Speech Pathologist

Company Description
Welcome to Ability Action Australia
We are a national therapy services provider.
Every day and in many ways, we are here to help NDIS participants – children, adolescents and adults (0-65 years) – get more out of life today Help us make a difference to improve their quality of life.
Job Description
About Us
We love nothing more than seeing our participants achieve their goals.
We live and breathe capacity building, and empower participants by:

Using a strengths-based approach to guide our assessment, goals and ultimately our intervention
Using a combination of standardised and non-standardised assessment, curated to the participants' needs to guide our clinical reasoning
Delivering much-needed speech therapy interventions to participants within the setting best matched to their goals, which could be at school, at home, at work or in the community, or in our clinic space
Collaborating with our local multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists, Key Workers, and Behaviour Support Practitioners.

We have a diverse SP team, based in our region, which is comprised of Southern Sydney to the Illawarra, who each have unique caseloads tailored to their own interests and passions.
We currently have clinical caseloads covering areas such as early intervention (including infants 0-12 months and feeding), paediatrics, adults, dysphagia/swallowing, AAC and psychosocial disabilities.
On a personal level, we are a dynamic bunch of clinicians who exude a passion for disability.
We want to see the best in each other, just as we do our participants.
We have been known to go on long beach walks, test out our new technology or have a wine at a paint and sip, or the local pub.
Babies, including fur babies, are always welcome in the office and are part of the team.
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
As you support many, we support you We offer:

A clinical caseload that you are passionate about and fills your cup Whether you're a paediatric SP, an adult SP, or like a mix of both – we make sure your caseload fits both your individual learning goals and passion areas
Creative solutions to making work fit into your home life, and not the other way around
The exploration and navigation of complex situations via 1:1 supervision curated to your learning style
Engaging and relevant professional development and clinical support through local and national journal clubs, in-services, and group supervisions
Professional development opportunities to enhance your clinical and professional skills
Career planning and development: We care about your career goals and can offer unlimited leadership and career growth options through Ability Action Australia and our parent company, Med Health
Multiple ways of acknowledging how hard you work each and every day, in a way that makes you feel valued and meets your needs.
This could be in the form of incentive programs with attractive financial bonuses or time away from work to spend with your loved ones
Plus all of the essentials such as EAP, Fitness passport and 12 weeks maternity leave.

About you

You've been a Speech Pathologist for at least a year preferably but we're open to new graduates too
Passionate about providing speech pathology services to vulnerable members of the community
Looking for a fun, collaborative and supportive work environment
Have a current driver's license and full access to a vehicle

Qualifications

Degree qualified Speech Pathologist
Current certified practising membership with Speech Pathology Australia

Click on the Apply button OR call Benita Kempton on 0476795843 OR email via bkempton@medhealth.com.au.
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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.
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