Therapy Assistant

Turn therapy plans into meaningful, everyday progress.

Join a supportive multidisciplinary team and help people of all ages (with a specific focus on Early Childhood Intervention) build skills, achieve their goals and realise their abilities. As a Therapy Assistant, you will deliver therapy programs under the guidance of experienced allied health professionals, while gaining valuable hands-on experience across a diverse range of settings. As well as individual intervention, you will support clinicians to delivery therapy groups, including hydrotherapy, functional meal preparation, parent education and play groups.

📍 Based in Murdoch, willingness to travel required

 📅 Permanent

 ⏰ Part time, 0.6 FTE

 🌊 Availability required for group programs and classes, including water-based therapy. You will need to be available until 6pm on at least two days each week.

About the role

No two days will look quite the same. You may support customers in their homes, community spaces, educational environments or swimming pools, working closely with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Exercise Physiologists and other allied health professionals.

You will:

• Assist therapists to deliver individual and group therapy programs
• Support customers to work towards their therapy goals
• Prepare therapy resources and equipment to help programs run effectively
• Deliver services independently following handover and direction from therapist
• Work collaboratively with customers, families, carers, colleagues and community partners to provide coordinated support

What is it like working as a Therapy Assistant?

Hear from Rodna, one of our Therapy Assistants:

“No two days are the same, which is what I love about this job! I work with customers from six months old through to seniors, with different diagnoses and abilities. I also get to learn from an incredible team of therapists who are always supportive and willing to share their knowledge. You truly feel like part of a team here.”

About You

You will bring one of the following:

• A Certificate IV in Disability Work, Allied Health Assistance or an equivalent qualification
• Current study towards an allied health qualification, such as Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Speech Pathology

You will also bring:

• Experience supporting people with disability
• Early Childhood Intervention Experience (desirable)
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
• Confidence delivering therapy programs independently  following handover and guidance
• A commitment to individualised, inclusive and person-centred support
• An understanding of the NDIS, community inclusion, quality and safeguarding principles
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and everyday digital systems

At Ability WA, we care about finding the right person. If this opportunity excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Compliance requirements

You will need to hold or be willing to obtain:

• National Police Clearance
• Driver’s licence
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Working with Children Check
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module
• First Aid certificate
• Aquatic Rescue and CPR certificates, maintained annually
• Australian working rights

Why Ability WA?

You can expect:

• Salary packaging up to $18.5K to boost take-home pay
• 3 wellness days per year (pro‑rata)
• A genuinely supportive multidisciplinary team that shares knowledge generously
• Leave loading, paid parental leave, return from parental leave bonuses
• Access to an employee assistance program
• Opportunities to grow and develop your skills.

Ready to apply?

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click Apply and submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

Closing date – Applications will be reviewed as they are receive, hence we encourage you to apply early.

Questions?

For a conversation about the opportunity, please contact Max Macknish, Therapy Services Operations Manager, on [0429 881 635](tel:0429 881 635) or at [email protected].

Ability WA is committed to empowering all people to realise their abilities and thrive in their communities. We embrace the unique strengths of every person within our organisation and welcome people of all backgrounds, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, ethnicities and cultures as we continue to grow our diverse workforce.

We reserve the right to extend or withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date.

Ability WA focuses on sourcing high calibre candidates through direct recruitment campaigns. Please do not send unsolicited agency CVs or contact Ability WA staff regarding unsolicited CVs.