpin our work – integrity, customer focus, respect, empathy, achievement, teamwork and enthusiasm. Our Tikanga Māori values of Manaakitanga, Kotahitangi, Wairuatangai, Whānaungatanga and Rangatiratanga guide us to deliver culturally responsive and mana-enhancing services.

You must have existing rights to live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.

How to apply

If this sounds like you, apply online with your CV and covering letter. Should you wish to have a confidential chat about the role, please contact Brianne Constantine on brianne.constantine@apm.net.au or +61 460 306 014. More information can also be found on our New Graduates Careers Page.

We have positions available across New Zealand so please advise should you also be interested in working with APM in other locations.

At APM, we celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion for our team members, customers, and communities worldwide. We love that we are all different and value unique opinions, ideas, beliefs, perspectives and interests here at APM.

We believe no one should be disadvantaged by the differences that exist between us. No matter your gender, race, marital status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability or social status, country of birth, age or religious belief, you are valued and respected for who you are, what you know and how you work.

APM is a place where you can bring your authentic self to work and be empowered to do your best work.