Allied Health Assistant

We are growing!!!! 

The Allied Health team at JewishCare (Vic) is growing! We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate allied health assistant to join our expanding multi-disciplinary team. 

Support older adults to stay active and independent - enjoy local travel, real work-life balance and a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Occupational Therapist

• Full-time position
• Local, manageable travel area (Windsor, Caulfield, Elsternwick, Glen Huntly and surrounds)
• True work-life balance and admin time you can complete from home

At Jewish Care Victoria, you’ll join our Active Living Services team supporting older adults through an evidence-based, holistic approach that prioritises continuity of care, connection and long-term outcomes.

This role offers variety, autonomy and the chance to truly connect with your clients - helping them stay active and independent in the community they love.

As part of our collaborative multidisciplinary team, you’ll deliver physiotherapy services across our community sites - including manual therapy, exercise therapy and group programs - all with a strong focus on healthy ageing and empowering clients to live well.

We have an onsite clinic at Caulfield and Windsor and onsite client gym.

What you will do

• Responsible for the delivery of individual or group programs designed by Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists

• Intervention may comprise one-on-one and group programs in line with a “Healthy Ageing” perspective under the direction of an Allied Health Professional

• Responsible for the management of Allied Health referrals in the Community Aged Care division including internal referrals, external referrals, management of the MyAgedCare portal and wait list management.

• Provision of administrative support to the Allied Health team 
• Promote independence and functional abilities for all JewishCare (Vic) with a strong emphasis on health promotion
• Communicate client outcomes through attendance at relevant clinical/team meetings and documentation in the client data base.
• Supervision of Allied Health Assistants/Exercise Leaders/students
• Promotion and understanding of cultural diversity in care services

You will have:

• Minimum Cert 3 in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent working towards Cert 4 in Allied Health Assistance
• Highly developed communication skills
• Demonstrated experience as allied health assistant within aged care, either community or residential setting
• Demonstrated experience running group programs 

About us

Jewish Care Victoria, is a not-for-profit organisation and is one of the largest providers of aged and community services for the Jewish Community in Victoria and has been servicing the community for over 175 years. Our staff come from all cultural and religious backgrounds, and we provide cultural and spiritual training in the Jewish Ethos. 

Why Jewish Care is the best choice for your career:

• Salary Packaging – as a not-for-profit organisation, our staff benefit from some Fringe Benefit Tax exemptions through salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a + up to $2,650 p.a on meal & entertainment
• Purchased leave – up to 4 weeks additional time off to enhance your work-life balance
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• Boost your skills and build your career in the community space with guidance from an experienced clinician
• Enjoy the flexibility of a manageable caseload that supports work-life balance, while meeting a realistic billable time KPI
• No business development or marketing required – clients are referred internally and externally
• Staff Referral Bonus Program
• Reward & Recognition – our STAR program reflects our commitment to celebrating and acknowledging staff who embody our core values in their daily work

If the idea of working with an organisation that values your expertise and has a commitment to the wellbeing of our staff and clients, click APPLY now. A career you love and an organisation that will nurture your career is simply a click away.

Jewish Care proudly celebrates and warmly welcomes the rich diversity of our community and strives to be inclusive for all, including the LGBTI+ community.

Jewish Care acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work. Our services and supports are provided on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people, and we deeply respect and honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connection to land, waters and community.

Jewish Care is committed to protecting clients and staff members from all forms of harm and abuse. We are a child safe organisation. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process during their recruitment process.