Speech Pathoogist (Paediatrics and Adolecents)

Neurodiverse Playhouse; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible part-time hours

Opportunity to be our first SpeechPath

Professional development opportunities

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Job summary

Neurodiverse Playhouse in Spring Hill & Banyo is seeking a Speech Pathologist to join our neurodiverse paediatric practice. The role offers part-time hours with possibility of full-time for the right person, working with children and adolescents in individual and small-group settings, and opportunities to shape programs around your clinical interests within a multidisciplinary team.

The successful applicant will contribute to developing auditory processing and Social Thinking-informed groups,

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology.
• Current Speech Pathology Australia membership/eligibility.
• Current Working with Children Check and Australian working rights.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapy to children and adolescents in individual and small-group settings.
• Develop and grow the Speech Pathology service within a multidisciplinary model.
• Collaborate with other health professionals and families to support communication and social participation.
• Develop and lead auditory processing/listening therapy streams and Social Thinking-informed groups.

Skills

Child therapy

Neuroaffirming approach

Group therapy

Social Thinking

Education

Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology

Job description

Speech Pathoogist (Paediatrics and Adolecents)

Part-Time | Full-Time considered for the right person
Spring Hill & Banyo Playhouses

Speech Pathologist – Paediatrics

Part-Time | Full-Time considered for the right person
Spring Hill & Banyo Playhouses

Neurodiverse Playhouse

Neurodiverse Playhouse is growing, and we’re looking for a Speech Pathologist to join our team and help establish Speech Pathology within the next stage of our Playhouse.

We are a neuroaffirming, play-based and child-led paediatric practice supporting neurodivergent children, adolescents and their families. Our focus is on meeting children where they are, building genuine connection and supporting communication, participation and confidence through meaningful, engaging therapy.

We are now evolving into a broader multidisciplinary neurodevelopment centre, bringing together allied health, sensory-motor supports and emerging neurodevelopmental modalities under one roof.

Our existing team works across areas including Occupational Therapy, Exercise Physiology, Psychology and Paediatric Podiatry, alongside services such as red light therapy / photobiomodulation, neurofeedback, sensory-motor programs, primitive reflex integration and social communication supports.

We are now looking for a Speech Pathologist who is excited by the opportunity to build and shape our Speech Pathology service as part of this growing multidisciplinary model.

The role

We are looking for a Speech Pathologist to join us on a part-time basis, with the possibility of developing into a full-time position for the right candidate.

The role offers the opportunity to work across our Spring Hill and Banyo Playhouses, depending on your availability, interests and the needs of our growing caseload.

You will provide therapy to children and adolescents across both individual and small-group settings, while also having the opportunity to help develop new programs and services around your clinical interests.

Your work may include supporting:

• Speech sound development and motor speech
• Receptive and expressive language
• Social communication
• Communication confidence and self-advocacy
• Literacy and language development
• Neurodivergent children and adolescents with complex communication profiles
• Collaborative multidisciplinary goal setting
• Small-group communication and participation programs
• Social understanding, perspective taking and flexible communication
• Development of neuroaffirming social communication groups for children and adolescents

We are particularly interested in hearing from Speech Pathologists with an interest in auditory processing, listening and auditory-based therapies.

Experience, further training or a strong interest in audiology and auditory processing assessment/intervention would be an advantage and may provide opportunities to help us develop this area further.

We are also developing our social communication and Social Thinking-informed programs for children and adolescents. We are looking for a clinician who can help us build these programs in a way that remains neuroaffirming, strengths-based and child-led.

Our approach is not about teaching children to mask, appear more neurotypical or comply with arbitrary social expectations. Instead, we want to help children and adolescents understand social situations, recognise different perspectives, communicate their own needs, develop self-advocacy and build meaningful relationships in ways that feel authentic to them.

Who we're looking for

You may be an experienced Speech Pathologist looking for greater clinical freedom, or an early-career clinician who would like to grow within a supportive multidisciplinary environment.

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who:

• Loves working with children and adolescents
• Practices in a neuroaffirming and strengths-based way
• Values play, connection and relationship-based therapy
• Understands that communication looks different for every child
• Is interested in social communication and group-based therapy
• Has an interest in, or experience with, Social Thinking-informed approaches
• Can adapt traditional social communication frameworks through a neuroaffirming lens
• Is curious about neurodevelopment and multidisciplinary practice
• Enjoys collaborating with families and other health professionals
• Wants the freedom to develop programs around their own clinical interests
• Is excited by the opportunity to help establish and grow a Speech Pathology service
• Is comfortable thinking beyond a traditional clinic-room model of therapy

About Neurodiverse Playhouse

Our Playhouses are designed to feel different from a traditional clinical environment.

Children may work with their therapist while playing, moving, creating, problem-solving or participating in sensory-motor activities rather than sitting across a desk completing worksheets.

Our multidisciplinary team currently includes professionals across Occupational Therapy, Exercise Physiology, Psychology and Paediatric Podiatry, with Speech Pathology being the next important addition to our growing team.

As we continue to develop our neurodevelopmental model, our services also include:

Neurofeedback
Red Light Therapy / Photobiomodulation
Sensory-Motor Programs
Social communication and Social Thinking-informed programs
Creative and play-based therapies
Paediatric movement and biomechanics
Small-group programs for children and adolescents

What we can offer

• Flexible part-time hours, with full-time considered for the right candidate
• The opportunity to work across our Spring Hill and Banyo Playhouses
• The opportunity to be our first Speech Pathologist and help shape the service
• Individual and small-group caseload opportunities
• A genuinely child-led and play-based environment
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Opportunities to develop your own clinical programs
• Scope to develop an auditory processing / listening therapy stream
• Scope to help develop social communication and Social Thinking-informed groups
• A diverse paediatric and adolescent caseload
• Opportunities for professional development
• An organisation that encourages clinicians to bring their own interests, ideas and strengths to their role
• Opportunities for future clinical leadership as the Speech Pathology service grows

Essential requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology
• Current Speech Pathology Australia membership/eligibility
• Appropriate professional insurance
• Current Working with Children Check
• Current Australian working rights
• Commitment to neuroaffirming, family-centred and child-led practice

Experience working with neurodivergent children and adolescents is highly regarded, but finding someone whose values, curiosity and clinical approach align with ours is equally important.