Allied Health Assistant (First Nations Identified)
Posted: 08/04/2025
Closing Date: 04/05/2025
Job Type: Fixed Term - Part Time
Location: Preston (PANCH)
Job Category: Healthcare & Medical
At YourCH, we provide a wide range of services, including medical, dental, allied health, social support, Aboriginal Health, and Trans and Gender Diverse healthcare. Our purpose-driven approach focuses on community development and addressing health inequalities.
Job Description
About the Allied Health Assistant role
This First Nations identified position supports the delivery of high-quality, client-centered care. Working closely with our Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy teams, you’ll help individuals stay active, independent, and connected. If you’re a team player with a commitment to culturally safe healthcare, we’d love to hear from you!
This is a fixed-term, part-time (0.8 FTE) role until 27 February 2026. Potential to extend. Office location in the Inner North suburbs.
Your Passion and Commitment will see you:
* Assist clients with their allied health programs, both individually and in group settings.
* Support the planning, organising, and evaluation of group programs.
* Provide feedback to therapists based on client interactions.
* Maintain and order allied health supplies and equipment.
* Perform administrative duties, including managing waiting lists and making appointments.
To succeed in this role you will have:
* Lived experience as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
* Certificate III or IV in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent and/or relevant experience as an Allied Health Assistant.
* Current Victorian Drivers Licence.
* Experience supporting aged persons, people with disabilities, and diverse communities in both individual and group settings.
* Strong teamwork skills with experience collaborating in a multidisciplinary environment.
For further information about this role, please refer to the position description (available via the YourCH Careers Hub).
Submit your application today!
Applications for this role may be reviewed as they are received so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!
If you still have any queries about the role please contact Cathy Greenwood, Occupational Therapy Coordinator, oncathy.greenwood@yourch.org.au.
Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.
For more information, please visit our website - YourCH Website
We are passionate about our work and fostering a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from people in the LGBTIQA+, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, disability and culturally diverse communities, as well as those with lived experience in areas in which we work.
We will work with you to ensure a safe, supportive and affirming workplace and address any barriers you may experience to full participation.
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