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Your role

They have an exciting opportunity available for an Occupational Therapy student in the third or final year of their studies to join as an Allied Health Assistant: Occupational Therapy Intern at NeuroRehab Allied Health Network. They seek applications who are passionate about assisting clients with neurological injuries/disabilities. They do their best to minimise travel distances and schedule clients around your home clinic catchment. They are a Child Safe organisation and adhere to Victorian Child Safe regulations.

They aim to build you a discipline-specific caseload but sometimes you may be asked to support a therapy program set up by a different discipline where you will get first-hand experience with working in a multidisciplinary team.

About you

Requirements

• Applicants are to be in the 3rd or final year of their Occupational Therapy Bachelors Degree or the first or second year of their Masters in Occupational Therapy.
• Drivers' licence and own roadworthy vehicle – applicants should have confident driving skills as the position involves travelling to clients around your home clinic's local catchment.
• Mobile telephone
• Internet access
• Flu vaccination
• Full Covid-19 vaccination

Compensation & benefits

The pay rate for the role is based on the Support Services Level 6 Award 2020 of AUD 29.60/hr (+25% casual loading AUD 37.00/hr). When you become a Therapy Team Member, you will receive benefits such as:

• Find Your Groove: Connect with like-minded people through working parties and regularly funded social events.
• Ongoing Education: Open-ended budget for PD courses up to 3 days in length, and up to 4 days of study leave annually for full-time therapists (pro rata for part-time therapists).
• Flexibility & Support: Flexible work schedules so you can spend time with family when needed, or pursue your interests outside of work.
• Join In Giving: Team-based fundraising for various neurological charities such as StepTember and MS Walk, Run & Roll.
• Package Up Perk: An Efficiency Commission Payment program, a company vehicle for full-time therapists and a company-provided laptop and phone.
• Welcome Package: Graduated, achievable therapy KPIs, clinical supervision, New Graduate program which lasts 12 months and includes ‘The Nest’ support and peer support buddies.

Training & development

NeuroRehab Allied Health Network has developed the Intern pathway for clinical students to ensure they are supported and job-ready when they take the next steps of their careers. The support provided is transferable across the board within your specialisation. Some of these key supports are:

• Tailored caseloads to be more Occupational Therapy-specific. 
• Work with and be supported by highly experienced OT clinicians.
• Attend department-specific meetings.
• Network with clinical professionals.
• 1:1 support and development.
• New graduate clinical role pathway.

To know about what it's like to work at NeuroRehab Allied Health Network, watch this video:

Career progression

The internship is a pathway to the New Graduate Program where they will be equipped with clinical and non-clinical support to ensure they feel welcome, comfortable and empowered. The New Graduate Program leads to a career pathway with options to specialise.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• nrah.com.au/careers
• nrah.com.au/intern-program
• nrah.com.au/new-grad