Speech Pathologist | Graduate Program | Regional Opportunities

Avina; Canberra; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Avina invites graduates to join a 12-month Graduate Program for Speech Pathology, offering structured onboarding, supervision, and practical experience across community and clinic settings.

Starting your career with Avina means guided practice, MDT collaboration and opportunities to develop across multiple practice areas, with regional placements and strong supervision throughout the year.

Qualifications

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

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.
• Collaborate within MDTs and maintain high-quality documentation and reporting.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Initiative

Feedback orientation

Education

Degree in Speech Pathology

Speech Pathology Australia membership or eligibility

Job description

Speech Pathologist | Graduate Program | Regional Opportunities

• Structured 9-week onboarding and gradual caseload ramp-up
• Regular discipline-specific supervision, shadowing and supported practice
• 7 regional NSW communities to choose from, each with its own character

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

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 – Byron Bay's beaches, cafes and social scene, just 30 minutes down the road.
• 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.
• Gosford (Central Coast) – Premium beachside living on your doorstep, with Sydney less than an hour away by train for weekend trips.
• Port Macquarie – Koala capital of the east coast, where the rainforest meets the sea.
• Tamworth – A major inland city offering excellent community and sporting facilities, a great local cafe scene, and very affordable living.

In South Australia

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

In Queensland

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

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.