Speech Pathology - Graduate Program 2027

Kairros; City of Greater Dandenong; Hybrid; AUD 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary 86,800 AUD

Travel reimbursement

CPD allowance 1,500 AUD

Incentives

Laptop & toolkit

Indemnity insurance

Salary packaging

Travel discounts

Flexible work options

Weekly supervision

Job summary

Ability Action Australia is offering a 12-month graduate program designed to turn you from a fresh grad into a confident clinician, with weekly supervision and strong mentorship across community, school and clinic settings.

You will gain exposure to assessments, reporting, and therapy support while enjoying travel reimbursements, CPD allowances, and flexible work options including office, home, or a cafe setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate Speech Pathologist with SPA registration or eligible.
• Own vehicle is preferred.
• Eager to learn, curious, and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Supporting participants in the community, school or clinic.
• Completing assessments, writing reports and supporting participants with therapy.
• Advocating for and working with participants and carers to help achieve goals.

Job description

Speech Pathology - Graduate Program 2027

Welcome to Ability Action Australia! We're a national therapy services provider helping NDIS participants, kids, teens and adults get more out of life every day.

Our teams are supportive, our vibes are friendly, our supervision is actually weekly, and our Grad Program is designed to turn you from "fresh grad" to "confident clinician" in record time, without the burnout.

Job Description

Are you graduating as a Speech Pathologist and ready to kickstart your career somewhere that actually supports you, cheers for you, mentors you, and celebrates your wins?

Welcome to Ability Action Australia!

Where careers grow
Where grads thrive

Where a real difference is made
Where speechies occasionally ask, "Wow, did I really just do that? (Spoiler: Yes, you did!)"

ABOUT US

We're a national therapy provider helping NDIS participants of all ages "get more out of life today!" Our goal - To be the best Allied Health provider in the country.

Our teams are supportive, our culture is fun and empowering, our supervision is actually weekly, and our 12-month Action Packed Graduate Program is here to help you be the kind of speech pathologist you always knew you could be.

Speechies love working with us because we combine structure + flexibility, support + independence, professionalism and fun.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE OUR GRADUATE PROGRAM

You will learn a whole lot, not just clinical skills but business skills, people skills and all the intangible things that can take you from good to great. You will make mistakes, learn and grow, be challenged, succeed in ways that matter, forge great relationships, have lots of fun, transform lives and learn from experts in the field.

Some of the things your will do in this role Include;

• Supporting participants in the community, school or clinic
• Completing assessments, writing reports and supporting participants with therapy
• Advocating for and working with participants and carers to help achieve goals

• Guaranteed salary of $86,800 incl. super
• Travel reimbursement
• $1,500 external CPD allowance
• Performance-based incentives (potential to earn more + give to the community)
• Laptop, smartphone & clinical toolkit
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Salary packaging + novated leasing options
• Employee perks: travel discounts, gym savings & more
• Flexibility Office/clinic, Home or your favorite café
• 1:1 weekly supervision, monthly workshops, mentoring & your own buddy

What sets us apart?

A support system that never leaves you feeling alone, especially while you're learning.

We know how much there is to experience and we are here for you.

WHO YOU ARE

You're a soon-to-be graduating Speech Pathologist who is:

• Empathetic, curious & eager to learn
• Passionate about helping people communicate & connect
• Keen to join a fun, multidisciplinary team
• Excited to grow your skills with support
• SPA-registered or eligible upon graduation
• A licensed driver with your own vehicle

READY TO LEVEL UP YOUR SPEECHIE CAREER?

I'm Vanessa Dias. Your Grad Program wing-woman and question-answerer

Additional Information

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.