Jo Bassett OT smiling with her laptop in a bright, welcoming living-room setting with natural light and contemporary furnishings, providing person-centred occupational therapy focused on employment, workplace skills, confidence and independence.

Employment-focused Occupational Therapy

We help people build the skills, confidence and independence they need for work, study and everyday life.

We help businesses build workplaces where everyone can do their best work

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What we do

Work is about more than getting a job.

Work can help you:

  • Build confidence

  • Learn new skills

  • Meet people

  • Become more independent

  • Build routines

  • Feel connected

  • Work towards what matters to you

The skills you use at work can also help you in everyday life..

For individuals

Do you want to build confidence, routines or skills for work, study or everyday life?

We work with you, at your pace, to build skills that matter to you.

Where do we start?

With one simple question: What matters to you?

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For businesses

Looking to build a more disability-confident workplace?

We help you adjust roles, support your team, and open up a bigger talent pool.

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Who We Support

You may live with more than one disability or health condition. These can affect your everyday life in different ways.

We focus on you, not just your diagnosis and impairments.

We take the time to understand what matters to you, what is making things harder, and what support could help.

  • Understanding your strengths and what works for you, creating environments and routines that support you, navigating change and transitions, building self-advocacy skills, and working towards goals that matter to you.

  • We support people living with mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma, bipolar disorder, psychosis, dissociative identity disorder and personality disorders.

    We can help you understand what supports your wellbeing, find routines and environments that work for you, build confidence and self-advocacy, and take part in the things that matter to you.

  • Understanding how you work best, finding strategies and environments that support planning, organisation, time and energy, building self-advocacy, and making everyday life work better for you.

  • Finding practical ways to manage energy, pace activities, adapt tasks and environments, and participate in everyday life, education, employment and community in ways that are sustainable for you.

  • Working alongside you to build skills, confidence and independence in ways that respect your dignity, choices and strengths. Together, we co-design support for everyday life, community participation and employment based on what matters to you.

  • Understanding what works for you and finding practical ways to reduce barriers, improve access and create environments that better support your needs. We can build self-advocacy and strategies that support choice, independence and participation in everyday life, study, work and community.

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Our services

  • Understanding how a person’s strengths, disability and support needs impact everyday life. We assess participation across daily activities, work, study and community life and provide practical recommendations to build capacity and independence.


  • We assess the physical, cognitive, sensory, social and emotional demands of a job and work with individuals and employers to identify what works and what gets in the way. We can redesign duties, carve tasks and recommend workplace adjustments to better match a person’s strengths, capacity and goals with business and delivery outcomes.

  • Exploring a person’s functional capacity for work, including their strengths, barriers and support needs. We consider the demands of work and identify practical strategies and adjustments to support safe, sustainable participation.

  • Disability-focused coaching and mentoring for people participating in school, university, TAFE or other training. We build practical strategies for planning, organisation, routines, executive functioning, confidence and sustainable participation.

  • Practical coaching for leaders and managers who want to build their disability confidence and create more inclusive workplaces. We support leaders to navigate adjustments, communication, disclosure and individual differences with greater confidence.

  • Practical, individualised support to explore, prepare for and sustain meaningful employment. Support may include job readiness, applications, interviews, workplace routines, communication, self-advocacy and settling into a new role.


  • Supporting people returning to work following illness, injury, burnout or a major life change. We focus on pacing, sustainable routines, confidence, workplace adjustments and a return-to-work approach that works for the individual.


Jo is the founder of Working Savvy and leads our team.

She is an Occupational Therapist with more than 25 years of experience working in disability, mental health, employment and rehabilitation.

Jo helps people find their strengths, build confidence and take part in work and everyday life.

She also works with businesses to make jobs and workplaces more flexible, accessible and inclusive.

When she’s not working, Jo loves fresh air, sunshine and sand, walking her dogs in the bush, and spending time with the people she loves.

