Volunteer Program
Become an Angel.
Your journey starts here.
Are you passionate about children and their development? Whether you're a university or TAFE student, or simply a young person who loves working with children and dreams of a career in therapy,EB Academy wants you. No clinical degree required. Just passion, commitment, and a genuine desire to make a difference.
The Angel role
One role. One child. One holistic program.
An Angel does not need a clinical degree. An Angel needs passion, warmth, and commitment. You are trained by our Clinical Director from day one and you deliver a child's complete, holistic monthly program face to face, covering communication, movement, behaviour, social skills, and independence all in one session.
What is an Angel?
An Angel is the person who shows up for a child session after session and implements their individualised program as designed by the Clinical Director. The program is built for that specific child and targets all areas of development in one coordinated approach.
You do not need a degree to be an Angel. You need dedication, warmth, and a genuine love of working with children. You will be fully trained and supervised every step of the way by a PhD-qualified Clinical Psychologist who is invested in your growth as much as the child's.
This role is also known as:
- NDIS Therapy Support Worker
- ABA Therapist
- Cerebral palsy
- Therapy Assistant Level 2
- Early Intervention Therapy Assistant
Step 1
You implement the child's monthly program
Each child has an individualised program designed by our Clinical Director. You implement it face to face every session, every skill, every goal.
Step 2
The program covers everything
Communication, speech, fine motor, sensory, behaviour, social skills, daily living, play all woven into one seamless session. No discipline silos.
Step 3
You learn it all under supervision
You do not need prior expertise in each area. You are trained and supervised weekly by a PhD-qualified clinical psychologist who guides every step.
Step 4
You collect data and drive progress
Every session includes structured data collection. You observe, measure, and report — building your clinical observation skills in a real setting.
Step 5
You work with the whole family
Parents are partners. You support parent training sessions and help families carry program strategies into every moment of their child's day.
The child's monthly program
One program. All areas of a child's development.
The program you implement is not a speech program or an OT program. It is a child's program built around their goals, their strengths, and their family. As an Angel, you learn to apply all of these in one session.
Communication & Language
Social Skills & Play
Daily Living & Independence
Learning & Cognitive Skills
Behavioural Regulation
Fine Motor & Sensory
Your journey as an Angel
12 weeks that change your career
From your first session to your final review, here is exactly what your volunteer term looks like.
What you gain
More than a volunteer role
Everything you do as an Angel builds something lasting skills, confidence, credentials, and connections that will follow you throughout your entire clinical career.
How supervision works
You are never alone with a child
Every Angel works within a structured, tiered supervision model. You are always supported and every child is always safe.
Clinical Director
Dr. Bahareh Eskandari PhD Psychologist designs all programs and provides weekly group supervision for Angels
Early Intervention Specialist (Psychologist)
Senior clinician who oversees program implementation and provides in-session guidance
Senior Angel
Experienced paid therapist who co-delivers sessions alongside you in your first weeks
Volunteer Angel
Delivering sessions, learning the program, collecting data, and growing every week
Who can apply
No clinical degree required, just passion
The Angel role is open to a much wider group than you might think. If you love children, you are committed, and you want to grow ,we will build the rest with you.
Where this takes you
Your Angel role is just the beginning
What we do require:
- Genuine passion for working with autistic children and their families
- Valid Working With Children Check (NSW) — or willingness to apply before your first session
- Minimum commitment of 6 hours per week for at least 3 months
- Reliable internet and a device for online session delivery (Zoom)
- Willingness to complete the NDIS Worker Orientation Module (free, online, ~90 min)
- Warm, professional manner with children and families at all times
- Reliability — children and families depend on you showing up
No ABA experience needed. We train every Angel from the ground up. What we cannot teach is warmth, reliability, and a genuine desire to make a difference. If you have those apply now.
- Any study in ABA, child development, behaviour, Individual Support, education, or community services
- Prior experience working with children, neurodivergent individuals, or in a care setting
- Availability during business hours for some sessions
- First Aid and CPR certification
- Strong written English for session notes
Whether you want to become a psychologist, a speech pathologist, an OT, or simply a great therapist the experience, supervision, and credentials you build here open every door.
University Study
Not at university yet? Your experience as an Angel plus a reference from our Clinical Director is a powerful foundation for university entry into psychology, speech pathology, OT, or education programs. We will support your application.
Angel → Reference + portfolio → University entry → Clinical career
TAFE Qualifications
Your Angel hours can support your TAFE certificate assessments in Individual Support, Education Support, or Community Services. We provide documentation to support your placement requirements and strengthen your portfolio.
Angel + TAFE cert → Qualified therapy assistant → Career in early intervention
Paid Angel Role at EB Academy
Outstanding volunteers are the first we call when paid positions open. Many of our current paid Angels started exactly where you are now as passionate volunteers who showed up, stayed committed, and grew into exceptional therapists.
Angel + TAFE cert → Qualified therapy assistant → Career in early intervention
For universities, TAFEs & placement coordinators
Elastic Brain Academy welcomes formal placement partnerships with Australian universities and TAFE colleges. We provide structured hours, supervision documentation, and assessment support aligned with your program requirements from undergraduate degrees to Certificate III and IV qualifications.
Ready to become an Angel?
Open to university students, TAFE students, and passionate individuals from all backgrounds. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis we respond within 5 business days.