Allied Health Assistant Paediatric Speech Pathology

Join a team culture of support, flourishing in your profession and assisting your clients achieve their goals, with amazing benefits including internal supervision, professional development and develop your skills while you are learning.

We are an established clinic within the Ipswich CBD, offering fantastic benefits to all staff members including paid external supervision (with a supervisor of your choice), paid professional memberships and registrations, generous professional development leave and budget, car parking and technology. We have low billable hours, and support system to allow clinicians and assistants to do what they do best - work with the clients and their families.

Kids at Play Therapy Services is located in Ipswich only 30 minutes from Brisbane and has been operating for over 10 years, with a true multidisciplinary therapy practice. We offer both in clinic and community visits to support our clients and families to meet their goals, with our clientele ranging from approximately 0-18 years of age. Our team is passionate about what they do and believe in a play and strengths based focus for achieving client’s outcomes. You will work alongside other Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Music Therapists and Early Intervention Specialists and their Allied Health Aides in a supportive multidisciplinary team environment. The clinic is owner-operated by two of the clinicians with a focus on client journey, clinician development, and providing a supportive and well resourced practice to provide the best outcomes for clients and their families.

Kids at Play Therapy Services has a key focus on staff wellbeing and ensuring that staff are supported with wellbeing programs implemented and additional support accessible to all staff. We also have a therapy dog named Rosie and a saltwater fish tank which provides a wonderful and inviting space for everyone.

About the role
- This role will primary focus on Allied Health Assistant of Speech Therapy and would best suit a person with this skill set.
- You will be responsible for providing direct and indirect intervention with the support of a supervising clinician, liaising with families, teachers, professionals and support staff.
- You will be working within our Multidisciplinary Team that provides frequent opportunities for collaboration, ongoing professional learning and case discussion, in a fun, friendly and welcoming working environment.
- The position will involve a combination of work within our modern well-resourced offices, visiting clients in their schools or place of learning and within clients homes and in the wider community.
- Full administration support is provided to Allied Health Assistants including bookings, confirmation of appointments and billing.

Here's what the right person will love about this position:

- You'll get to work where there are loads of growth opportunities, within a family business with this being at the ethos of how we work together.
- Work alongside other health professionals in our friendly multidisciplinary team.
- Introduction to clinic program with reduce caseload, increased supervision, mentoring and professional development.
- You'll be part of a company that has one main goal: Helping our young people and families meet their goals.
- Wellbeing program and team building workshops for all staff
- Work in our beautifully refurbished heritage building site, with a well-resourced and spacious clinic.
- Opportunities to explore and build creative programs for your clients exploring your skills and passions.
- Work alongside our therapy dog for canine assisted therapy in sessions and an understanding of assisted therapy for intervention.
- Learn from your peers, senior clinicians, and clinic directors through supervision, mentoring and shadowing.

Qualifications & experience
- Studying Bachelor of Speech Pathology or Master of Speech Pathology OR Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistant (Speech Pathology)
- Current Blue Card and Criminal History Check.
- Experience with working with clients in the Paediatric field with clients and families with a Developmental Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Mental Health Conditions.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: From $28.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee mentoring program
- Free drinks
- Free food

Schedule:

- Flexible hours
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
Aligned with Queensland Health Guidelines - Current wearing mask and COVID vaccine

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ipswich, QLD 4305: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- What availability for work do you currently have?