Paediatric Speech Pathologist - East

Job Description

Apply now Job no: 494404Work type: Full - Time (Auto), Part - Time (Auto)Location: Eastern MelbourneCategories: Speech Pathologist Salary Range: $85,380.74 - $104,551.89 (depends on experience)+ superannuation + salary packaging Are you an established Speech Pathologist seeking a fulfilling, flexible new role? Could you provide exceptional support for Yooralla’s clients to achieve their goals, do you like working as part of a multidisciplinary team and do you share our values? Then, why not join the passionate Yooralla allied health team? A therapy role with Yooralla offers: The opportunity to support children and young people with a disability to achieve their goals and live the life they choose. Excellent formal and informal professional development opportunities – including opportunities to develop clinical, administration and management/leadership skills; a generous professional development allowance and paid study leave. Communities of practice to support professional networking and development – you’ll be working with the support of a large, multidisciplinary/transdisciplinary team of therapists, with structured ongoing clinical supervision from Senior Clinicians. A supportive employer who understands the need for work/life balance and flexibility in your workplace (including flexibility in hours and location of work). Our allied health positions can be undertaken full-time or part-time, and we will support you to balance your lifestyle goals with providing excellent care to our clients. Administration and logistical support - including administrative staff and team leaders to assist with intake, NDIS coordination and billing. A competitive salary, including salary packaging, and generous paid leave entitlements for personal, caring or parental purposes (15 days personal and/or carer’s leave and 12 week’s primary carer parental leave). About the role Yooralla has multiple vacancies in Mitcham for a passionate, positive relationship builder, with experience working with a transdisciplinary team model to join our team as a permanent full-time or part-time Paediatric Speech Pathologist. This fulfilling role will provide best practice, evidence-based speech pathology services across the scope of practice to children with a disability to achieve their goals and live the life they choose. Your working days may involve: delivering therapy in people's homes, educational settings or in the community; aimed at maximising a person’s functional skills and participation as well as promoting physical health and wellbeing communication skills and/or mealtime safety and promoting overall health and wellbeing. working part of an interdisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Psychologists providing indirect client service/family coordination to support client goals. About You You’ll be an established and enthusiastic Speech Pathologist with a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, be a member of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA), have good interpersonal skills, and ability to engage people with a disability, motivate them and build their capability. You’ll have an ability to work in partnership with children with a disability to set and achieve goals, and to work collaboratively with the person’s supports, including their families. experience working within a transdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team model the ability to build positive relationships with clients and their families the opportunity to build on your clinical practice – including the ability to self-reflect and a focus on developing clinical skills in areas you’re not familiar with care for the work you do and for the people you work with competency in a variety of IT platforms, particularly client management systems good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills an Australian driver’s licence and own vehicle, and a willingness to travel across southern suburbs as required Appointment is subject to pre-employment checks including the NDIS Worker Screening Check, Inherent Position Requirements Employee Declaration, Working with Children’s Check, Reference Checks and Speech Pathology Australia membership. Advertised: 16 Dec 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight TimeApplications close: #J-18808-Ljbffr