Allied Health Assistant

**Job no**: 502173
**Work type**: Fixed Term, Permanent
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: Assistants

**About you**

Mater is currently looking for an experienced **Allied Health Assistant** to join our **Mater at Home team** located in the Greater Brisbane region for a **full-time fixed-term 12-month contract.**

As an Allied Health Assistant, you will deliver clinical and non-clinical services in clients’ homes or community centres across a variety of discipline areas, with the focus of this position involving clinical duties and supporting the multi-disciplinary team. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a leader in healthcare and a proudly values led organisation.

You will be supplied with a company laptop, mobile phone and access to a fleet vehicle with an option of home garaging.

**Salary range: $33.96 - $35.41 (Operational Officer Level 3) per hour plus superannuation**with the opportunity to increase your take-home pay with our competitive salary packaging options. Please note this represents pay parity with Queensland Health.

**What you’ll be doing**

The purpose of the role is to deliver competent and professional assistance to clients, families, clinicians and care providers. Key tasks will include:

- Assisting with completing an individual program with clients in their home.
- Assisting with group classes at a community-based centre.
- Liaising with the treating therapist to ensure an understanding of program requirements and handing over the outcomes of visits.
- Review of equipment prescribed to the client, ensuring it is working correctly and the client can use it safely.
- Assistance in delivery of services across the multidisciplinary allied health team. This will mainly focus on Physiotherapy however may include Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Speech Pathology and Social Work.

**About you**

Essential
- A certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
- Possession of a valid open driver’s licence
- Current, or ability to obtain, NDIS Worker Screening Check (yellow card)

Desirable
- Demonstrated experience working within a community, aged care and/or disability environment for one year.
- Advanced communication skills, including the ability to communicate with clients, carers and service providers.
- Ability to actively participate in a team.
- Highly competent organisation and time management skills, and ability to respond to competing demands.

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For more information regarding the role, please contact **Greg Connolly, Acting Physiotherapy Clinical Lead, Mater at Home** - Mater at Home on** 07 3163 1760.**

**Applications close on 8**th** January 2025.**_Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW_
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit o_ur _Reconciliation webpage_._

**Advertised**: 18 Dec 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 08 Jan 2025 E. Australia Standard Time