Volunteer Acupuncturist
Position
The Bondi Beach
Affordable Acupuncture Clinic
The Bondi Beach Affordable Acupuncture Clinic is a busy clinic set up to provide low cost, easy access acupuncture for people who cannot afford acupuncture treatments.
Cases
range from patients trying acupuncture for the first time to physical pain,
emotional factors, addictions and complex Western medicine syndromes and
diagnoses.
The clinic
is a communal multibed clinic (several beds in an open room). It is a concession
aimed clinic. Twenty minute treatments are $29 full wage and sliding scale down
to $10-$5 donation for any concession.
All
acupuncture positions are volunteer based, including the lead acupuncturist.
It was
established in 2011 and the clinic currently runs at Chapel by the Sea, 95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach
every Thursday from 5pm to 9pm.
All
donated proceeds go to the Norman Andrews House: a community service that provides
support and welfare assistance to those experiencing hardship, difficulty and
homelessness.
The clinic
is represented under ACMAC (Association of Community and Multibed Acupuncture
Clinics) and is held under auspices of the Chapel by the Sea, Bondi Beach
Uniting Church,
Health and Wholeness programme. Page
link here:
The Position
This is a
volunteer unpaid position. You will be donating your time.
Due to
high demand and increasing waiting times for patients we are looking for a
reliable, dynamic, hardworking volunteer acupuncture practitioner.
If you are
looking for a diversified case work stream, have a sense for community spirit and
want to meet some challenging patients please apply.
Key Criteria:
Current CMBA
AHPRA registration;
or current
final year undergraduate in TCM (subject to mentoring under your institutions
policies and guidelines);
or you are
an experienced acupuncture professional willing to volunteer time and knowledge
for a good cause.
Excellent
acupuncture knowledge/techniques
Excellent
communication skills
Able to
work effectively in a small team using own initiative
Desirable
Previous experience
in community/not for profit area
Have a “go
for it” attitude.
Applications
Feel free
to promote your own acupuncture business and make patient business contacts in
this role.
Position
is currently available for all or part of hours from 5pm-9pm.
Feel free
to visit the clinic to say hi and to have a look.
To discuss
this opportunity in more detail, apply now or call Damien at Bondi
Acupuncture on 0434018496 or apply directly by sending a short cover
letter stating qualification, addressing position criteria and hours available
to work to damienbodnarchuk@hotmail.com
Applications
by Friday 7th March
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