Therapy Assistant

**Position Title**:THERAPY ASSISTANT

**Reports to**:THERAPY MANAGER

**Level**:SCHADS LEVEL

**Location**:Perth metropolitan area (based in Maddington)

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**Directions Disability Support Services**

Directions Disability Support Services has provided personalised and individually tailored support to people
with a disability and their families for overyears and has developed a strong reputation for high quality
relationship-based services throughout Perth.

Service delivery areas include therapy, individualised supports, groups and host families. The Directions
therapy service provision includes, but is not limited to, direct therapy, groups (therapeutic and social),
positive behavioural support, assistive technology and equipment, home modifications, specialist support
coordination, dysphagia assessment and intervention, psychological therapies, counselling, consultation,
training, education and advocacy.

**Directions Vision**

Our vision for the people we support is for them to:

- Have a fulfilled life - with healthy relationships, friendships and purpose;
- Be part of an inclusive community, which accepts people as they are and looks beyond disability;
- Be empowered to make choices and have control over how they live: to decide not only what is

important for them, but what is important for them.

Our long-term vision for Directions is:

- To have a reputation for quality which inspires, and shows others what is possible for people with

Disabilities;
- To grow to serve people across Western Australia, while keeping our unique, values-based

approach;
- To recruit, develop and retain the best people in the sector, because they are the source of the

value we provide to the people we support;
- To build strong links with government and the communities in which we operate

**Directions Values**

Our core values define who we are as an organisation, what we believe in and what makes us unique.
They also describe what we expect from our team. Directions staff have agreed to uphold these values
(and the behaviours they represent, which are detailed separately), and to be held accountable for doing
so:

- **Working Together**: How well we work together is directly linked to how well we can support the

people we work with.
- **Being Creative and Flexible**: People who are creative and flexible thrive at Directions.
- **Having Energy and Enthusiasm**: The energy and enthusiasm of our team is what makes
- Directions a special place to work.- **Being Compassionate**: Compassion for the people we support and for our colleagues is at the
- heart of how we work together.- **Making a Difference**: We are united in our desire to improve people’s lives and make a difference
- in our community.- **Being Honest**: Trust is fundamental to our work, and we build trust through being honest with each

other.

**Position Overview**

This is a dynamic role that creates innovative solutions (both technical and behavioural) for people with
disability and their families; supports the Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists,
Positive Behavioural Support Therapist, student Therapists, Coordinators and Support Workers to provide
the very best in person centred, relationship-based care and support; in best practice disability services.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**
- Provide reliable, timely and flexible services that best meet the needs of the people we support and
their families;
- Provide support to Therapy Team in delivering:training and education to build capacity within the
Support Workers and Coordinators;
- Provide administrative support to Therapy Team and other staff in writing management plans and
creating therapy tools;
- Provide administrative support to team in use of CRM system Visicase as well as other ICT
- Deliver:or group activities based on strength-based approach, engaging, meaningful and
purposeful to the person or the group of people we support;
- Liaise with all stakeholders and team members to ensure the provision of integrated, creative,
inclusive and holistic services;
- Attend to the physical and material well-being and safety of people, while encouraging
independence;
- Respect the personal preferences of people in meeting their needs, while encouraging growth and
development;
- Support and enhance people’s social and developmental opportunities through options of their
choosing;
- Provide support and encouragement to people to develop skills and participate in the community in
an inclusive way.

**Service Delivery**:. Enable the person you are supporting to develop independence by encouraging them at all times to

be involved or complete activities themselves;. Ensure the person you support has real choices in all aspects of their life;. Incorporate opportunities for skill development into all activities;. Provide opportunities for the person you are supporting to have functional skills and meaningful

activities;. Promote opportunities for social,