Team Leader (Paediatric Speech Pathology)

EACH; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

12% Super

Salary Packaging up to $18,550

Part-time Mon to Thurs

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Each’s Community Health Paediatric and Counselling Services team is seeking a Team Leader Paediatric Speech Pathology to lead a dedicated group of Speech Pathologists while maintaining a clinical caseload. Based in Ringwood East, you will drive service quality, support staff development and partner with families, schools and communities to deliver evidence-based, family-centred care for children.

The role is part-time (Mon to Thurs), ongoing, with competitive compensation, 12% super and salary

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology.
• Current Membership with Speech Pathology Australia.
• Experience providing paediatric speech pathology services.
• Experience leading, mentoring or supervising clinicians.
• Strong understanding of evidence-based paediatric practice.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with families, educators and community partners.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Commitment to collaborative, person-centred and family-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of Speech Pathologists to deliver high-quality, family-centred services.
• Provide clinical supervision, mentoring and professional development to build capability and confidence across the team.
• Manage a paediatric caseload, delivering assessments, interventions and group programs for children and families.
• Build strong partnerships with families, schools, kindergartens and community stakeholders.
• Drive service quality, innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor service delivery, waitlists, key performance indicators and clinical outcomes.
• Support best-practice clinical decision making and compliance requirements.
• Create a positive, collaborative and inclusive team culture.
• Contribute to workforce planning, service development and strategic priorities across paediatric services.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Time management

Stakeholder engagement

Collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology

Membership with Speech Pathology Australia

Job description

Team Leader (Paediatric Speech Pathology)

• Part-time
• Part Time, Ongoing, Grade 3 opportunity (Mon to Thurs)
• Ringwood East location, based on the lands of the Wurundjeri Peoples
• Competitive Compensation+ 12% Super + Salary Packaging benefits of up to $18,550

Lead, inspire and create lasting impact for children and families.
Join Each's Community Health Paediatric and Counselling Services team and play a key leadership role supporting children to build communication skills, confidence and participation in everyday life. This is an opportunity to lead a dedicated team of Speech Pathologists while maintaining your own clinical practice, helping children, families and communities achieve meaningful outcomes.

Working within a supportive multidisciplinary environment, you'll drive service excellence, nurture clinician growth and help shape the future of paediatric speech pathology services across the community.

Your role, your impact

As Team Leader Paediatric Speech Pathology, you'll provide leadership, clinical supervision and guidance to support both your team and the children and families they work with. Through your leadership, you'll help ensure high-quality, evidence-informed services that make a real difference in children's lives. You will also hold a caseload of clients and provide support to clinicians working across different teams.

• Lead and support a team of Speech Pathologists to deliver high-quality, family-centred services
• Provide clinical supervision, mentoring and professional development to build capability and confidence across the team
• Manage a paediatric caseload, delivering assessments, interventions and group programs for children and families
• Build strong partnerships with families, schools, kindergartens and community stakeholders
• Drive service quality, innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Monitor service delivery, waitlists, key performance indicators and clinical outcomes
• Support best-practice clinical decision making and compliance requirements
• Create a positive, collaborative and inclusive team culture
• Contribute to workforce planning, service development and strategic priorities across paediatric services

Who we're looking for

You are an experienced Speech Pathologist who is passionate about supporting children and families while helping clinicians thrive. You have:

• Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology
• Current Membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Demonstrated experience providing paediatric speech pathology services
• Experience leading, mentoring or supervising clinicians
• Strong understanding of evidence-based paediatric practice
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to build positive working relationships with families, educators and community partners
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Commitment to collaborative, person-centred and family-centred care

What will make you stand out

• Experience leading teams within community health or not-for-profit environments
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary teams
• Experience supervising students or early-career clinicians
• Knowledge of early childhood, education or community-based service systems
• Experience contributing to quality improvement and service development initiatives

What's in it for you

At Each you'll be supported to be your best. We provide:

• Diversity & belonging – We value all backgrounds, abilities, and identities and are committed to cultural safety.
• Supportive & inclusive culture – Work with like-minded colleagues and leaders who genuinely care.
• Boost your take-home pay – Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging (up to $15,900 tax-free per year) plus an extra $2,650 tax-free for meals and entertainment. Each offers generous Allied Health award benefits and you will be recruited as part of a the CHPACS Leadership team.
• Endless career opportunities – With over 200 programs across QLD, NSW, ACT, TAS and VIC, there are plenty of pathways to progress.
• Free, confidential support – Our Employee Assistance Program is available for you and your family.
• Fitness Passport – discounted access to hundreds of gyms, pools and fitness facilities nationwide

See more Each benefits under the 'Work with us' tab on our website.

Applications Close: Thursday 12th November 2026

Our Commitment to Inclusion at Each

At Each, inclusion is at the heart of how we work, connect and care. We’re committed to a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and able to be themselves. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, LGBTIQA+ communities, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds, people with lived and/or living experience and people of all age and genders. Each is a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse, and we are committed to protecting the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

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