Speech Pathologist

The ORS Speech Pathology team in Maitland is expanding and we are seeking Speech Pathologists and Senior Speech Pathologists to join us, supporting NDIS participants with complex communication (including high-tech AAC prescription), swallowing needs and/or complex behaviours

You will join a national team of 60+ Speech Pathologists in our NDIS division providing clinical services to participants aged 0-65. You will work across early intervention, school age, adolescent and adult services with clients who have various presentations, diagnoses, and disability types.

You will work across various environments, including family homes, disability group homes, day programs, schools, preschools, community settings, telehealth, and ORS offices.

You will have access to regular supervision from a Speech Pathologist, internal professional development opportunities (Special Interest Groups, Monthly Discipline Specific In-services, and Multi-Disciplinary In-services) and the opportunity for clinical specialisation.

You will benefit from multiple layers of speech pathologists in your leadership team – Team Leader, Regional Manager, State Manager, and National Manager. We are a department built, managed, and developed on the knowledge and experience of speech pathologists who have been invested in our profession for over 20 years. We bring skills from all the areas of speech pathology practice (health, aged care, disability, school, universities, private practice, and rehabilitation) to take the best and build quality services for our clients and career progression options for our staff.

Options to expand your skills in our Early Childhood Services, Positive Behaviour Support Services, dysphagia management, student supervision and/or leadership roles can be discussed.

The ORS believes in the benefits of a healthy work life balance. Many of us have families and lead busy lives outside of work so we know how important it is for our staff to maintain a balanced lifestyle. For this reason we:

• Support flexible hybrid model working arrangements i.e. working from home, ORS office and community
• Aim to allocate clients close to your home
• Ownership of your own calendar so you can book appointments to suit your schedule
• Provide suburban office locations with free onsite and local parking
• Give you the ability to work part time, reduced hours or a compressed 9 day fortnight
• Amazing Parental Leave benefits - up to 26 weeks paid leave
• Gain an extra week of annual leave after 3 years of service
• Access to Fitness Passport

• Tertiary qualifications in Speech Pathology
• Registration with SPA
• Previous experience as a Speech Pathologist working with NDIS participants in a clinical or community setting (preferred)
• A car and licence
• A National Police Clearance, Working With Children/Working with Vulnerable People Check & NDIS Worker Screening Clearance or able to acquire one for client facing roles (or willingness to obtain one before commencement)

We are one of the largest and fastest growing family owned and operated national allied health and workplace rehabilitation providers in Australia, with a proven track record and reputation for providing high quality evidence-based, and client-centred services for over 30 years

Due to our incredible culture, passion for excellence, stability, and gratitude for being able to see the potential and recognise the strengths of every individual it's easy to see why our workforce has grown 1200% in 4 years and why we are the allied health services provider of choice

For further information on ORS Group, we encourage you to visit our website to read more about our extensive services, our detailed employee profiles, video library & company values.

If this sounds like the job for you, don't miss this opportunity and apply now

If you do not have an updated CV, you can contact Chris Galvin on 0477 010 235 for a confidential discussion, email at Chris.Galvin@orsgroup.com.au or add Chris on LinkedIn - LinkedIn Profile.

The ORS Group is a multicultural, diverse, supportive and flexible employer, specifically encouraging applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, working parents, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities.