Are you a final year OT, Speechie, or Physio student looking to expend your skills and knowledge in the disability sector? We have a fantastic opportunity for you to put your hard work and effort into practice by becoming an Allied Health Assistant at Scope.
Scope's mission is to enable each person to live as an empowered and equal citizen. We support people with physical, intellectual and multiple disabilities and developmental delays to achieve their goals. Across Victoria, Scope provides services to thousands of people with a disability in more than 100 service locations.
Scope is a registered provider under the NDIS and delivers a range of services including supported independent living, short term accommodation (respite), lifestyle options and therapy.
Scope was recently named on the Australian Financial Review's Top 100 Most Innovative Companies' in Australia and New Zealand.
About The RolePermanent part time or Fixed Term contract availableBased in Warragul supporting the Therapy TeamAs the AHA you will be working closely with the OT's and Speechies to implement therapy programs to support children and adultsDeliver a range of intervention strategies related to activities of daily living, communication, social skills, and fine and gross motor skillsServices provided include individual programs, prepare and manage of therapy resources, administrative tasks, report writing, and assisting with mealtime assessments and reviews.Delivering services to customers in a Scope clinic, customers homes, community kindergartens and schoolAbout YouBring a sense a fun, creativity and flexible thinking to help customers achieve their goalsYou demonstrate a clear understanding of the allied health assistant roleYou will be able to work independently and without supervisionYou are keen to learn and actively engage in supervision and professional developmentYou truly believe in our mission to enable each person we support to live as an equal and empowered citizenYou have relevant experience in disability and / or paediatric servicesYou have excellent literacy, time management and organisation skillsYou have excellent communication and team skillsRequirementsTo be considered for this role, you must provide the following :
Certificate III or IV in Allied Health Assistance, or attainment of years 3, 4 or final study in Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology or Physiotherapy, or equivalentCurrent Driver's License and your own vehicleSatisfactory Working with Children Check (Employee)Satisfactory NDIS Worker Check ClearanceScope as an EmployerPlease note, the successful applicant will be required to hold a NDIS Worker Screening Check Clearance and a Working with Children Check. If you have lived or worked for a continuous period of 12 months or more in another country within the last 10 years, a certified International Police Check from that country or countries will also be required._At Scope, the ongoing safety and wellbeing of our employees and customers is a priority. One of our commitments in response to Covid-19 was to implement a policy requiring all our employees regardless of the job to be fully vaccinated. Full vaccinated under Scope's policy is 3 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine. Please note that should you be offered a position at Scope; a condition of that offer would be to provide proof that you have had at least 3 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine._