Located in Latrobe Valley, part-time, permanent 0.4EFT

• Join a not-for-profit health care provider who is getting back to what matters
• Work with children and their families to assist them in obtaining neurodevelopmental diagnoses
• $44.5847 - $47.9716 per hour

At Latrobe Community Health Service you’ll be part of a positive and passionate workplace. We’re dedicated to providing you with career opportunities through work that is rewarding and meaningful within the community.

The Paediatric and Youth Program at Latrobe Community Health Service has been undertaking Autism assessments for over 2 years. The Neurodevelopment Services Clinician will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to work on growing this program, increasing the number of assessments that can be offered to children in the local community.

As a Neurodevelopment Services Clinician, you will be a key member of the autism assessment clinic multidisciplinary team. You will work across the autism assessment service and the provision of early intervention services. Key responsiblities of this role are to engage with children and their families conducting developmental and functional inerviews, supporting or administering standardised assessments and assisting with the formulation of results and preparing written reports. Where appropriate, you will also provide brief targeted interventions to support families whilst they await referral to other services.

LCHS are moving towards providing more services to neurodiverse children, there will be potential for this role to expand into other neurodevelopmental assessments and therapy in the future.

To be successful, you will require;

• Tertiary qualification in related field
• Previous experience working with neurodiverse children
• Previous experience undertaking assessments with children and their families
• A current Employee Working with Children Check

For more information please contact Selina Northover, Manager Paediatric and Youth on 0439 467 015 / selina.northover@lchs.com.au 

At Latrobe Community Health Service we want to help you get back to what matters. To see the full position description and to apply, click the Apply Now button.

Latrobe Community Health Service is committed to better health, better lifestyles, strong and inclusive communities.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we encourage applications from people whom are from different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people of any age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation and cultural background. We look for the right values, skills and knowledge to build our capabilities so that we can best deliver for our community. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email Recruitment@lchs.com.au

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