Allied Health Assistant Grade 3

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 57957
- Are you an experienced Allied Health Assistant who enjoys working in healthcare?
- Do you enjoy a variety of tasks in your working day?
- Do you enjoy being a part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team?

**Working in community health has never been more important or meaningful.**
**Our Journey**:
Monash Health National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Program supports people who have a disability, to help them in their daily life, participate in the community and reach their personal goals. The NDIS program comprises of support coordination, allied health services for both children and Adults. The NDIS Team operates out of several Monash Health Community sites including Springvale, Cranbourne, Pakenham, within participants homes as well as providing supports within community facilities.

**A Day in the Life**:
An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic and experienced Allied Health Assistant to join our Monash Health NDIS program, working with both children and adults. The Allied Health Assistant is responsible for the provision of assistance to allied health professionals. They perform work of a general nature under the delegation and supervision of allied health professionals including, but not limited to, the following;
- Support the Allied Health Professionals within the NDIS program ensures a high level of service provision to participants within the NDIS program
- Supporting Participants with therapy as prescribed by Allied Health Professional
- Demonstrate a capacity to work flexibly across a broad range of therapeutic and program related activities
- Identify participant circumstances requiring additional input from the allied health professional
- And so much more

**What you will Bring**:

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated productivity including initiative, good problem solving skills, judgement and attention to detail
- Enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively

**What you need**:

- Certificate IV (Allied Health Assistant), or equivalent
- Experience working within a disability and health-related field
- Demonstrated experience in providing allied health services for individuals who have a disability

**What we offer**:

- A supportive learning environment
- Ongoing professional development
- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your skills and knowledge base
- Work within an experienced multidisciplinary team
- Work life balance

Position is available now, however start date can be negotiated

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Sian Murray 0407 397 633
Please Note: Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Monash Health is a great place to work
Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- free flu vaccinations
- private health insurance at discounted rates
- health imaging services
- + more

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 people work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and ICare values.
Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed.

These include:

- reference checks
- Current or willing to obtain a NDIS Worker Screening Check, as per the NDIS Practice Standards for those who work in risk assessed roles with people with disabilities
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same)
- proof of immunisation

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.
Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. The current orders require evidence of three doses for COVID-19.