Speech Pathologist

Soaring Health Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Melbourne seeks a passionate Speech Pathologist to support clients in communication and swallowing difficulties. This full-time role offers opportunities for clinical development, mentoring, and a dynamic work environment with a focus on diverse conditions. Benefits include paid professional development leave and access to fitness facilities.

Benefits

Paid travel for community work

Access to gym and swim facilities

Ongoing clinical development

Qualifications

• Experience working with conditions like Autism, Down Syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy.
• Ability to support communication through various methods.
• Skills in managing swallowing difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Support speech clarity and social skills in clients.
• Manage a diverse client base including children and adults.
• Participate in professional development and training.

Skills

Clear speech support

Language support

Social skills improvement

Voice quality optimization

Experience with diverse conditions

Job description

Overview

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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.

What You Will Do

• 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 optimize voice quality and develop healthy vocal habits
• Working with adults and children who have a range of conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Down Syndrome; Cerebral Palsy; Developmental delays; Stammers; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Intellectual disabilities; Cleft Palate; Voice disorders

You Will Also Be Responsible For

• Swallowing – make mealtime more enjoyable by reducing risk and increasing acceptance of different foods and textures
• Taking on more clients than new grads
• Seeing a greater variety of clients of all types
• Completing AT assessment and reports independently
• Supervising AHA students in clinic
• Giving opportunities to new grads to observe
• Being a buddy for new grad Speech Pathologists
• Participating in MDT training and workshops
• Beginning to build skills in particular clinical areas

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
• Resource packs made up to travel within the community
• Back-end processes 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/specialized 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

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider
• Public Health

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