Speech Pathologist

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Ability Action Australia, part of MedHealth, is hiring a Speech Pathologist for a full-time onsite role in Broadmeadow, NSW. You'll work across the Newcastle, Hunter and Maitland region in a MDT, delivering services in clinics, childcare, schools and community settings with structured supervision, regular CPD and clear pathways for career progression. Expect a diverse caseload from Early Years to adults, including neurodivergent supports, dysphagia and AAC, with flexible hours and work-life balance, industry-leading pay, salary packaging, car allowance, laptop and smartphone, and purchase leave. To apply, tailor your resume to show multi-setting experience, MDT collaboration, and NDIS experience; ensure SPA registration and driver’s license; contact Amie at 0491 388 893 or LinkedIn.

Company Description

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 would love to hear from Speech Pathologists with all levels of experience that enjoy the flexibility of working in a range of settings including both a clinic setting and the community.

Job Description

Looking for structured supervision, mentoring and CPD opportunities, we've got you!

Our purpose is to help our participants get more out of life today! When you join AAA, you join a team that encourages collaboration, promotes inclusion, welcomes differences, and genuinely cares about your wellbeing.

Based in Broadmeadow, you'll provide support to NDIS participants living across the broader Newcastle, Hunter and Maitland region (depending on where you live) whilst working in a collaborative MDT of Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and Behavior Support Practitioners. You'll support participants in childcare centres, schools, aged care facilities, day programs, the community, homes, and/or our clinic space. 

We offer an environment to learn and grow together, you'll have access to weekly supervision with your team leader, discipline specific team meetings, team building events, and regular CPD. If you are excited about working across the lifespan with physical disability, paediatrics, adults, psychosocial conditions, and neurodevelopmental conditions, we are the team for you! 

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:

• Work flexibility – From 24 hours a week to full time, you select the hours and days that work best for you as an individual.
• Excellent remuneration – Industry leading salary + salary packaging + car allowance + laptop + smartphone + purchase leave.
• True work-life balance – The autonomy of setting your calendar, your way. Combine the convenience of working from home with time at our supportive hubs.
• 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.
• Continuous Professional Development – A generous CPD allowance and paid leave days to complete this.
• Passionate and positive culture – Be part of a purpose-driven team that believes in making a difference.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Current registration with Speech Pathology Australia as a Speech Pathologist
• A passion for collaborating in a multi-disciplinary team
• A desire to make a real difference within the community
• A current full driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle 

Additional Information

Click on the APPLY button or please contact me, Amie, on 0491 388 893 to have a confidential discussion about this role. If you do not have an updated resume you can add and contact 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.