Paediatric Speech Pathologist

Holstep Health; City of Greater Shepparton; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Rostered days off

14 weeks parental leave

Home office setup allowance

PD allowance

PD leave (7 days)

Hanen Certification

Job summary

Holstep Health is seeking a Paediatric Speech Pathologist to support kindergarten services in Shepparton and surrounding regions, combining remote work with travel to local kindergartens.

The role emphasizes coaching educators and families, enhancing language development, communication, and everyday participation, and designing creative resources and workshop content for educator and family capacity building.

Qualifications

• Graduate or post-graduate degree in Speech Pathology.
• Experience in paediatric allied health settings; kindergarten experience is an advantage.
• Ability to work collaboratively to develop evidence-based supports.
• Open to capability-building and coaching roles with educators and families.
• Driver's licence and access to a vehicle for travel to kindergarten services.

Responsibilities

• Partner with educators and families delivering education, coaching and consultation.
• Support language development, communication and participation.
• Design and deliver resources and workshop content for educators and families.
• Work within a collaborative allied health team (OT, Psych, Speech Pathology).
• Deliver a mix of onsite and online supports.
• Engage with kindergarten educators to identify and support children’s skill development.
• Provide secondary coaching across formats (in-person, online, phone, email).
• Manage a caseload and coordinate services with the team.

Skills

Coaching & capacity building

Educator collaboration

Family engagement

Language development

Education

Degree in Speech Pathology

Job description

Paediatric Speech Pathologist - Shepparton and surrounds
Full Time or Part Time | Permanent
Grade 2
Fully remote role (work from home + travel to local kindergartens)

Looking for a different kind of SP role?

• Step away from back-to-back therapy sessions
• Focus on coaching and capacity building with educators and families
• Support participation and inclusion across whole kindergarten environments
• No billable targets or NDIS pressure

In this role, you will:

• Partner with educators & families delivering education, coaching and consultation
• Support language development, communication, and everyday participation and engagement
• Design and deliver creative resources and workshop content that build educator & family capability
• Work within a collaborative allied health team (OT, Psych, Speech Pathology)
• Deliver a mix of onsite & online supports

What we offer

• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance
• 5 weeks annual leave + rostered days off
• 14 weeks paid parental leave
• $1,500 home office setup + standard home office equipment
• Generous salary packaging, purchased leave and travel reimbursement
• $800 professional development allowance & 7 days of PD leave (pro-rata) per year
• Learning Language and Loving It™ Certification (Hanen) as part of induction

The Allied Health Clinician (Paediatric Speech Pathologist) works within the School Readiness Allied Health team, providing capacity-building support to early childhood education services across Shepparton and the broader Goulburn region.

Funded by the Department of Education, the School Readiness Allied Health Program supports educators and families to build their capacity to assist young children in the areas of wellbeing, communication, and access and inclusion.

In this role, you will partner with educators and families to strengthen their ability to support children’s participation and development. This includes coaching, modeling, group training, case consultation, and other discipline-specific approaches.

You will be supported through collaboration with a broader paediatric allied health team, including Speech Pathologists, Psychologists and Occupational Therapists.

YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Engage purposefully with kindergarten educators to identify and support children’s skill development as they prepare for school.
• Provide secondary consultation through coaching across multiple formats, including in-person, online, phone and email.
• Undertake discipline-specific tasks such as the provision of information in relation to expressive, receptive and pragmatic language development, speech sound development, engagement in book sharing and early literacy activities.
• Work collaboratively with other disciplines within the team to provide a high-quality multi-disciplinary service.
• Effectively manage a caseload through organisation of appointments, handover of services for discipline-specific support and/or joint delivery of sessions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to support coordinated and consistent service delivery.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• A graduate or post-graduate degree in Speech Pathology
• Experience working in paediatric allied health settings, with experience in kindergarten settings an advantage
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team to develop and implement evidence-based supports that meet the goals and desired outcomes for children, families and educators
• An openness to working in a capability-building and coaching role with educators and families to promote skills and knowledge of child development
• A current driver's licence and access to a reliable personal vehicle (travel to kindergarten services required)