About The Role

We are seeking a highly personable Therapy Assistant to work with children with additional needs and their families. This is a fantastic role for someone who is studying Speech, OT, allied health…etc. to further develop their skills and experience OR anyone with a passion for working with children with additional needs.

It's a great opportunity to develop your skills, under the supervision of our experienced speech and occupational therapists

• The hourly rate is $39.05 + super ($43.15/hour inclusive of super). Saturday rate of $58.58/hr + super ($64.72/hr inclusive of super). Working on Saturday is completely optional. We don’t operate on public holidays and Sundays
• Any training and development conducted is paid at your hourly rate
• Any travel between clients is reimbursed at $1/km – and any additional travel to clients (beyond 15 minutes) – is also paid at your hourly rate.
• You will be provided with an induction as well as ongoing training and support from our senior speech and occupational therapists – including a structured fortnightly supervision session
• In addition, for some clients you will also have an allocation for set planning and administrative time – paid at hourly rate – but dependant on the client and situation.
• Opportunity to work directly with our Therapists in our group therapy programs (e.g. our school readiness and social skills programs)
• Conduct sessions at clients school, kinder and home

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Role Expectations

• Be able to confidently and independently work with children aged 2-12 years old in their home/childcare/school environments (need own personal transport)
• Be able to establish excellent rapport with children and parents
• Be able to follow therapy plan activities – under direction of therapist (however, we will provide you with all the materials, activities, and support you need)
• Document simple notes in our practice management software
• Some ad hoc admin activities related to client’s needs (e.g. preparing therapy resources, creating visuals…etc.)

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About You

• Passionate about working with and helping children
• Highly personable, engaging, and energetic
• Responsible and reliable
• Must be available at least 2-3 days per week – although there is flexibility with schedule if completing placements or studying
• Must have some experience working with children with additional needs
• Passion for allied health, childcare, education, arts or dance

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About Zanda

• We have a dedicated team who go above and beyond to support our families
• We celebrate amazing moments as a team and have a supportive, friendly and social culture
• Multidisciplinary and outcome focused team
• We love using elements of performing arts (e.g. dance, music, acting…etc) in therapy