Senior Speech Pathologist

Welcome to Ability Action Australia!

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 can improve their independence, access, development, health and wellbeing, and function.

We’re looking for Senior Speech Pathologist to join our multi-disciplinary team, supporting NDIS participants across Wollongong and surrounding communities - work close to home! 

As an experienced clinician, you’ll bring your expertise to a supportive and collaborative environment where you can make a meaningful impact in the lives of your participants, contribute to team development, and continue growing professionally.

Responsibilities will include

• Manage an allocated caseload and complete therapeutic services in a timely manner
• Deliver much needed speech pathology services to participants within schools, homes and the local community
• Use clinical observations, standardised assessments and interpret findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant
• Provide therapeutic interventions that are evidence-based and help participants get more out of life
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team
• Mentor graduates and early career clinicians

What's in it for you?

• Benefits – Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, option to purchase additional leave… just to name a few. 
• Flexibility – You can select the hours and days you would like to work. 
• Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + KM reimbursement + laptop + smartphone + our Performance with Purpose Reward and Recognition Program + salary packaging options
• Work life balance – Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community and support of office and clinic hours. 
• Support - You will have a clinical supervisor providing weekly support along with a dedicated team of mentors. 
• Career progression – Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term goals combined with professional development opportunities through Ability Action Australia and our parent company MedHealth. 
• Passionate and uplifting culture – You will be part of a purpose and values driven team focused on delivering outstanding service to our NDIS participants. 

To be considered suitable you will have:

• Current membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Experience as a Speech Pathologist beyond graduation
• Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
• Proactive attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas
• Desire to mentor graduates and early career clinicians
• Looking for a fun, collaborative and supportive work environment
• Genuine passion for working in the disability sector

Does this opportunity EXCITE you? Then, we want to hear from you! Click on the APPLY button or please contact me, Amie, on 0491 388 893 to have a confidential discussion about the role. If you do not have an updated resume you can add me on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/amiegargan 

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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.