Words Jo lives by

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw

“Don’t let the turkeys get you down.” — My Mum

“Life is short. Eat dessert first.” — Jacques Torres

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Meet the team

We are neuro-affirming and LGBTQIA+ inclusive. We recognise and respect different identities, ways of thinking, experiencing the world and being yourself.

 Working Savvy takes significant pride in our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues and participants and delivering culturally safe services.  We are grateful for the guidance and mentoring of our Elders in ensuring we are respectful and encompassing of cultural norms and practices.

We are committed to creating spaces where people feel safe, respected, valued, and understood.

Professional headshot of Shana, Employment Coach, smiling warmly with long dark hair and a soft neutral background, representing approachable, person-centred employment support focused on confidence, skills and meaningful work.
Professional headshot of Olivia, Employment and Daily Living Coach, smiling with blonde hair against a dark background, representing approachable, person-centred support for employment, everyday living skills, confidence and independence.
Outdoor photo of Callum, Education and Support Coach, smiling in glasses and a sunhat with a colourful parrot on his shoulder, reflecting his friendly, approachable and engaging support style.
Relaxed portrait of Nathaniel, Community and Wellbeing Buddy, wearing a light blue shirt in an outdoor setting, reflecting his approachable style supporting confidence, wellbeing, community participation and everyday life.
Outdoor portrait of Andrew, Practice Manager and Work Pathways Coach, wearing glasses and a blue shirt against an open landscape, representing practical, approachable support for employment pathways and workplace participation.

  • Shana is an employment coach and business owner who supports participants to explore meaningful employment, self-employment and entrepreneurial pathways. Her combination of patience, encouragement, and belief helps people build confidence, and take steps towards achieving their vocational goals.

    When she’s not working, Shana loves family time, being outdoors, travelling & making memories with the people I love.

    Words Shana lives by

    “Be kind and compassionate to one another.” -  Ephesians 4:32

  • Olivia is a Psychology and Criminology graduate who brings curiosity, a growth mindset, and a thoughtful approach to everything she does. Calm and approachable, she combines a relaxed presence with a strong commitment to co-designing and achieving positive outcomes through in her work.

    When she’s not working, Olivia enjoys pilates, trying new coffee spots and spending time outdoors.

    Words Olivia lives by

    “Do more of what makes you happy”

  • Callum is a teacher aide and studying a Bachelor of Primary Education. He brings a thoughtful, detail-oriented, and lived-experience perspective to his work, with a natural ability to reason, explain, and break complex concepts into practical, achievable steps. He helps people build skills, develop confidence, and engage more fully in education, employment, and community life.

    When he’s not working, Callum’s interests include fossicking and lapidary work.

    Words Callum lives by

    “Hakuna matata”

  • Nathaniel is a Support Buddy with an easy-going nature and a terrific sense of humour. He supports participants to build confidence, social and wellbeing endurance, connection and participation through physical activity, shared interests and community engagement.

    When he’s not working Nathaniel enjoys being out in open spaces, staying active, going to the gym, spending time with his mates and travelling. He is currently studying a double degree in Agribusiness and Wildlife Science. 

  • Andrew is the Practice Manager and helps keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes. With a patient, practical approach and a highly creative engineering mind. He supports participants pursuing opportunities in trades, civil industries, and other hands-on career pathways.

    When he’s not working Andrew is in the garden or tinkering in the shed. He is passionate about recycling and circularity of resources and currently developing processes to transform soft plastics into new materials and products.

    Words Andrew lives by

    Patient hands, practical mind, well-stocked shed.

Ready to get started?

Get in touch to chat about your goals and how we can support you.

Contact us

 Working Savvy acknowledges that we live and work on the lands of Aboriginal peoples. From Quandamooka country in the East, Kabi Kabi in the North and the Yuggera, Turrbul and Jagera lands across Brisbane and West to Mununjali (Beaudesert) and the Barunggam (Toowoomba and Dalby) and South to the to the Yugambeh (Gold Coast/Logan) and the Bundjalung people of Tweed and Byron regions. We honour the enduring connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to Country, culture, community and kinship systems.