Mental Health Clinician - Speech Pathologist

Victorian Government; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 28,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging for living expenses

Wellness initiatives and health cover

Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital

Mentoring and career development

Job summary

Austin Health in Melbourne is seeking a Speech Pathologist to deliver a high‑quality clinical service for Young People managed by the Central Youth Community Team (CYCT). You will assess, develop management plans and provide evidence‑based treatment at individual or group level.

You will work with the lived experience workforce, manage clinical risk, participate in supervision, and ensure services for speech, language and communication disorders are delivered to CYCT clients aged 12–26.

Qualifications

• Qualified in Speech Pathology with eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
• Minimum 2 years' experience delivering speech pathology to children with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Learning Difficulties.
• Recovery‑oriented, trauma‑informed, family‑centred practice.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver clinical speech pathology services for CYCT clients.
• Assess, develop management plans, and provide individual or group treatment.
• Collaborate with lived experience workforce and participate in supervision.
• Provide high‑quality clinical services for speech, language, and communication disorders.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Speech Pathology (or equivalent)

Job description

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• 15.2 hours per week

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Central Youth Community Team (CYCT)

The Central Youth Community Team (CYCT) is one of several community outpatient teams within the Infant, Child, and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS). It is a multi-disciplinary team that offers individual and group assessment, treatment, consultations, and a clinical case management service to young people with a variety of complex and severe mental illnesses and/or disorders.

CYCT primarily provides services to young people aged 12-26 in the Central LGAs of the Austin ICYMHS catchment areas, namely Banyule and Nillumbik. The service currently operates during business hours, with plans to expand operating hours in the future to improve accessibility, in line with Royal Commission recommendations.

About the role

The successful applicant will coordinate and deliver a high-quality, responsive and accountable clinical speech pathology service for Young People case managed by CYCT. This will include assessment, development of management plans, and providing high-quality, evidence-based clinical treatment modalities at an individual or group level

A regular day will see you:

• Work collaboratively and successfully with the lived experience workforce, empowering them in their role in the team and learning from them to improve the practices of self and others.
• Manage clinical risk under the direction of the Team Leader and Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Actively participate in regular supervision (line and discipline-specific) and performance development and review processes.
• Actively collaborate and ensure that high-quality clinical speech pathology services and consultations (primary and secondary) are provided to CYCT clients experiencing issues related to speech, language, and/or communication disorders

About you

You will be someone with excellent communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills, who takes a supportive team approach to their work. You'll have strong organisational and time management skills, as shown by a dynamic and flexible approach to time and caseload management.

To be successful in this role, you will bring with you:

• A relevant professional qualification in Speech Pathology (Bachelor of Speech Pathology or equivalent tertiary qualification), with eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in the provision of speech pathology services to children with communication and swallowing disorders who may require speech, language, voice, and fluency assessments
• Knowledge of the assessment and management of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Difficulties, as well as other common mental health difficulties that impact children and young people
• Display a clear understanding of and practice in the principles of recovery-orientated, trauma-informed, and family-centred, collaborative practice and expertise in engaging young people and their families within a clinical setting

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:Rowan Chipchase, Program Manager Youth Outreach at [e-mail]

Applications close Monday 2 November 2026 at 11.59pm