Senior Speech Pathologist

Ability Action Australia is one of the largest providers to the NDIS, supporting over 10,000 participants each year with the care they need, when and where it is needed. We work with a multidisciplinary team to build a quality support service around the needs and goals of participants and their families. We welcome Speech Pathologists of all experience levels who enjoy the flexibility of working in a range of settings including clinics and community environments.

We are expanding our Speech Pathology team and welcome experienced and dynamic Speech Pathologists eager to be part of a multidisciplinary team and make a difference. Successful candidates will be providing supports to cover NDIS participants living in the Newcastle, Port Stephens, Maitland and surrounding areas. Our team assists individuals of all ages and abilities to achieve their goals. We strive to provide a caseload that matches your experience and interests. We have mixed caseloads across early intervention (infants 0-12 months; feeding, early language, parent coaching), paediatrics, adolescents, adults, dysphagia, communication difficulties and AAC. You can gain experience across all clinical areas across the lifespan. We support your career progression with clinical and operational pathways.

We are a diverse and passionate Speech Pathology team, supported regionally by a large team of speech pathologists and connected with access to professional development within a national team. We value collaboration within the multidisciplinary team and participants' key stakeholders and are committed to clinically excellent, neuroaffirming practices that help our team members and participants get more out of life, today. Our work takes place in childcare centres, schools, homes, and/or our clinic spaces and outreach locations as part of the AAA Adventurer Program. We are a team with varied experience levels who enjoy coffee, memes, and our monthly meetings, well-being check-ins and upskilling in clinical areas. We have regular online meetings so wherever you live in the Hunter Region, you'll be part of a big team.

• Manage an allocated caseload (based on negotiated hours) and deliver timely therapeutic services
• Early Years caseload (0-5) – clinic/home-based early intervention and parent coaching (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, and rehabilitation from neurodegenerative diseases, stroke and acquired brain injury
• Neuro-affirming supports for neurodivergent individuals of all ages

• 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, and purchase leave
• True work-life balance – Autonomy to set your calendar, with options to work from home and access to supportive hubs
• Career progression – Ongoing training aligned with your interests and goals, with professional development opportunities through Ability Action Australia and MedHealth
• Continuous Professional Development – Generous CPD allowance and paid leave days for CPD
• Positive, purpose-driven culture that values collaboration and growth

• Current registration with Speech Pathology Australia as a Speech Pathologist
• Experience leading and supporting others
• Passion for collaborating in a multidisciplinary team
• Desire to make a real difference within the community
• Experience delivering services under the NDIS

Click on the Apply button or contact Amie Gargan at 0491 388 893 or a.gargan@abilityactionaustralia.com.au

You are welcome here. Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represents a wide range of life experiences, skills and perspectives. We value all 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.

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care