Speech Pathologist

Ability Action Australia; Hobart; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH/office/clinic flexibility

Career progression via MedHealth

CPD and professional development

Bonuses and recognition program

Job summary

Ability Action Australia is seeking a Speech Pathologist to support NDIS participants across early years, school‑aged children and adults. You will work within a MDT, delivering engaging therapy and adapting to work across clinic, home and community settings.

You will be registered with Speech Pathology Australia and bring a passion for improving communication, feeding and overall wellbeing. Flexible hours and hybrid work options are available in Hobart and across Australia.

Qualifications

• Current registration with Speech Pathology Australia as a Speech Pathologist.
• Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Interest in early intervention, school-age literacy and AAC.

Responsibilities

• Deliver speech language services to children and adults with a disability.
• Support early years caseload and school-aged literacy/AAC work.
• Collaborate with the MDT to plan goals and track progress.
• Dysphagia management and mealtime assessments as needed.

Skills

Team player

MDT collaboration

Flexibility

Education

Registered Speech Pathologist

Job description

Welcome to Ability Action Australia!

We are a national therapy services provider. Every day and in many ways, we are here to help NDIS participants – children, adolescents and adults (0-65 years) – get more out of life today! Help us help others to improve their access, development, independence, and overall health and wellbeing, and function.

Job Description

Our clinicians assist individuals of all ages and abilities to achieve their goals. No two days will look the same! We strive to provide a caseload matched to your experience and interests!

• Our Early Years caseload – engage in clinic-based early intervention and parent training.
• School-aged children – literacy, social communication skills & AAC
• Adults – speech, language and social skills training. Provide services to adults with an ABI e.g., stroke, progressive neurological conditions
• Dysphagia management/Mealtime assessment and food aversion caseload for all age groups.

About You

We are looking for people who authentically want to improve the lives of people living with a disability. You will be:

• A team player who is eager to learn from and collaborate within an MDT
• Looking for a FUN and inviting team culture where we look out for one another!
• Someone with current registration with Speech Pathology Australia as a Speech Pathologist

How WE take care of YOU!

As you support many, we support you! We do this through…

• Excellent remuneration - Generous base salary + car allowance + laptop + phone + CPD + bonuses + Reward and Recognition Program
• Salary packaging - includes novated leasing and self education expenses
• Career Progression - Access to leadership programs and career growth options through AAA and our parent company, MedHealth
• Ultimate flexibility - WFH/office/clinic and choose hours/days
• Ongoing Professional Development - Access to regular internal and external CPD, events and the MedHealth Academy
• Passionate and uplifting culture – We celebrate the big and small! Feel 100% supported in your role and enjoy regular social events

Your Benefits

As you support many, we support you! We offer:

• Excellent remuneration - Generous base salary + car allowance + laptop + phone + CPD + bonuses + Reward and Recognition Program
• Salary packaging - includes novated leasing and self education expenses
• Career Progression - Access to leadership programs and career growth options through AAA and our parent company, MedHealth
• Ultimate flexibility - WFH/office/clinic and choose hours/days
• Ongoing Professional Development - Access to regular internal and external CPD, events and the MedHealth Academy
• Passionate and uplifting culture – We celebrate the big and small! Feel 100% supported in your role and enjoy regular social events

Our Promise

When you join the AAA family, you join a team that encourages collaboration, promotes inclusion, welcomes differences, and genuinely cares about your wellbeing. We promise to always...

• Nurture your creativity - think outside the box
• Give you timely support - Team Leaders and supervisors have heavily reduced caseloads and are very accessible!
• Provide a rich team culture - our multi-disciplinary teams collaborate on the daily, but also love to kick back at our bimonthly social activities
• Invest in your career - through HEAPS of professional development sessions, planning your growth pathway and giving you access to leadership programs

Additional Information

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 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 LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

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