Speech Pathologist | Graduate Program

Avina; Tamworth Regional Council; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Avina invites new Speech Pathologists to a 12-month graduate program designed to guide you from learning to confident independent practice, with structured onboarding, mentorship, and regular supervision.

You'll gain broad exposure across community, clinic, and school settings, with opportunities to specialise in AAC, mealtime management and family-centred care, while building a professional network and ongoing development.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-informed, person-centred Speech Pathology services across community, clinic, home and school environments.
• Take on greater ownership of a real caseload as capability grows.
• Contribute to MDT collaboration and case discussions.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisation skills

Curiosity and initiative

Willingness to learn

Education

Speech Pathology degree

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.

Everything We Do Is Guided By Our Values

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

Your Graduate Year at Avina

Someone has your back. 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

Become the clinician you want to be. 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

Work that matters. 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

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
• Inner Sydney
• Port Macquarie - on the Mid North Coast
• Western Sydney
• Wollongong

Other Speech Pathology graduate opportunities we’re recruiting for can be found on our Indeed page: https://au.indeed.com/cmp/Avina/jobs

If you’re keen to build skills across a varied caseload, with real supervision and a team that actually has your back, we’d like to hear from you.