Speech Pathologist Schools and Early Years

About Us

Royal Far West a rapidly expanding charity that has been connecting children in rural and remote communities to the care they need since 1924. Our School Services Team at Royal Far West partners with rural and remote preschools and primary schools across Australia to provide multidisciplinary services. We work closely with teaching staff and families to support and empower them to help children with communication needs. Royal Far West has been recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand's Best Places to Work in the prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine.

We deliver these services via telehealth enabling Clinicians to work within the comfort of their home and to apply from anywhere in Australia. To build deeper connections with communities there are opportunities to do in person community visits. Check out this outreach video of a RFW Clinician

Purpose of the Position

As a speech pathologist, you will work alongside occupational therapists and psychologists delivering services to preschools and schools in set regions. A substantial portion of the caseload is individual therapy and working with parents and school staff to support student's individual needs. There are also opportunities to provide assessment services, group therapy and professional development to school staff. A typical day involves seeing 4-5 clients and attending a team or supervision meeting.

We are passionate about continually improving the quality of our services, and provide all clinicians with access to individual andgroup supervision and professional development opportunities. We are keen to support flexible working and can accommodate working from home (including fully remote staff), and part-time staff (a minimum of three days a week is preferred). Given we deliver services to schools, clinicians can easily request to take additional leave during school holiday periods.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• A qualification in Speech Pathology
• Experience providing therapy to children with speech, language and literacy difficulties.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability work well on a team.
• This role has been identified as a 'Category A employee' and requires protection against vaccine specified preventable diseases.
• The successful applicant will be required to provide a current NSW Working with Children Check (need to obtain through a Service NSW centre)
• Proficient computer skills and experience with using Microsoft applications and video platforms such as Zoom.

Desirable

• Practicing membership of Speech Pathology Australia
• Experience delivering group programs to children.
• Experience in providing comprehensive assessments.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience providing clinical services via telehealth.
• An understanding of trauma informed practice and experience delivering trauma informed services.
• Experience working within a school setting or in collaboration with schools.

Our culture:

Royal Far West is a rewarding, inspiring, diverse and purpose driven workplace which aims to elevate and harness our people power to support the health and wellbeing of country children for generations to come.

Our core values of Care, Connection, Passion, and Impact are integral to the organisation. Respecting and upholding these values enables us to maintain a positive, innovative and highly collaborative workplace culture.

Benefits offered:

• Structured Induction program
• Meaningful work where you are making a positive difference.  You will be supporting children's mental health, their wellbeing and helping them to build resilience.
• You will be able to focus on the practical work and clinical care, while our support team take care of the administration and service planning.
• Career and professional development opportunities:  You will be given high-quality clinical supervision.  All team members are supported to become accredited facilitators of the Tuning in to Kids, parent group program and the Seasons for Growth children's group program.  There are great opportunities to learn best practice, we offer Impactful Leadership Programs to emerging leaders, interactive workshops offered to develop your work skills as well as online mandatory training.
• Multi-disciplinary work with our collaborative and supportive resident paediatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and social workers to name a few.
• Attractive remuneration: base salary + 12% superannuation
• Salary Packaging – up to $15,900 of your annual salary will be tax free + meals and entertainment card $2,650 pa. See details at
• Work/Life Balance – work from our beautiful location at Manly Beach or work from home anywhere as long as you can travel for outreach to the areas we support and attend one team day a term in Manly.  A l*a*ptop provided to work remotely and we offer a purchase leave scheme.
• Recognition & Reward – Length of service awards and recognition awards aligned to our values.
• Positive Culture – We are an inclusive organisation welcoming people from all walks of life Beautiful location at Manly beach: easy access by bus, ferry and parking options.  We are based in an architecturally designed building, purposely built to deliver our services.  We have showers and towels available for your use so going for a swim before or after work is possible.
• CARE Days- up to 5 days off to look after individuals health and wellbeing, on top of Annual and Personal Leave, with the intention to provide employees with an opportunity to take regular breaks throughout the year.
• Pandemic Leave-7 days paid leave, per calendar year to employees that have been impacted by either a disaster or pandemic which effects their ability to attend work.
• Gifted Leave- gifting leave of up to 3 working days over the Christmas and New year holiday period.
• Paid Parental Leave – 14 weeks full leave pay for the primary care giver and 4 weeks full leave for the non-primary care giver.  Access to paid lactation breaks and lactation facilities.
• Royal Far West has been recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand's Best Places to Work in the prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine.

HOW TO APPLY

If you like to take the first step in developing your career in a purpose led organisation, please submit your CV and cover letter by clicking on the "Apply" button.

For further information please see the position description available on the Royal Far West website  or alternatively please contact Ellen Stolp on

Applications will be reviewed as submitted

Royal Far West does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable law.

Royal Far West encourages applications from minorities and all other qualified applicants.

Royal far West is privileged to work with First Nations communities and families. We are committed to the process of reconciliation and we value and respect the diversity of our employees.

Royal Far West does not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable law.

Royal Far West encourages applications from minorities and all other qualified applicants.

Only those applicants who have the right to work and are currently residing in Australia can be considered.

As a child safe organisation, all employees at Royal Far West are required to provide a NSW Working with Children Check

Queensland Blue Card and VICWorking with Children Check are also required in this role.

If working with us on a contract that specifies you will also be required to provide a Criminal Record Check