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Allied Health Assistant

  • 511553
  • Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • Casual

We are looking for passionate Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Counselling students, who want to make a real difference in the lives of those they treat.

You’ll work with a team of dedicated allied health professionals, supporting your clients on their journey to return to work and return to life after physical or psychological injury.

Our team will provide you with a well-rounded knowledge base, with 1-1 mentorship from a senior clinician along the way to make sure you are supported as you learn. 

Everyday can look different at APM Workcare... but as an AHA, you will be:

  • Completing office-based and vehicle ergonomic assessments
  • Activities of Daily Living assessments for equipment or household services prescription
  • Conducting worksite assessments to interpret the physical demands and environment your client may work in and to understand what duties they can complete to achieve their short-term and long-term return-to-work goals
  • Completing functional capacity evaluations
  • Provide initial assessment, psychometric testing and brief interventions for job seekers who have psychosocial and mental health barriers to obtaining or sustaining employment
  • Perform new employment vocational assessments, transferable skills analysis, recovery support
  • Conduct initial assessments with injured workers and case management for return to same employment

What’s in it for you?

Paid work while you complete your studies

Flexibility around your study and placement schedule

What we’re looking for in our AHAs:

We’re looking to bring on undergraduates who want to thrive in their career, by owning what you do and continuing to grow in a personal and professional manner.

We want enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who not only have a desire to thrive in their own careers, but they are ready to collaborate and bring fresh ideas to the wider team.

Your ability to communicate effectively, coupled with a keen eye for detail and core time management skills, will put you in a fantastic position to thrive within our team at APM Workcare.

Most importantly, we want to support undergraduates who truly want to have a positive impact on peoples’ lives by developing your business acumen and helping you achieve your targets, inside and outside the workplace.

Now here’s the important bits... you need to:

  • Be studying Occupational Therapy OR Rehabilitation Counselling
  • Be eligible for AHPRA membership, upon graduating
  • Agree to a pre-employment national criminal check, prior to employment
  • Have full Australian working rights
  • Hold a full drivers’ license, your own vehicle and comprehensive insurance

About APM Workcare

APM Workcare is a part of the APM Group, a global health and human services provider now enabling better lives for more than 2 million people each year. APM helps people to find employment, improve their health and wellbeing, and participate in their community.

Being one of the largest Allied Health providers in the country means we have opportunities right across Australia from our capital cities through to our regional hubs.

If this sounds like the perfect first step in your career, we would love to hear from you so please click Apply Now or contact our team on graduate@apm.net.au.

Learn more at https://careers.apm.net.au/graduates

We're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity

We welcome all people to join our team, including people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, living with disability, all gender identities, LGBTQIA+, people of any socioeconomic status, of any age, race, national origin or ethnicity. We believe each person’s uniqueness makes us even better at the work we do.

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