Speech Allied Health Assistant

**Opportunity to work in Speech Pathology practice prior to graduating as a Speech Pathologist**:

- **Supportive team environment**:

- **Well-resourced clinic with a variety of therapy materials and clinical software system**

**About Us**

At S.P.E.E.CH Pty Ltd we strive to get everyone talking and working together to facilitate communication outcomes for our clients.

S.P.E.E.C.H Pty Ltd is a well-established private paediatric speech pathology practice, offering a range of services to families, early childhood centres and schools across Brisbane and the Gold Coast. The company directors, Karyn Johns, and Anne Walker, both have over 20 years' experience providing therapy services across a range of sectors in Australia. Anne and Karyn aim to build a supportive team environment for the practice and believe in building a capacity for therapists to work flexibly together on a variety of projects as well as delivering clinical services for clients.

The following values are considered priorities in the design and delivery of a quality paediatric speech pathology service at S.P.E.E.C.H. Pty Ltd:

- Family friendly and community focused
- Accessible and supportive services
- Use of evidence informed practices
- Working together in partnerships
- Development of individualised goals

**About the role**

As an Allied Health Assistantbased across our two clinics in Upper Coomera and Nerang, you will work alongside our team of experienced therapists to provide intervention to children and adolescents with communication disorders and disabilities.

There are a variety of exciting opportunities to work in our clinic, local schools and community. The office is well-resourced with a variety of assessment tools, therapy materials and clinical software systems.

**Casual position** (flexible hours - 8 to 24 per week). We love hiring students who are studying to become Speech Pathologists and are happy to work around changing university class and placement requirements.

This role will encompass the following responsibilities:

- To provide therapy assistant services for individual and/or assist in group programs by following a therapy plan designed by a qualified therapist to clients with delays and/or disabilities.
- To assist qualified therapists to maintain client records and monitor invoicing for individual and group programs.
- To support resource development and community promotion and sales.
- To communicate in an accurate and timely manner with the Director and Administration team about changes in appointments and to confirm that appointments have occurred.
- To monitor and review client's progress against a therapy plan and to report on findings in progress notes to the treating therapist and/or principal speech pathologist if requested.
- To support new client intake processes and help with wait list management strategies.
- Undertake appropriate professional development, including self-reflection.
- To work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic therapy programs. when children are receiving more than one allied health service.
- To comply with all company policies and procedures.
- A commitment to meeting child, family, and organisational expectations.
- To adopt and embrace company values and philosophy.
- To ensure the environment is always kept safe and hygienic.
- A commitment to work as an effective team member.
- To promote the company and its interests to the local and wider community.
- To ensure all communication is completed in a professional and polite manner, to all internal and external stakeholders.

**Benefits and perks**
- **Competitive remuneration package**:

- **Diversity of work **- opportunity to work across one-on-one therapy and group programs, and within clinic, school and community settings.
- **Supportive environment** - positive team culture with regular team days and fun social events.
- **Excellent workplace environment **- off-street parking, individual and group therapy rooms, well equipped kitchen and access to up-to-date therapy resources and assessments.
- **Learning from an experienced **group of clinicians.

**About You**
- **You have a passion for helping people. **You get a kick out of the successes you achieve with children and their parents. You feel a sense of achievement at the end of a day meeting goals with families.
- **You are detail oriented. **You take pride in your work and strive for perfection without rigidity.
- **You love to play**. You enjoy bringing out the best in your clients with a playful approach.
- **You are ambitious and hardworking.** You aspire to achieve excellence in pediatrics and take ownership for your time with us.
- **You love to learn. **You want to be the best pediatric therapist you can be. You love to bounce ideas off other therapists in regular, weekly team meetings & 1:1's.

**Requirements**:

- Currently studying a Bachelor or Masters of Speech Pathology (3rd or 4th year)
- Current Working With Children