Allied Health Assistant

About

Learning Re-Imagined is a fast-growing Allied Health Practice providing in-house and community-based speech therapy services to families in the greater West Melbourne. We pride ourselves in delivering family-centered care with excellent client outcomes.

We are seeking a warm, highly motivated, organised and creative allied health assistant who can come to share in our passion for making a difference in the lives of children with a communication disorder and is willing to collaborate with clients and families to mitigate the communication difficulties they face.

The Practice Director- Lorna is motivated by efficiency and solving problems in creative ways. She has had experience starting and growing innovative service provision (Speech Therapy Totos) in underserved regions. Speech Therapy Totos is the largest provider of speech therapy services in Kenya.

Being able to provide services that provide out-of-the-box solutions that ensure better and more widespread access and subsequently more impact, is Lorna’s driving force.

The role involves delivery of evidence based individual therapy as prescribed by the lead speech pathologist.

Tasks and Responsibilities

You will be required to provide quality care to clients in collaboration with and under the direction and supervision of the lead therapist. The clients may present with one or more of the following areas of difficulty:

• Late-Talking (Early Intervention)
• Articulation and Phonological Disorder
• Stuttering (Fluency) Disorders
• Literacy (reading, writing and spelling)
• Language Difficulties (receptive/expressive including comprehension)
• Auditory Processing Disorders

You will also be required to complete other related duties such as: 

• Writing accurate and timely client notes
• Managing own caseload calendar
• Creating therapy resources (as needed)
• Provide feedback to the supervising therapist regarding outcome of interventions
• Liaising with stakeholders (as required)

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification (eg. Allied Health Assistance) or upcoming qualification in the field of speech pathology or related field
• Working With Children Check

Personal Attributes

• Warm and personable
• Compassionate
• Endearing people-skills
• Passionate about teaching/serving others
• Creative
• Tech savvy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Job Summary

• Do you enjoy teaching children in ways that inspire their learning?
• Would you like to positively impact the life of a child experiencing communication difficulties?

Perks of the Job

• You can decide which days you will work and you can choose your caseload to match your areas of interest
• You will be fully supported with the resources you require to thrive in this role
• You will receive ongoing support and supervision

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