Allied health assistant
BUFS Pharmacy (Maiden Gully)

**Please contact placements@gllen.org.au via your teacher to arrange this placement, please do not contact the employer directly**
**Dates to be negotiated**

This placement can be a Work experience placement or SWL placement.

If you’re looking for a career that combines developing better health outcomes and have an interest Pharmacy, you’ve found it here!

We are a 152 year old not-for-profit membership organisation, delivering a wide range of pharmacy and health related products and services to over 11,500 household members throughout the Greater Bendigo Region.

The group consists of five pharmacies, an Optical Store and a Health Precinct which offer our members a wide of range of benefits including discounts on products, access to health professionals, subsidised services, modern, contemporary and convenient retail facilities.

Note: Traineeships maybe offered to suitable students.

Skills You Might Learn

The student will have the opportunity to attain a broad range of skills on placement, employability skills may include:
• Communication skills
• Working within a team
• Time management
• Workplace health and safety
• Understanding of workplace expectations

Typical Tasks & Duties

Students will observe senior staff and may undertake the following tasks including:
• Replenishing stock, maintaining inventory levels, and checking produce expiry dates
• Setting up displays for catalogue promotions
• Assisting the dispensary with scripts in/out
• Making appointments

Student Requirements

Students should be interested in customer service, have a genuine interest in helping people, be responsible, have good interpersonal skills and a level of maturity.
Personal mobile phones are not required and should only be used out of work hours or on meal breaks.

Dress Requirements

Wear neat casual attire e.g., long pants or skirt, top with sleeves and comfortable closed in shoes. If hair is longer than shoulder length it must be tied back.

Special Transport Requirements

Public transport is available