Are you currently studying to become a Speech pathologist and are looking to get hands on experience working with clients?
Consider joining our team as a Therapy Assistant.
What is a Therapy Assistant?
Therapy Assistants (sometimes called Allied Health Assistants) aren’t qualified therapists yet, but they play an essential role in helping clients make progress. They work under the guidance of a therapist to keep practising the goals set during therapy sessions. This ongoing practice makes a big difference to how quickly clients improve and helps therapists keep moving goals forward.
At Speak, Learn & Grow, all our Therapy Assistants are Speech Pathology students. This gives you the chance to build real clinical experience while we support your learning and professional growth. It also means we can be confident that our clients are getting quality, consistent support between their therapy sessions.
How does it work?
Therapy Assistants usually see clients in alternating weeks with the therapist — for example, the therapist one week and the Therapy Assistant the next. In some cases, you might see a client less often, such as once a month, depending on their needs.
The therapist sets all the goals for each client. Your role is to continue practising those goals and follow the plan from the therapist’s session notes.
The sessions are 50 minutes in length, and you get paid for 10 minutes of note writing/prep. You may be asked to provide sessions at schools, preschools, and homes. You are paid for the time taken to travel to these visits. The pay rate is $32.50 per hour.
You will receive an hour of one-on-one supervision with a qualified therapist every month, in-session supervision with a senior therapist once a term, and access to support and resources.
Benefits of being a therapy assistant:
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Hands-on experience: Put what you’re learning at uni into practice and see it make a real impact.
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Real-life skills: Learn the things you don’t get from textbooks — how to keep a child engaged, manage tricky behaviours, and adjust when things don’t go to plan.
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Personalised support: Get regular individualised supervision and mentoring to help you build your confidence and clinical skills.
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Team connection: Work alongside a supportive, experienced team who are passionate about what they do and always happy to share ideas and therapy approaches.
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Great culture: Be part of a workplace that values learning, teamwork and having fun along the way.
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Stronger placements: Supervisors on clinical placements always comment on the confidence and strengths they see in students who are working as therapy assistants.
The essential criteria include:
Currently studying an undergrad degree or master’s degree in Speech Pathology
- Quiet confidence and strong written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to work independently, ask questions and manage time effectively.
- Current drivers’ licence and the ability to use your own car to do preschool / school /home visits as required (if you don’t have this, let us know and we can look at the possibility of just doing in clinic sessions)
- Current Working with Children Check
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (we can provide information about how to obtain
this).
If you are interested in joining our team as a Therapy Assistant:
