Speech Pathologist - Grade 1 (South & East)

Job Description

Apply now Job no: 494152Work type: Full - Time (Auto), Part - Time (Auto)Location: Eastern Melbourne, Southern Melbourne, Various LocationsCategories: Speech PathologistJob reference: 493919 Salary Range: $68,364.47 - $89,877.69 (depends on experience) + superannuation + salary packaging Are you a Speech Pathologist in your first clinical years seeking a fulfilling, flexible new role? Could you provide exceptional support for Yooralla’s customers to achieve their goals? Do you like working as part of a team and share our values? Then, why not join the passionate Yooralla allied health team? A role within our Allied Team at Yooralla offers: The opportunity to support people with disabilities to achieve their goals and live the life they choose. A developed learning program for foundational therapists – including structured and frequent 1:1 clinical supervision, we provide assistance in developing your knowledge of the disability sector and lowered billable targets to focus on your learning while doing the job. 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 will be working with the support of a large, multidisciplinary/transdisciplinary team of therapists, with structured ongoing clinical supervision from a team of Senior Clinicians from your own and other disciplines. A supportive employer who understands the need for work/life balance and flexibility in your workplace (including flexibility in hours and location of work). 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 10 weeks primary carer parental leave). About the role Yooralla has vacancies in Melbourne’s South & East Regions for a passionate, positive relationship builder, with experience or interest working with a transdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team model to join our team as a permanent, full-time, Grade 1- Speech Pathologist. This fulfilling role will provide best practice, evidence-based speech pathology services to adults or children with disabilities to achieve their goals and live the life they choose. Your working days will be varied and may involve: Delivering therapy in people's homes, educational settings, or in the community; aimed at maximizing a person’s participation in daily life and promoting physical health and wellbeing. Working as part of an interdisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Psychologists. About You You will be a newly established and enthusiastic Speech Pathologist with good interpersonal skills, and the ability to develop skills in engaging people with disabilities, motivate them, and build their capability. You will be working in partnership with people with disabilities to set and achieve goals, and to work collaboratively with the person’s supports, including their families. Undergraduate degree or equivalent (i.e. Masters) in Speech Pathology. Graduate or within 2 years of your clinical practice experience. The ability to work within a transdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team model. The ability to build positive relationships with customers and their families. A willingness to improve 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. Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. Eligibility for membership with Speech Pathology Australia. An Australian driver’s license and own vehicle, and a willingness to travel within the region you are working in 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, SPA Registration, etc. Yooralla is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply. Advertised: 16 Dec 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time #J-18808-Ljbffr