Allied Health Assistant | Experienced | Ascot Vale & Croydon in Melbourne

Family Allied Health is looking for an experienced and capable Allied Health Assistant (AHA) to join our multidisciplinary team, working across our Therapy Kitchen locations in Ascot Vale and Croydon. This is a hands-on clinical support role working with children, adolescents and adults and supporting the delivery of high-quality allied health care.

You will work under the direction and supervision of qualified allied health professionals, supporting therapy across areas including communication, feeding and mealtimes, functional capacity, independent living skills and participation.

We're looking for someone who brings professional maturity, good judgement and meaningful experience working with people. That experience doesn't necessarily need to have been gained in an Allied Health Assistant position. You may bring substantial experience from disability, education, community services, rehabilitation, aged care, health or another people-focused profession that has given you highly transferable skills.

What matters is that you're confident working with people, understand professional boundaries, can follow a clinical plan while using initiative appropriately, and recognise the importance of consistency and trust. We also want someone who sees Allied Health Assistance as a valuable career in its own right and is interested in continuing to build expertise within the role.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone with demonstrated experience working with people in a professional care, support, health or community environment. You may already be an experienced Allied Health Assistant. Alternatively, your experience may have been developed through:

• Disability or NDIS services
• Education or learning support
• Rehabilitation
• Community or family services
• Aged care
• Mental health
• Health or healthcare support
• Other roles involving sustained responsibility for supporting people.

We're less concerned about whether your previous job title was Allied Health Assistant and more interested in the skills, judgement and life experience you bring to the role.

You will be someone who:

• Builds rapport while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
• Is reliable and understands the importance of continuity for clients and families
• Can work independently within clearly delegated responsibilities
• Knows when to use initiative and when to seek clinical guidance
• Communicates observations clearly and professionally to supervising clinicians
• Is organised and follows through on responsibilities
• Is comfortable working with people whose needs may be complex
• Values multidisciplinary practice
• Wants to develop genuine expertise as an Allied Health Assistant.

Essential

• Demonstrated relevant experience working within health, disability, education, rehabilitation, community services or another relevant people-focused setting
• Relevant Allied Health Assistance qualification and/or equivalent relevant experience appropriate to the role
• Current Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness and eligibility to obtain one prior to commencement
• Eligibility to work in Australia
• Ability to work across both our Ascot Vale and Croydon locations
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated reliability, professional judgement and organisational skills
• Ability to work effectively within delegated clinical responsibilities
• Commitment to person-centred, respectful and inclusive care
• Willingness to participate in supervision, training and ongoing professional development.

Why Family Allied Health?

We see Allied Health Assistants as skilled and valued members of the clinical team. The role is different from that of an Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist or Dietitian — but different doesn't mean less important. A skilled AHA provides consistency, helps clients practise and consolidate skills between clinician-led interventions, develops trusted therapeutic relationships and makes an important contribution to meaningful outcomes.

We also recognise that expertise develops within Allied Health Assistance itself. You'll have opportunities to deepen your skills, work alongside experienced clinicians, participate in multidisciplinary learning and develop particular areas of clinical interest as your role evolves.

We offer:

• A role that values your existing experience and professional maturity
• Regular clinical supervision and support
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development
• Exposure to multidisciplinary allied health practice
• Purpose-built Therapy Kitchen environments
• Opportunities to develop areas of particular expertise
• Ongoing relationships with clients and families
• A workplace where Allied Health Assistance is respected as a meaningful career
• The opportunity to contribute to a growing multidisciplinary service.

Employment is under the Health Professionals and Support Services Award – Support Services stream, with classification and remuneration based on qualifications, experience and the requirements of the role.

Your Locations

You will work across our two Therapy Kitchen locations:

• Therapy Kitchen – Ascot Vale, 532 Mt Alexander Road, Ascot Vale VIC
• Therapy Kitchen – Croydon, 435 Dorset Road, Croydon VIC

While this role works across both Ascot Vale and Croydon, we value roster stability. Your days will generally be allocated to a specific clinic, rather than requiring you to travel between sites during the clinical day.

Interested?

You don't need to have followed a traditional pathway into allied health to be the person we're looking for. We've built a career as an Allied Health Assistant. Or you may bring significant experience from another part of health, disability, education or community services and recognise that those skills could translate exceptionally well into this role.

We're looking for someone with experience, reliability and professional maturity who wants to make Allied Health Assistance a valued part of their career. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.