Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (minimum 2+ years experience preferred)

HealthcareLink Trust; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-award wages

Flexible hours

Professional development

Graduate Program

Weekly supervision

PD allowance

Business training

Varied caseload

Job summary

Speech Bubble Speech Pathology is looking for a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with at least 2 years of experience to join our private practice team. You will work across paediatric and adolescent caseloads, providing assessments, therapy, and reports, with a strong emphasis on early intervention and family-centred care.

The role offers a supportive environment with supervision, professional development, and opportunities to tailor caseload to clinical interests.

Qualifications

• Certified Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia or eligible.
• Valid Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain.
• Current National Criminal Record Check or willingness to obtain.
• Private professional indemnity/guild insurance as a private practitioner (basic cover $2 million).
• Driver's licence and reliable car (travel 0–20%).
• Excellent time-management and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality assessment and treatment to paediatric clients with communication needs.
• Deliver evidence-based speech pathology interventions and create reports to a high standard.
• Deliver services across clinic, telehealth, and school/home visits as required.
• Participate in group programs and contribute to program development.

Skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Written communication

Job description

Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (minimum 2+ years experience preferred)

Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position

Job Description

Join Our Team at Speech Bubble Speech Pathology!

About us: Speech Bubble Speech Pathology is an established private practice, that has been caring for children and adults in the community for over 15 years. Our purpose fitted clinic rooms are resourced to deliver quality therapy to our clients and their families.

Speech Bubble offers a full range of paediatric and adolescent speech pathology services to private and NDIS managed patients. We value a person-centred service, providing ethical and culturally responsive services to individuals and families. We provide a supportive and encouraging environment for clinicians and clients and strive for tangible outcomes.

We value our community and their wellbeing, aiming to empower clients and their families to achieve their communication goals.

Benefits

• Above-award wage rates based on experience (+ Superannuation & PD allowance and in-house training)
• Flexible working hours with early finish Fridays
• Professional and career development opportunities tailored to clinical interests
• Comprehensive on-boarding program including observation, supervision and incremental increase in case load over time through our Graduate Program
• Weekly Clinical Supervision and access to supervisor throughout your day
• Internal PD fortnightly and external PD allowance ($1200 pro-rata/year)
• Business training for all employees
• Varied caseload with opportunity to tailor to your clinical interests

About the role

The Speech Pathologist will assist a predominantly paediatric caseload (18 months - 18 years of age), and will contain early intervention for speech, language, literacy, ASD/ADHD, AAC, auditory processing, articulation and fluency clients.

We offer small groups programs including school readiness, Lego play therapy and social skills groups.

Duties

• Providing high-quality assessment and treatment to patients with communication difficulties
• Delivering speech therapy intervention, administering evidence-based assessments, writing reports and communications on an a-daily-basis to a high standard
• Providing treatment through all modes of service delivery as required (Clinic F2F, Telehealth, school/home visits as required)
• Being involved in group programs

About you

Qualifications and Requirements

• Certified Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia (or eligible)
• Valid Working with Children Check (or willing to obtain)
• Current National Criminal Record Check (or willing to obtain)
• Private Guild Insurance as a private practitioner (basic cover $2 million)
• Driver's licence and reliable car (Travel 0-20%)
• Excellent time-management and organisational skills
• Strong writte