Children'S Therapies - Senior Speech Pathologist

SDN Children's Services; Sydney; On-site; AUD 89,000 - 94,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Transdisciplinary environment

Regular supervision & coaching

Career development plan

Paid parental leave

Discounted childcare

Job summary

SDN Children's Services in Rooty Hill, Sydney is seeking a Senior Speech Pathologist to join our autism-focused preschool. This centre-based role provides speech therapy to children aged 0–16, working with educators and families to integrate therapy into daily routines.

The position is part-time (3 days per week) with a salary of AU$88,683–AU$94,216 per annum. Flexible arrangements and competitive not-for-profit benefits are available.

Qualifications

• University qualifications in Speech Pathology and current SPA membership.
• Experience working with children with disabilities using transdisciplinary, strengths-based, family-centred approaches.
• Ability to coach and bridge to families from diverse backgrounds.
• Understanding of the NDIS and ability to manage time toward targets (5 billable hours per day).

Responsibilities

• Centre-based role within Children’s Therapies for children aged 0–16 with autism and developmental needs.
• Provide speech therapy at the autism-specific preschool.
• Collaborate with educators and families, delivering therapy within natural routines or in therapy rooms to build family capacity.

Skills

Speech pathology

SPA registration

Time management

Coaching / bridging

Autism-focused practice

Education

University qualification in Speech Pathology

Job description

Senior Speech Pathology (Healthcare & Medical)

Rooty Hill, Sydney NSW

$88,683 - $94,216 per annum

Part time, 3 days per week | Flexible

Join the SDN village in a Speech Pathologist role that makes a meaningful difference to children’s lives

“Working at SDN is about wanting to drive change. I want to give back and to do something bigger than myself”

Be part of a highly skilled team of occupational therapists, behaviour support practitioners and educators. At SDN Beranga, Rooty Hill Sydney, we believe in a strengths-based approach to early childhood early intervention. We want to make a difference to the lives of Autistic children and their families in our early learning services.

What is it like to work with us?

The SDN Beranga is an autism specific preschool that combines early education and early intervention and is designed to cater for the individual needs of children.

The service has two therapy rooms that allows you to provide therapy to families to build their capacity to support their child.

The teams at Beranga are all committed to providing strengths based, family centred supports to children and families.

If you are passionate about working together to create better outcomes for children, young people, and families, we would love to hear from you!

About the role

• This is a centre-based role working as part of our Children's Therapies team and providing therapy for children and young people aged 0 - 16 years with autism and developmental needs.
• As a Senior Speech Pathologist, you will provide speech therapy at our autism specific preschool.
• You will have the opportunity to provide therapy within the natural routines of the day, working alongside educators, or within our therapy rooms whereby you can provide speech therapy to children and their families, building the capacity of families to work with their child.

Everyday benefits

• Transdisciplinary environment where you can continue to build your skills working alongside a skilled and diverse group of professionals
• Supported training and coaching from an experienced manager and regular external supervision.
• Tailored individual career development plan to support you, whether that be leadership or expertise in specialised areas.
• The opportunity to work alongside parents and educators at SDN Beranga
• Incentive based professional development rewards which can be used with a recognised provider of your choice.
• Competitive salary plus not-for-profit salary packaging
• Paid parental leave
• Discounted childcare

What we are looking for:

• University qualifications in Speech Pathology and current SPA membership;
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with children with disabilities or development delays using a transdisciplinary model and strengths-based, family centred and play based approaches to paediatric intervention.
• Demonstrated ability and/or understanding of coaching, facilitating, and bridging approaches to build the capacity of culturally diverse families and adults in children’s lives
• Understanding of the NDIS and a strong ability to manage your time and meet targets (5 billable hours per day)

If you believe that by working together, we can make the world a better and more equitable place, then we'd love to hear from you.

About SDN

SDN Children’s Services is a respected not-for-profit organisation that has been providing quality services for children and families for 120 years.

Our purpose is to promote and enhance children’s wellbeing, learning and development in inclusive environments; and our vision is for an equitable world where all children thrive. We pride ourselves on creating a unique village where all children, families and staff belong.

You can find out more about us on the SDN website.

SDN Children’s Services is committed to being a child-safe organisation, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Successful applicants will be subject to relevant pre-employment checks including Working with Children Check (NSW).

SDN Children's Services welcomes and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.