Speech Pathologist

Avina Therapy; Townsville City; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Clinical supervision

Peer collaboration

Communities of Practice

Professional development

Achievable KPIs

Job summary

Avina Therapy in Townsville is seeking a Speech Pathologist to join our team across home, school, community and telehealth settings, supporting NDIS participants to achieve meaningful communication and participation goals. You will shape your caseload across the lifespan, with flexibility to follow clinical interests and local service needs, including assessments, intervention and mealtime support.

We offer flexible hybrid working, structured supervision, and opportunities to develop your

Responsibilities

• Conduct Speech Pathology assessments and deliver evidence-informed intervention
• Support communication, language, social communication and mealtime goals
• Develop functional, person-centred therapy plans aligned with participant goals
• Work flexibly across home, school, community and telehealth settings
• Collaborate with families, carers, educators and multidisciplinary colleagues
• Manage your caseload and schedule with flexibility and autonomy
• Participate in supervision, peer learning and professional development

Job description

At Avina, we're a national allied health and behaviour support organisation with 400+ clinicians supporting communities across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

We deliver Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Positive Behaviour Support, Physiotherapy and other allied health services across the lifespan.

Our values guide how we work: Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Collaborative | Informed | Purposeful

About the Role

We're looking for a Speech Pathologist to join our team inTownsville.

You'll work across a mix of home, school, community and telehealth settings, supporting NDIS participants to achieve meaningful communication and participation goals.

Shape Your Speech Pathology Caseload

You'll have the opportunity to work across the lifespan, with your caseload shaped around your experience, clinical interests and local service needs wherever possible.

Your work may include communication, language, social communication and mealtime supports, alongside assessment and ongoing therapy.

We welcome Speech Pathologists at different stages of their career:

• Early career clinicians looking for supervision, support and opportunities to broaden their experience
• Experienced Speech Pathologists wanting flexibility, autonomy and opportunities to develop their clinical interests

You'll also have access to Avina's wider Speech Pathology and multidisciplinary network, with structured supervision, peer collaboration, Communities of Practice and ongoing professional development.

What You'll Be Doing

• Conduct Speech Pathology assessments and deliver evidence-informed intervention
• Support communication, language, social communication and mealtime goals
• Develop functional, person-centred therapy plans aligned with participant goals
• Work flexibly across home, school, community and telehealth settings
• Collaborate with families, carers, educators and multidisciplinary colleagues
• Manage your caseload and schedule with flexibility and autonomy
• Participate in supervision, peer learning and professional development

What We Offer

• Flexible community and hybrid working
• Structured clinical supervision and support
• Speech Pathology peer connection and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Communities of Practice and ongoing professional development
• Opportunities to develop and expand your clinical interests
• Achievable KPIs supporting sustainable workloads