Allied Health Assistant Grade 3

Permanent, Part-Time 0.6EFT position, Doncaster East
- Collaborative, and highly supportive team environment
- Not for profit with competitive salary including salary packaging

**About Access Health and Community**

With a history of 150 years and caring at our centre, our mission and commitment is to build healthier lives within our communities and to deliver excellent health and community services for all. We have a dedicated and experienced team of over 300 employees and 200 volunteers operating across 18 locations. Our people are the centre of everything we do, making a contribution to the wellbeing of the community, making a difference to those that need it most.

**About the role**

We are seeking a motivated Grade 3 Allied Health Assistant to join our Podiatry, Dietetics and Diabetes team that provides care to our culturally and socially diverse adult clients within Doncaster East. The 24 hour per week position requires rostered hours on a Tuesday’s and Wednesday, with flexibility to complete additional hours Thursday or Friday. This role includes training in podiatry instrument processing and sterilisation, and opportunities for further professional development.

**What you will be doing**
- Appointment coordination and other administrative tasks
- Data recording, collation of referral and medical history information
- Clinical room preparation and podiatry instrument sterilisation
- Liaise and correspond with relevant care providers such as referrers and allied health professionals; and notify allied health or nursing team members of any care concerns
- Assist clinicians during client consults and attend home visits with clinicians if required

**What you will bring**

**_Key Selection Criteria_**
- Certificate IV Allied Health Assistant or relevant work experience, training and education
- Minimum of 3 years work experience in an Allied Health Assistant role or within a healthcare environment
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary service and team environment, with onsite or remote supervision
- Ability to multi-task with efficiency, reliability, and confidence to work independently
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

**Attributes**
- An ability to work sensitively with people of diverse cultures, abilities, ages, sexualities and gender identities
- Commitment to continuous quality improvement and health promotion principles
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience using TrakCare, My Aged Care, and Microsoft Office will be highly regarded
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills
- Demonstrated behaviours consistent with Access Health and Community values

**Access Health and Community Culture & Benefits**

**The reasons why people love working at Access Health and Community**:
Not only will you benefit from a rewarding and challenging career; you will thrive in our collaborative and supportive culture where you will make a positive difference each day giving back to those that need it most.

**Enjoy the extensive Access Health and Community range of benefits that are on offer;**
- A truly supportive and valued based culture and engaged workforce
- A culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
- Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
- An authentic focus on staff wellbeing and health - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous salary packaging opportunities (up to $15,990 per annum + meals/entertainment expenses)
- A commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth
- Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Annual leave Loading

**Access Health and Community have an authentic commitment to the health and wellbeing of our staff**:
**_Wellbeing Connector Program _**

A network of 20 peer supporters called Wellbeing Connectors that are there to talk with their colleagues about mental health

**_Personal Resilience Plans_**

Every staff member at AccessHC have the opportunity to complete a Personal Resilience Plan with the support of his or her manager. These plans are a proactive approach to addressing and navigating workplace stress

**_Wellbeing Information Sessions_**

Access to recorded Wellbeing Sessions: staff have access to a number of recorded sessions facilitated by experts in the field addressing self-care, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, burnout and dealing with difficult behaviours from clients

**_The Wellness Well_**

The Wellness Well: An internal grants program that provides staff with upwards of $5,000 to implement activities that benefit physical, social and mental wellbeing

**_Employee Assistance Program_**

We offer counseling for our people through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). You can access up to three sessions in a 12-month period

**_Wellbeing Days _**

Available annually to all permanent and fixed term full-time and part time employees an opportunity to take a day off from w