What kind of experience do I need to be an allied health assistant?

For clients, families, allied health professionals, and Fora to feel comfortable that you have the skills to be an allied health assistant, ideal candidates have the following experience and skills:

Work or volunteer experience working with children and adults with disabilities or mental health disorders
Completion of university or TAFE placements working with children or adults
Professional (paid work or volunteer) experience and/or personal experience with people with disabilities is also highly regarded (for example, support work, tutoring, babysitting, sports or swim coaching, special-school aiding or volunteering at disability organisations).

I’ve met the client and we both want to proceed, what’s next?
Firstly, great job! Now that both you and the client are committed to working with each other, we’ll need to organise for the client's Allied Health Professional (AHP) to delegate [...]

How do I know if the client would like to work with me?
When you submit your application to work with a client, you provide some times for when you'll be available for a Meet & Greet. A client is notified that you've [...]

What should I consider when applying to work with clients?
We encourage our allied health assistants to apply for 1 to 2 clients at first and get into a steady rhythm of working with them before taking on any more [...]