SPOT is an interdisciplinary children's therapy centre offering Speech, Physio and Occupational Therapy as well as Counselling, Mental Health and Psychology services.  All SPOT therapists are caring, competent, fully qualified and committed to continuing professional development. Our practice offers an understanding-based, child-centred and family-focused atmosphere. Services are developmental, meaningful and fun. Through creative activities, we meet each child’s individual needs.

SPOT encourages children to grow, learn, explore and develop positive self-esteem. SPOT is located in Central and in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong. The centre has purpose built motor therapy rooms for children to participate in sensory and group activities, as well as customised private rooms for individual sessions.

At SPOT, we believe Speech, Physio and Occupational Therapies, and Mental Health and Psychology support, are important on their own, as well as in conjunction with each other. We focus on a dynamic, systems, team approach in treating the WHOLE CHILD. The SPOT Centre is a paediatric rehab facility serving a multitude of populations and disorders. Our staff works together to provide these services to our surrounding community.

Full Time Assistant Practitioners needed for SPOT Centre in Central and Wong Chuk Hang starting January 2019
(job sharing considered)

Location: Central and Aberdeen Hong Kong

Website: http://www.spot.com.hk

Job Description:

We are looking to recruit the above assistant to join our innovative and dynamic multi-disciplinary team to provide support for therapists. This post starts as a very basic position but has the potential to grow into a service provider position. Duties include but not be limited to:

• Equipment and Toy maintenance: following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Cleaning and tidying of therapy spaces and storage areas throughout the day
• Stock taking and ordering; inventorying stock; placing orders; keeping supplies available.
• Setting up standardised assessments in preparation for therapist use 
• Activity / craft preparation
• Shopping for smaller consumable items
• Working within a multi professional team and liaising with relevant external agencies
• Participation in sessions where therapists require support

You will be joining a team of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and counsellors with a wide range of clinical expertise, offering many opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge. This could quickly build into an assistant therapy provider position where you are delivering therapy on a 1:1 or small group basis under clinician supervision.

Personal Qualities:

• Flexibility, initiative, ability to work alone and as part of a team, motivation to pursue continued professional development.
• Comfortable working with children and with special needs, understanding and accepting of a diverse range of strengths, abilities and challenges.
• Interest in biological science, anatomy and health care.
• Ability to remain calm during emergencies.
• Ability to follow instructions given by clinicians.
• Ability to use hand-operated or power equipment.
• Ability to organise work.
• Good observation skills.
• Physical strength.

Requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and command of the English language.
• Fluent written and spoken Cantonese is preferred.
• Documentation Skills, Scheduling, Verbal Communication.
• Experience with provision of Patient / Client Services.
• Experience working in a team.
• Dependability.
• Minimum of 2 years of paediatric experience is preferred. 

Salary Range: $7,000 - 9,100 HKD per month, sick leave and annual leave.

Start Date: From January 2019

Please send your CV and expression of interest.