Speech Pathologist | Graduate Program | QLD Regional Opportunities

Avina; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Avina is offering a 12-month Graduate Program for Speech Pathology graduates, providing a 9-week onboarding and gradual caseload ramp-up across community and clinic settings. You will work with a supportive team of clinicians while developing your clinical identity and expanding your skills through multidisciplinary learning.

The program emphasizes ongoing supervision, case consultation, and structured professional development to help new graduates transition into independent practice.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech Pathology completed or nearing completion.
• Speech Pathology Australia membership or eligibility.
• Interest in community and person-centred practice.
• Driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle.
• NDIS documentation and report writing experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-informed, person-centred Speech Pathology services across community, clinic, home and school environments.
• Caseload will build gradually with ongoing clinical support during the graduate year.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Curiosity

Initiative

Willingness to learn

Education

Degree in Speech Pathology (completed or nearing completion)

Speech Pathology Australia membership or eligibility

Job description

Build confidence, broaden your skills and start your Speech Pathology career supported, somewhere with a genuinely different pace of life.

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

With a team of 400+ clinicians, we deliver Speech Pathology alongside Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Dietetics and Positive Behaviour Support across community and clinic settings.

Our Values Guide How We Work Every Day

Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Collaborative | Informed | Purposeful

Your Graduate Year at Avina

Your first year as a Speech Pathologist should be about developing your clinical identity, building confidence and having people around you who you can turn to when you're still figuring things out.

Our 12-month Graduate Program provides a structured pathway from university into clinical practice, beginning with a 9-week onboarding and gradual caseload ramp-up.

You’ll Be Supported Through

• A structured 9-week onboarding and gradual caseload ramp-up
• Initial shadowing with experienced clinicians
• Reverse shadowing and supported sessions as you transition into independent practice
• Regular discipline-specific clinical supervision
• Support from experienced Senior Speech Pathologists and clinical leaders
• Discipline-specific graduate learning and development
• Ongoing multidisciplinary learning throughout your graduate year
• Case consultation, report review and clinical feedback
• Peer learning and connection with other graduates
• Communities of Practice and broader professional development opportunities
• Regular feedback opportunities to help us continue improving the Graduate Program

What You’ll Learn

You’ll have opportunities to build your capability across a diverse range of Speech Pathology practice areas depending on your location, caseload and interests, including:

• Speech and language assessment and intervention
• Social communication
• Functional communication
• AAC
• Mealtime management and swallowing
• Goal setting and intervention planning
• Working with children, adults and families
• NDIS documentation and report writing
• Clinical risk and safe practice
• Working collaboratively within an MDT

What You’ll Be Doing

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

Your caseload will build gradually as your skills and confidence develop, with ongoing clinical support available throughout your graduate year.

About Townsville

If you’re open to relocating, Townsville offers a genuinely different lifestyle to the city, tropical North Queensland with around 300 days of sunshine a year, and easy access to the Great Barrier Reef and Magnetic Island right on your doorstep.

Other Regional Opportunities

Queensland

• Townsville - A tropical North Queensland paradise offering 300 days of sunshine a year and a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.

South Australia

• Port Pirie - Very affordable regional living on the gulf, with weekend hiking in the Flinders Ranges right on your doorstep.

New South Wales

• Alstonville - Byron Bay's beaches, cafes and social scene, just 30 minutes down the road
• Port Macquarie - Where the rainforest meets the sea, the koala capital of the east coast featuring 17 surf beaches
• Central Coast - Premium beachside living on your doorstep, with Sydney less than an hour away by train for weekend trips
• Tamworth - A major inland city offering excellent community and sporting facilities, a great local cafe scene, and very affordable living
• Dubbo - City-sized amenities with country charm, a large community of young professionals, and endless weekend road trips
• East Maitland - The ideal lifestyle balance, situated halfway between the wineries in the Hunter Valley and the beaches in Newcastle
• Goulburn - Affordable regional living with easy access to Canberra's dining and cultural scene

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 and willingness to learn
• 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

Next Steps

If you’re keen to build skills across a varied caseload, with real supervision and a genuinely supportive team behind you, we’d like to hear from you.

Please note in your application which of the above locations you’d be open to, even if it’s not the one this ad is posted under, and we’ll consider your application for your preferred region.