Senior Speech Pathologist

Kairros; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Regular CPD & clinical support

Leadership opportunities

3 days per week minimum

Job summary

Ability Action Australia is seeking a Speech Pathologist in Melbourne for a leadership-forward role within a large, established multidisciplinary team. You’ll deliver evidence-based therapy across home, school and community settings and complete assessments to guide meaningful therapy plans.

With 5+ years of clinical experience and SPA registration, you’ll participate in the 12-month Team Lead Development Program to build coaching and leadership skills while continuing clinical work.

Qualifications

• Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with SPA registration.
• 5+ years clinical experience in speech pathology.
• Experience working within the NDIS.
• Enjoy collaborating in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Curious about leadership and ready to explore the next career stage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based therapy across home, school and community settings.
• Complete assessments and develop meaningful, participant-centred therapy plans.
• Work with a large, experienced multidisciplinary team.
• Share knowledge and support less experienced clinicians.
• Develop leadership capabilities while maintaining clinical practice.

Skills

Clinical mentorship

Leadership potential

NDIS experience

Team collaboration

Education

Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (SPA registration)

Job description

We are a national therapy provider helping children and adults get more out of life today. Our passionate teams support people build confidence, achieve meaningful goals and improve their overall wellbeing

Help us help others - while building a career that works for you!

Job Description

Confession...

We’re not looking for just any Speech Pathologist.

We’re looking for someone who’s ready for what’s next.

You’ve got 5+ years behind you. You know your craft, you’re confident clinically and you’ve probably started wondering what the next stage of your career could look like.

Maybe leadership is on your radar, but you don’t want to step away from the clinical work you love.

This could be the sweet spot.

Join a large, established multidisciplinary team where you’ll have the autonomy that comes with experience, plenty of clinical support around you and the opportunity to complete our 12-month Team Lead Development Program.

There’s no expectation that you arrive knowing how to lead a team. That’s exactly what the program is designed to develop.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver evidence-based therapy across home, school and community settings.
• Complete assessments and develop meaningful, participant-centred therapy plans.
• Work alongside a large and experienced multidisciplinary team.
• Bring your clinical experience to the team and support the development of others.
• Continue building your own clinical expertise while developing your leadership capability.
• Make a genuine difference in the lives of participants every day.

The leadership pathway

If Team Leadership is where you’d like your career to head, we’ll help you build the skills to get there.

Our 12-month Team Lead Development Program gives experienced clinicians the opportunity to develop their capability in areas such as coaching, supporting clinicians, team leadership and the day-to-day realities of leading a successful allied health team.

You’ll have the chance to learn and develop before taking that next step.

You’ll thrive here if you...

• Are a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with SPA registration
• Have 5+ years’ clinical experience.
• Have experience working within the NDIS.
• Enjoy being part of a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
• Like sharing your knowledge and supporting less experienced clinicians.
• Are curious about leadership and ready to explore what the next stage of your career could look like.

Why Ability Action Australia?

• A large, established team around you, you won’t be doing this alone.
• Excellent salary package and benefits.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Regular CPD and strong clinical support.
• Genuine career progression and leadership opportunities.
• Minimum 3 days per week, because the right person doesn’t necessarily need to be full-time.
• A supportive culture where experienced clinicians can keep growing without giving up the clinical work they love.

Not sure you’re ready to call yourself a future Team Leader yet?

That’s completely fine.

Additional Information

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.