Mobile Paediatric Speech Pathologist

Are you tired of moneyfocussed practice Inflexible work hours that dont suit your schedule or always working overtime without compensation Management who dont hear you when you speak Youve found your solution.

Join Foundation First Speech Pathology become part of our closeknit team providing services in the Newcastle and Maitlanf area. Were dedicated to providing a forever job environment where youll find it hard to imagine working anywhere else. Our holistic interventions prioritize family and individual experiences focusing on supporting the voices of those with lived experience of disability and neurodivergence.

With a commitment to positive workflow and ethical practices we ensure that our clinicians are healthy and engaged leading to successful therapies and outcomes for our clients. Specializing in services for children we reduce clinical demands on our team to promote the best available care.

If youre passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a supportive and dynamic team wed love to hear from you.

Tasks

You will be working in a small team with a large degree of autonomy. Each day you will be seeing paediatric clients in the community or via telehealth. Clinicians are responsible for the daytoday management of their caseloads communication with families and implementation of therapies.

Requirements

The formal part:

All applicants must have:

• A relevant accredited degree in Speech Pathology
• Eligibility and membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• A Current NSW Drivers License and access to a vehicle
• A Current NDIS Workers Check or ability to obtain one
• Fully vaccinated (3 doses) against COVID19 or relevant Medical Exemption

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrated ability to work within a billable model and be accountable for daily activities.
• Knowledge of and experience in holistic approaches to early intervention.
• Demonstrated ability to develop functional goals with a family and build capacity in the childs networks to achieve the goals in the childs natural environments (e.g. home school and in the community)
• Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to support children and their families
• Demonstrated skills in working in partnership with local child and family services
• Experience working with children and families from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability
• Effective oral and written communication and organisational skills
• Knowledge and experience of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

Foundation First is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to providing a work environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Please let us know if you have any support or access requirements at the time of your application.

Benefits

• We cap billables at 5hrs per day including nondirect and travel time.
• We include a $750/year professional development budget PLUS 5 PAID Study Leave days per year (or equivalent for PT) or you can choose to convert this to 5 days additional annual leave.
• Career development pathways for you to become the best clinician that you can be. We encourage you to choose your interest areas and chase them down!
• All resources and assessments are provided.
• Work iPad is provided.
• We are a small team so you know that you are more than a dollar sign.
• Yearly retreat with employee input on what we do!
• Above Award Salary plus up to $12000 in Employee Reward bonuses available.
• Regular Supervision both individually and as a group.

We are a lovely team looking for a speech pathologist who is after their forever job. We operate closely and look out for each other and its honestly my favourite place Ive worked. If youre looking for a job that values you as a person recognises your individual needs and talents and prioritises you over making a profit youve found the right place.