Hiring TWO Speech Pathologists: Ideal Sydney Location + New Car

Staying Independent; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Contract role

Company car

Hybrid work

Flexible schedule

Professional development

Job summary

Staying Independent is seeking two Speech Pathologists (Paediatrics and Adults) to join an award-winning multidisciplinary team in Sydney. This contract role offers flexibility, a company car for visits, and a hybrid work model with office and home options.

Applicants should have a Bachelor of Speech Pathology, SPA registration, appropriate clearances, and ideally NDIS experience. Car access and supportive CPD are included to grow professionally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Speech Pathology.
• SPA Registration with current practicing status.
• Insurance, ABN for contracting, driver’s licence, and required clearances.
• NDIS experience is a bonus for adolescents and young adults.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of speech, language, fluency, literacy, feeding and swallowing.
• Develop and deliver individualised therapy programs aligned with NDIS goals.
• Collaborate with families, carers and Support Workers to achieve client-centred outcomes.
• Option to run small group programs.

Skills

Speech Pathology

SPA Registration

NDIS experience

Driver's licence

Education

Bachelor of Speech Pathology

Tools

NovoPsych

Q-Global

Boardmaker 7

SketchWow

Zoom

Job description

Hiring TWO Speech Pathologists: Ideal Sydney Location + New Car

Opportunity for two Speech Pathologists (Paediatrics and Adults). Award-Winning NDIS Practice.

Be Part of an Internationally Award Winning Multidisciplinary Team Staying Independent is not a typical NDIS provider. Founded and run by an occupational therapist, we saw the frustration therapists face with limited funding and difficulty getting support providers on board to implement therapy plans. We solved it.

Our unique model brings Allied Health and Support Workers under one roof, creating collaborative care that actually works. This innovation earned us the 2025 Award for Excellence in Healthcare Innovation & Management across Asia-Pacific, and recently announced as a finalist at the 2026 Australian Allied Health Awards, for Adult Service.

We are now a team of thirty, and are looking for a Paediatric AND Adult Speech Pathologist to join our practice.

What’s in It for You

• Flexibility: Contract role - you choose when you work.
• Car: Access to a company car for home and community visits if needed.

• Tailored Caseloads: Work with the client groups you’re most passionate about.
• Hybrid Work: Office, home, or mix - design your schedule.
• Geographic Location: We try to match clients to your preferred travel zone where possible.
• Professional Growth: Paid CPD allowance, NDIS training, and AI education.
• Tools: Access to NovoPsych, Pearson’s Q-Global, Boardmaker 7, SketchWow, Zoom. We will purchase specific Speech Therapy platforms you request for services.
• Workspace: Large office base, therapy areas, stocked kitchen, resource library, ping pong, fast Wi-Fi, great transport and parking.

Your Role

• Conduct comprehensive assessments in speech, language, fluency, literacy, feeding, and swallowing.
• Develop and deliver individualised therapy programs that support NDIS participant goals.
• Work directly with families, carers, and our trained Support Workers to achieve client-centred goals.
• Option to run small group programs.

We’re Looking For

• Bachelor of Speech Pathology.
• Speech Pathologist Australia (SPA) Registration.
• Insurance, ABN (for contracting), driver’s licence, and required clearances.
• Bonus if you bring NDIS experience, an interest in adolescents and young adult clients, and/or intellectual, neurodiverse or psychosocial disabilities, and some EQ and life experience.