Speech Pathologist

Kids At Max; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Admin support

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development support

Job summary

Kids At Max in Melbourne's Bayside area invites a dedicated Speech Pathologist to join our multi-disciplinary clinic on a part-time basis in Bentleigh East. You will work with children and families, providing evidence-based early intervention and school readiness support within clinic sessions, with some outreach to schools as needed.

We value collaboration, ongoing professional development, and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Provisional or full registration as a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist.
• Eligibility for registration as a Medicare provider.

Responsibilities

• Provide strength- and evidence-based early childhood intervention to children and families.
• Primarily work in-clinic with some outreach to schools, kinder or home as needed.
• Collaborate with peers across disciplines to achieve client outcomes.
• Set achievable goals to improve independence at home, school and community.
• Facilitate social skills, school readiness or other discipline-specific groups as needed.

Skills

Time management

Communication skills

Teamwork

Child & family engagement

Dependable

Education

Provisional or full CP Speech Pathologist registration

Job description

Kids At Max provides support for children and adolescents between 2-18 years of age. You will get the opportunity to work for a highly regarded child and family clinic in the Bayside area. We offer a range of services including psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy, social skills groups, school readiness programs and school consultation services.

Our vision is to provide kids and families with a professional service that supports ongoing development and encourages them to live a healthy and happy lifestyle. We believe in working from a strengths-based perspective, and we acknowledge and encourage a child’s unique abilities. We work with the child and their family to develop skills to support them to succeed socially, emotionally and behaviourally.

ABOUT US

Kids At Max provides support for children and adolescents between 2-18 years of age. You will get the opportunity to work for a highly regarded child and family clinic in the Bayside area. We offer a range of services including psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy, social skills groups, school readiness programs and school consultation services.

Our vision is to provide kids and families with a professional service that supports ongoing development and encourages them to live a healthy and happy lifestyle. We believe in working from a strengths-based perspective, and we acknowledge and encourage a child’s unique abilities. We work with the child and their family to develop skills to support them to succeed socially, emotionally and behaviourally.

THE ROLE

We have a position for a Speech Pathologist to join us on a part time basis in our clinic in Bentleigh East.

Working as part of our multi-disciplinary team will involve:

• Providing strength and evidence based early childhood intervention to children and families.
• Primarily providing support for clients in the clinic with the opportunity to provide support for some clients in their local school, kinder or home depending on the clients needs and therapy goals.
• Participating in peer consultations with other disciplines to achieve client outcomes.
• Work with clients to set achievable goals that will support them to function more independently at home, school and in the community.
• Facilitate social skills, school readiness or other discipline specific groups as the need arises.

WHY JOIN US

• Admin Support:administration and diary management support.
• Collaboration: a friendly, engaging and collaborative team who love what they do - regular scheduled team meetings and peer consultations as well as online team group chats and interdisciplinary training.
• Culture: a professional and relaxed team environment.
• Flexible Working Arrangementsare available.
• Innovation: we encourage innovation and work within best practice modes of therapy and assessment for each discipline.
• Professional Development: ongoing support to meet your CPD requirements including professional development planning with generous paid PD leave / PD budget.
• Resources: our clinic has an extensive shared resource library with therapy tools and assessments for psychology, speech pathology and occupational therapy.
• Salary: generous remuneration based on skills, qualifications and experience (17.5% leave loading).
• Social: regular social events with the team.
• Supervision / Mentoring: ongoing structured support is tailored to suit your skill level, experience and professional requirements to ensure you are able to provide best practice support. Regular scheduled individual / group supervision and support.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Strong work ethic and desire to work as part of a team and independently.
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills.
• High standard of written, verbal and interpersonal communication.
• Reliable and committed to providing a high quality of service to clients.
• Ability to positively engage with children, adolescents and families.
• Provisional or full registration as a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist.
• Eligibility for registration as a Medicare provider.