Speech Pathologist | Graduate Program

Avina; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Avina's 12-month Graduate Program is designed to give you structure, people to turn to and practical experience to become the clinician or practitioner you want to be.

You’ll deliver evidence-informed, person-centred Speech Pathology services across community, clinic, home and school environments, with onboarding, supervision and MDT collaboration. The role supports growth toward independent practice within a fully mobile inner Sydney team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech Pathology completed or nearing completion.
• Speech Pathology Australia membership or eligibility.
• Interest in community, disability and person-centred practice.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check, or willingness to obtain them.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-informed, person-centred Speech Pathology services across community, clinic, home and school environments.
• As capability grows, take on greater ownership of a real caseload.
• Join a fully mobile inner Sydney team serving paediatric and adult clients across home, school, community and residential aged care settings.

Skills

Strong communication & organisational

Education

Degree in Speech Pathology (completed or nearing completion)

Speech Pathology Australia membership or eligibility

Job description

Starting your first role as a Speech Pathologist is a big transition. You should not have to arrive with all the answers. At Avina, our 12-month Graduate Program is designed to give you structure, people to turn to and the practical experience to become the clinician or practitioner you want to be.

Avina is a national allied health and behaviour support organisation, delivering community and clinic-based support to people across the lifespan, with 400+ clinicians across QLD, NSW, VIC and SA.

Everything We Do Is Guided By Our Values

Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Collaborative | Informed | Purposeful.

Your Graduate Year at Avina

Your first year as a Speech Pathologist is about developing your clinical identity and building confidence in your own practice.

When you start with us, your first weeks are about learning, observing, asking questions and gradually taking on more.

The program begins with a structured 9-week onboarding and caseload ramp-up, supported by:

• Shadowing with experienced clinicians
• Reverse shadowing and supported sessions as you transition into independent practice
• Regular discipline-specific clinical supervision
• Case consultation, report review and clinical feedback
• Working collaboratively within an MDT
• Peer learning and connection with other graduates
• Communities of Practice and broader professional development opportunities

What You'll Learn

Across your graduate year, you'll be exposed to a broad range of Speech Pathology practice, learning alongside experienced clinicians, discipline peers and other graduates.

You’ll have opportunities to build your capability across a range of Speech Pathology practice areas, including:

• Speech and language assessment and intervention
• Functional and social communication
• AAC
• Mealtime management and swallowing, where relevant
• Goal setting and intervention planning, across children, adults and families

Alongside your clinical caseload, you'll also build broader professional skills, including:

• NDIS documentation and report writing
• Clinical risk and safe practice

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll deliver evidence-informed, person-centred Speech Pathology services across community, clinic, home and school environments.

As your capability grows, you’ll take on greater ownership of a real caseload. The aim isn’t to make you "productive" as quickly as possible, it’s to help you become safe, thoughtful and confident in work that makes a real difference.

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Speech Pathology completed or nearing completion
• Speech Pathology Australia membership or eligibility
• Interest in community, disability and person-centred practice
• Curiosity, initiative, willingness to learn and openness to feedback
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle
• NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check, or willingness to obtain them

Meet Your Team - Inner Sydney

You’ll be joining a fully mobile team covering Sydney's eastern suburbs and inner west. Caseloads here reflect a genuine mix of paediatric and adult clients, working across home, school, community and residential aged care settings.

It’s a close, supportive team, well suited to almost any clinician keen to be part of a friendly, diverse group.

Graduate Opportunities

Our 2027 graduate opportunities are currently available across New South Wales in:

• Alstonville - 30 minutes from Byron Bay
• Dubbo - in Central West NSW
• East Maitland - 30 minutes from Newcastle
• Goulburn - Southern Tablelands
• Gosford - an hour north of Sydney
• Port Macquarie - on the Mid North Coast
• Tamworth - New England region
• Western Sydney
• Wollongong