Senior Speech Pathologist

Elmo; Darwin; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Work from home for admin tasks

Travel allowance included inremunerat

Extra week of annual leave

Job summary

SAL Consulting in Darwin, Northern Territory, is seeking an experienced Speech Pathologist to join our senior practitioner team. The role combines clinical work with mentoring and discipline development across community, clinic, school and telehealth settings.

The position offers flexible hours and opportunities to contribute to growth, leadership and practice development within a trauma-informed framework.

Qualifications

• Mandatory degree in Speech Pathology and CPSP status.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence.
• Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening, or ability to obtain prior to commencement.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Speech Pathologist.
• Experience in at least one relevant funding environment (NDIS, education, child protection, health, justice).
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting developing practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality Speech Pathology services across community, clinic, school and telehealth settings.
• Provide assessment, intervention and consultation services to people with diverse and complex needs.
• Support individuals, families, carers and support teams to achieve meaningful outcomes.
• Mentor and coach developing practitioners.
• Contribute to discipline growth, clinical innovation and service development.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support holistic outcomes.

Skills

Communication & collaboration

Mentoring / coaching

Clinical assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Complex problem solving

Education

Degree in Speech Pathology

CPSP status

Job description

SAL Consulting is an organisation with a focus on working with complex individuals, systems and organisations throughout Australia. Our team of consultants provide various types of support and interventions to children and young people; people with a disability; and people who have mental health support needs, their families, and the organisations and government departments that support them. This includes:

• Clinical Support,
• Behaviour Support,
• Clinical Supervision,
• A range of assessments,
• Therapy,
• Health and Allied Health Services,
• Training and Organisational Practice and Professional Development.

Our team create strong, collaborative relationships with individuals and organisations through communication and working together as this plays an integral part in SAL Consulting's practice and ethos.SAL Consulting is a leader in the field of neurodevelopment, attachment and a trauma-informed (NATI ©) practice, an accredited provider of Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) through the Child Trauma Academy in the USA,

an accredited NDIS Provider, and a Registered Training Organisation.

Our work includes working with a diverse population, including providing support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families.

and we will get in touch with you to discuss possible opportunities.

Help shape the future of Speech Pathology within our organisation while creating meaningful change in people's lives.

SAL Consulting is seeking an experienced Speech Pathologist to join our senior practitioner team in the Northern Territory, based in Darwin.

This is more than a clinical role. Alongside a diverse and rewarding caseload,you'llcontribute to the growth of our Speech Pathology discipline, mentor emerging clinicians, and help strengthen our national practice.

From communication and language interventions to complex disability, autism, dysphagia, trauma-informed practice, early intervention and forensic work, Speech Pathologists at SAL have opportunities to work across an unusually broad range of practice areas while being supported to develop their own areas of interest.

We'llsupport you to deepen yourexpertiseand build a career around the work that matters most to you.

This Role May Be Perfect for You If...

• You'rean experiencedSpeech Pathologistlooking for more than a traditional therapy role
• You enjoy mentoring and supporting developing practitioners
• You want to apply your skills at both an individual and systems level
• You thrive in multidisciplinary environments and enjoy working with complexity
• You'reinterested in helping shape futurepractice
• You’recreative, innovative and enjoythinking outside the box
• You want genuine opportunities for growth,leadershipanddevelopment of areas of interest

Why Join SAL Consulting?

At SAL Consulting, we work with children, young people and adults across disability, mental health,education,child protection,out of home care,justiceand forensic settings. We support individuals, families,organisationsand systems to create meaningful and sustainable change.

• Industry-leading supervision and mentoring
• Individualised professional development plans
• Monthly internal professional development days
• National communities of practice in a range of areas
• Opportunities to develop areas of expertiseand interest
• Support from Leadership teams whoremainactively involved in clinical practice
• Genuine career pathways and opportunities to add extra tools to your toolkit across therapy, behaviour support, training,leadershipand practice development streams

Team Feedback

What Our Team Says About Working at SAL

We believe the experience of working at SAL is best described by the people who do it every day:

"SAL applies the same values to its staff that we use in our work with clients. NATI approach to people in general. We walk the talk."

"Appreciate the variety and complexity of cases. Lots of opportunity for practice development and work diversity."

"I love the supervision structure with clear support for clinical evidence-based practice."

"Great team culture + supportive supervisors."

"I've worked other places. I even left SAL and came back because the support is just that much better.I'mnever leaving!"

What This Means for You

When people join SAL, they often tell us they stay because they find:

• A genuinely supportive and collaborative culture
• Supervisors who are invested in their growth
• Interesting and diverse work that keeps them learning
• Opportunities to contribute and shape their career pathway
• A workplace that values relationships,wellbeingand long-term development

WhatYou’llBe Doing

You'llcombine direct clinical work with mentoring and discipline development activities.

Your work will include:

• Delivering high-qualitySpeech Pathologyservices across community, clinic,schooland telehealth settings
• Providing assessment,interventionand consultation services to people with diverse and often complex needs
• Supporting individuals, families,carersand support teams to achieve meaningful outcomes
• Mentoring and coaching developing practitioners
• Contributing to discipline growth, clinicalinnovationand service development
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support holistic and person-centred outcomes

Life & Work in the Northern Territory

Based in Darwin,you'llhave opportunities to work across urban,regionaland remote settings, including remote Indigenous communities. There is also flexibility to work from home for administration and report writing.

The Northern Territory offers a unique combination of professional challenge, culturaldiversityand adventure.You'llgain experience with presentations and communities that many Psychologists neverencounter, while exploring some of Australia's most remarkable landscapes.

Who We're Looking For

We'relooking for practitioners who are:

• Curious and reflective
• Collaborative and relationship-focused
• Motivated by making a genuine difference
• Energised by complexity and learning
• Committed to supporting the growth of others
• Interested in contributing to a strong, trauma-informed professional culture

What We Offer

• Flexible working hours and a genuinely family-friendly culture
• Work from home for administration and report writing
• Travel allowance included inremunerationfor community-based work
• Anadditionalweek of annual leave on top of the National Employment Standards entitlement
• Access to the Flare benefits platform with discounts across a wide range of retailers and services
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential counselling and wellbeing support
• Genuine opportunities to shape your own career direction
• Ongoing professional development and investment in your growth
• Opportunities to further develop skills in behaviour support, training, forensics, earlychildhoodandNeurosequentialModel of Therapeutics (NMT)

Desired Skills and Experience

Mandatory Requirements

• Degree in Speech Pathology or equivalent
• Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) status through Speech Pathology Australia
• Current Australian Driver's Licence
• Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening, or the ability to obtain these prior to commencement
• Minimum 5 years' experience asa Speech Pathologist
• Experience working within at least one relevant funding environment (e.g. NDIS, education, child protection, health,justiceor related sectors)
• Experience coaching,mentoringor supporting developing practitioners

Highly Regarded

• Experience in working with people with intellectual disability, traumahistoriesand complex support needs
• Experience conducting communication assessments, interventionplanningand service delivery across the lifespan
• Experience in dysphagia and mealtime management
• Experience working collaboratively with families, supportnetworksand multidisciplinary teams to achieve outcomes in everyday environments

SAL Consulting is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Shortlisted candidates will be provided with interview questions in advance to support their preparation. Applications are assessed as they are received and we may appoint before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Questions?