Allied Health Assistant/habit Coach

Drive change and make a difference
- Champion best practice with evidence based outcomes
- Work the hours that work for you with flexible working arrangements

**The Company**:
Everyday Independence supports people with a disability to live to their full potential and enjoy an everyday life.

We do this by providing Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology, Positive Behaviour Supports and Early Childhood Supports. With over 20 multidisciplinary teams currently working across Australia, we are leaders in the industry. We are committed to building a workforce that can deliver high impact outcomes to people that make a real difference to their everyday lives and to the Australian community.
Our aim is to accelerate therapy outcomes through developing life enriching habits.

**The Role**:

- Work under the guidance of our highly qualified Allied Health professionals to carry out duties which complement the therapy program of a participant. Your role will play a vital part in enabling the participant to develop greater independence and work towards reaching their full potential
- Carry out face-to-face and non face-to-face tasks that bring life changing experiences to participants
- Work with participants in their home or community environment to assist them reach their full potential
- Be the best you can with on-the-job training from leading Allied Health professionals
- You will be equipped with a mobile device to communicate with your coordinator, therapist and access systems
- The Habit Coach will play a critical part of the service delivery between the participant and the therapist
- As an excellent rapport builder and motivator, you will engage the participant using your empathetic nature to model components of a new routine or skill, and provide prompting when needed
- An astute professional, you will work within the scope of the role, respecting the boundaries of a habit coach and that of a therapist
- **This role is a Permanent Part-Time position - 24 hours per week (across 4 days)**

**What's in it for you?**
- Flexibility and control of working hours to ensure a true work, life, balance
- Working with a diverse range of participants, you will acquire new skills and experience
- Work for a company that cares - We are proud winners of the Team Culture Award at the Australian Allied Health Awards for 2019
- Internal career opportunities - Access to Industry leading coaching, mentoring and career development pathways
- Doing meaningful work - you get to make a real difference in peoples lives

**What do you need to be successful?**
- Demonstrated ability to follow instruction and respect scope of practice boundaries
- Consistently maintain clear focus on the goals and outcomes of our participants, yet have the ability to be flexible regarding the tasks required of you. Your actions will reflect professionalism and company protocol at all times
- You are self-motivated, reliable and can work autonomously
- Excellent Communication Skills - verbal and written
- Valid drivers licence and access to your own vehicle
- Working rights in Australia
- **Availability is required from 3:30pm - 6:30pm Monday to Friday**

**How to apply**

If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to complete an on-demand video and assessment that you can complete at a time that’s convenient to you. You’ll be able to engage in realistic scenarios that you are likely to encounter on the job, which will show you what the role you’ve applied for is really like. Once you’ve completed this we’ll follow up with a phone call to let you know the outcome and to give you an opportunity to ask all your questions.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: $28.47 - $29.44 per hour