SYDNEY METERO – January Holiday Programs

We require volunteers to help run our January holiday programs. These role suit people studying Allied Health degrees.

Allambie – Habit-ILE

Our Allambie therapy team require Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy volunteer students to support children participating in their holiday Habit-ILE program – a clinically proven therapy that uses play to retrain the brain.

HABIT-ILE is a breakthrough intensive therapy program for children who experience challenges with hand and gross motor function.

Exclusive to Cerebral Palsy Alliance, HABIT-ILE draws on the latest neuroplasticity research, and is clinically proven to provide lasting functional improvement for children with cerebral palsy aged 6-13 years.

Using play to engage and motivate children, the program is tailored to each child’s unique interests and goals; whether it’s learning to ride a two-wheel bike, tying shoe laces or independently walking stairs.

VOLUNTEER ROLE

• Volunteers paired with a child to deliver the HABIT-ILE intervention
• You will receive regular support and training from experienced PT & Ots
• You will learn about HABIT-ILE, incl. motor learning principles + how to structure, scaffold and provide “just right challenge” for children with cerebral palsy.

TRAINING:  Monday 8th January at our Allambie Heights site (mandatory including previous volunteers)

PROGRAM DATES: Tuesday 9th January – Friday 18th January, 2024

TIME: 8.30am – 4.30pm each day

LOCATION:  Cerebral Palsy Alliance, 187 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights

Prairiewood – Kindy Kickstart

CPA’s Kindy Kickstart program is run by Occupational Therapists and Speech Therapists to support children with a disability who are starting kindergarten in 2024.

Our program consists of fun, age-appropriate activities to help children develop the skills to assist their transition to primary school including :

• Pre-literacy (recognising sounds, letters and words)
• Pencil skills (pre-writing, shapes, tracing, writing names)
• Language skills (listening, following directions and answering questions)
• Fine motor (managing common school objects such as pencils, lunch boxes, zippers)
• School life skills (working in a group, managing belongings, dressing skills, canteen orders, asking for help)
• Concentration, social (taking turns etc.), and self-care

VOLUNTEER ROLE

• Work with our clients aged 3-5 years to help them develop the skills required to transition to primary school
• Provide support for children with a disability in a group setting
• Receive support from an experienced Occupational Therapist and Speech Therapists
• Support our OT to implement a customised program to suit the specific needs of each child

PROGRAM DATES: Tuesday 9th January – Tuesday 16th January, 2024

TIME: 8.30am – 4.30pm each day

LOCATION: Cerebral Palsy Alliance, 224/244 Restwell Rd Prairiewood

BENEFITS OF THE ROLE

• Volunteers receive free training + hands on experience in this new and evidence-based therapy approach
• Role is a unique opportunity to learn from experienced paediatric physiotherapists and occupational therapists

NOTE

• Volunteers will be advised in writing of CPA’s safe operating procedures, and will be required to follow accordingly
• Volunteers will be required to comply with the current COVID safe plan
• All volunteers will need to complete an online NDIS disability module, Working with Children Check and provide a Covid19 Vaccination Certificate including booster prior to starting the role

If this fun and rewarding role sounds like you, please email Volunteers Team: volunteers@cerebralpalsy.org.au