Speech Pathology Team Manager

Soaring Health Sport, Wellness & Community Centre; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Access to work car for community and remote work

Paid professional development leave

Access to gym and swim facilities

Job summary

Soaring Health Sport, Wellness & Community Centre is seeking a skilled Senior Speech Pathologist to join their dedicated team in City of Manningham, Victoria. The role involves supporting clients with a variety of speech and language needs, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder, while also mentoring new graduates and managing complex cases.

The ideal candidate will hold a relevant degree and have a passion for enriching lives. Benefits include flexible hours, ongoing professional development, and access to gym and recreational facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Down Syndrome, and other developmental conditions.
• Strong knowledge in clinical governance and compliance.
• Experience in team management and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with speech, language, and communication needs.
• Manage a diverse caseload including complex cases.
• Supervise and mentor new graduate Speech Pathologists.

Skills

Speech Therapy

Patient Management

Team Leadership

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Social Skills Development

Clinical Governance

Education

Relevant degree in Speech Pathology

Job description

About Soaring Health

Soaring Health is an award-winning allied health care centre with 6 state of the art clinics throughout Melbourne. Our clinics offer a range of onsite, remote, and in‑home services to clients receiving Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Dietetics and Allied Health care services. Our dedicated team is passionate about enriching lives so that people can go on living.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Complete autonomy with calendar and bookings
• Working within a state‑of‑the‑art facility with dedicated front‑end team
• Work‑life balance

What You Will Do

In addition to the Senior Speech Pathologist roles & responsibilities:

• Speech – support to speak more clearly and be understood
• Language – support for people who may have trouble putting their ideas and thoughts into words and sentences or who may need support with reading and writing
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication – support using devices for people with complex communication needs
• Social Skills – support to improve the understanding of the rules for social interaction and awareness of body language, facial expressions and voice tone to improve social interactions
• Stuttering – provide strategies to support smooth speech delivery and management of stuttering to increase confidence
• Voice – provide exercises and support to optimise voice quality and develop healthy vocal habits
• Swallowing – make mealtime more enjoyable by reducing risk and increasing acceptance of different foods and textures

Working with adults and children who have a range of conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Down Syndrome
• Cerebral Palsy
• Developmental delays
• Stutters
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Intellectual disabilities
• Cleft Palate
• Voice disorders

Team Management - Clinical And Staff Support Duties

• Supporting new graduates
• Seeing a greater variety of clients who are complex
• Ensuring SP team staff members are able to complete AT assessment and reports independently
• Effectively supervise AHA students in clinic doing placement
• Give opportunity to new grads to observe you while seeing clients
• Be the main support for new grad Speech Paths
• Participate in MDT training and workshops

You Will Also Be Responsible For

• Governance of clinical practice guidelines
• Implementing and maintaining clinical guidelines with SP team
• Ensuring compliance with all early intervention and behaviour support procedures
• Ensuring early childhood practice guidelines are implemented and being met where necessary
• Ensure the team is meeting NDIS quality and practice guidelines
• Ensuring policies and policies are implemented within their department
• Recruitment for staff in the team across all sites and ensure that they meet the relevant qualifications needed for the position
• Management of KPIs for all staff in the team as well as team performance
• Reporting to Head of Allied Health with results of KPIs and training
• Taking on very complex and serious cases where seniors are unable to
• Hiring and firing of staff
• Resource management and budget allocation as per HEAH

How We Will Support You

• Dedicated admin team
• Dedicated HR and finance team to look after all admin affairs
• Dedicated team leaders and team manager in each department
• Fully stocked clinics with resources
• Ability to have resource packs made up to travel within the community
• Back‑end processes in place to make daily work easier
• Resource budget per discipline per month
• Dedicated internal/external supervision and mentoring as well as PD
• Opportunities for observation of more experienced / specialised staff across disciplines

What's In It For You

• Advancement of clinical knowledge
• Working with preferred caseload and client types
• Ongoing clinical development
• Regular mentoring and supervision
• Team specific meetings and support
• In‑house PD at no cost (Over 40 PD hours per year)

More Benefits

• Access to a work car for community and remote work
• Paid travel for community work
• Paid PD leave
• PD budget per calendar year
• Paid staff meetings and professional development in‑house
• Access for work vehicle and work‑related travel coverage
• Access to gym and swim facilities at our sites located inside leisure centres

Let your career soar at Soaring Health