Speech Pathologist

We are one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants every year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We have a multi-disciplinary team approach, building a quality support service around the needs and goals of our participants and their family.

Help us help others with life changing support that canimprove their independence, access, development, health and wellbeing, and function.

Job Description

We are expanding our Speech Pathology team and would love to welcome experienced and dynamic Speech Pathologists eager to be part of a multidisciplinary team and make a difference.

Successful candidates will be providing supports to cover NDIS participants living inthe following areas (depending on where you live)Canberra, Queanbeyan, Tuggeranong, Gunning, Yass, Gundaroo, Belconnen, Jerrabombera & surrounding areas.

Our team assists individuals of all ages and abilities to achieve their goals. No two days will look the same! We strive to provide a caseload that includes your experience and interests. We have mixed caseloads covering areas of early intervention including infants 0-12 months; feeding, early language, parent coaching; paediatrics, adolescents, adults, dysphagia, communication difficulties and AAC. We are passionate about supporting you in your journey and have clinical and operational pathways for career progression.

You might find us in childcare centres, schools, homes and even outreach locations (as part of our AAA Adventurer Program!). Our team are a mix of experience levels and enjoy coffee, memes, and our monthly meeting, well-being check ins and upskilling in clinical areas.

We work closely with the MDT and can be found regularly lunching together and celebrating our wins. Whether you are keen on coming out and spending time as a team, or your family life and home is your priority – there is a place for everyone!

Your role will include :

• Manage an allocated caseload (based on your negotiated hours) and deliver timely therapeutic services
• Our Early Years caseload (0-5) – Early intervention and parent coaching (including speech sounds, early language, feeding, school-readiness)
• School-aged children (5-18) – Literacy, social communication, speech, language, fluency, voice, feeding and AAC assessment and implementation.
• Adults – Functional communication, speech, language, fluency, dysphagia and mealtime management, neurodegenerative diseases, stroke and acquired brain injury rehabilitation.
• Neuro-affirming supports to our large neurodivergent population of all age groups.

What's in it for you?

As you support many, we support you. We offer :

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have :

Additional Information

Want more information?

Click on the APPLY NOW button or call Amie Gargan on 0491 388 893 or email a.gargan@abilityactionaustralia.com.au

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.

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