Therapy Assistant - Hypermobility & EDS Stream (Physio/OT)

About Us
First Step Support Services (FSSS) is an NDIS provider delivering disability support and allied health services across Geelong and Melbourne. We run a Therapy Assistant Program where trained therapy assistants deliver supervised, allied-health-designed programs to participants, currently across speech pathology and occupational therapy, with a new hypermobility/Ehlers Danlos Syndrome stream launching soon.

We're a values-led, neuroaffirming team. Lived experience is valued here, not just tolerated.

About The Role
We're looking for a Therapy Assistant to join our new hypermobility/EDS stream, supporting kids who are struggling with school, sport, or everyday fatigue because of joint hypermobility.

You'll work under the guidance of a supervising physiotherapist, delivering fun, engaging sessions built around strength, proprioception, body awareness, and joint range of motion, all designed to build capacity without wiping kids out. Think games and activities with a purpose, not clinical exercises.

This role would suit a Physiotherapy or OT student, or someone who has completed a Certificate IV Allied Health Assistance with an interest in hypermobility.

What you'll be doing





Delivering individual sessions with kids according to a plan set by the supervising physiotherapist

Building genuine rapport so sessions feel fun, not like "therapy"

Tracking progress and feeding back to the supervising clinician

Working within scope, and knowing when to flag something to the clinician rather than push through

What we're looking for

Experience working with children (support work, allied health assistant, education, or similar)

Comfortable with, or keen to learn about, hypermobility/EDS presentations

Patient, playful, and genuinely good with kids who might be having a rough day

Reliable and communicative, you'll be trusted to run sessions independently within a supervised structure

Lived experience of hypermobility, chronic pain, or neurodivergence is highly regarded, not required

What you'll need

NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain)

Working with Children Check

Current First Aid/CPR

Reliable transport

Why FSSS

Genuinely supportive, neuroaffirming team culture

Ongoing supervision and training, you're never thrown in the deep end

Be part of building a brand recent stream from the ground up

Flexible casual hours

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📌 Therapy Assistant - Hypermobility & EDS Stream (Physio/OT) (Australia)
🏢 First Step Support Services
📍 Australia