Speech Pathologist | Northern NSW | Flexible FT/PT | New Grad or Experienced

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Ability Action Australia is hiring a Speech Pathologist for the Northern NSW region with flexible full-time or part-time options to serve NDIS participants in Ballina, Byron Bay and Mullumbimby across home, school, clinic and telehealth settings. The role centers on strengths-based, evidence-based practice, practical clinical excellence, and multidisciplinary collaboration, with mentorship and leadership opportunities for experienced clinicians while ensuring compliance with NDIS standards. Benefits include competitive pay, kilometre reimbursement, a supplied laptop and smartphone, salary packaging, and wellbeing extras that support work-life balance and development. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight community-based outcomes, current Speech Pathology Australia membership, independence in community work, and leadership potential if relevant; confirm your driver’s license and vehicle; convey genuine passion for disability, readiness for travel and telehealth, and a concise cover letter aligned with AAA and MedHealth values including measurable participant impact.

Company Description

Our Northern NSW team has been delivering life-changing support to NDIS participants, and now we’re looking for a passionate and motivated Speech Pathologist to join us.

At Ability Action Australia, you’ll help people achieve their goals in the environments where it matters most—home, school, clinic, telehealth and the wider community. #AAA

Job Description

Love the Northern NSW lifestyle? Support your community where it matters most.

We are currently inviting Speech Pathologists to join our growing team in the Northern NSW region. This is your opportunity to deliver life-changing support to NDIS participants across Ballina, Byron Bay, and Mullumbimby.

If you’re passionate about working in the community, close to home, and making a tangible impact on participants' lives in their own environments, we’d love to hear from you!

What’s in it for You?

At Ability Action Australia, we believe in supporting our clinicians so they can best support our participants. We offer a range of benefits designed to provide balance, growth, and reward:

• ✅ Flexibility That Works for You: Choose your preferred days with full-time or part-time options available to suit your lifestyle.
• ✅ Industry-Leading Salary & Perks: Competitive pay, kilometre reimbursement, laptop, and smartphone provided. Access salary packaging and our Performance with Purpose Reward & Recognition Program.
• ✅ Genuine Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a mix of working from home, telehealth, and community-based service delivery, with full access to clinic and office support.
• ✅ Career Development & Growth: Individualised training and ongoing professional development through AAA and our parent company, MedHealth. We provide clear leadership and mentoring pathways.
• ✅ Wellbeing & Extras: Professional Development allowance, Fitness Passport, staff referral scheme, and the option to purchase additional leave.

The Role

As a Speech Pathologist in our Northern NSW team, you will focus on strengths-based, evidence-based practice to help participants achieve their goals. Your day-to-day will include:

• Impactful Therapy: Managing a caseload and delivering therapy services in a timely, impactful way across home, school, and community settings.
• Clinical Excellence: Using clinical observations and standardised assessments to inform therapy goals and deliver interventions that improve quality of life.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Working alongside a supportive team of allied health professionals to provide holistic care.
• Leadership (For Experienced Clinicians): Providing mentorship and clinical supervision to junior clinicians.
• Compliance: Ensuring all services meet current NDIS requirements and standards.

Qualifications

About You

• A degree in Speech Pathology and Certified Practising Membership with Speech Pathology Australia.
• Whether you are a New Graduate looking for a supportive start or an Experienced Clinician looking for a leadership pathway, we want to hear from you.
• A proactive, growth-oriented mindset and a genuine passion for the disability sector.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently within the community.
• Current Australian Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle.

Additional Information

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.