AddressAbout the role:
Are you a qualified Early Childhood Teacher looking for a professional change of scenery?
We have a permanent position available for a passionate Early Childhood Teacher in our Moruya clinic. This role would commence as part-time (15-22 hours per week), with the scope for increased hours as your caseload grows.
Most of your work will take place during school hours with flexibility to meet your existing personal and/or work commitments. You can also choose to work during school terms only if you would like to keep your school holidays free!
We are looking for an experienced Early Childhood Teacher who loves developing meaningful connections with children and their families. Ideally, you are also passionate about supporting families living in regional and rural communities to access quality education and healthcare services.
In this role, you will act as a Key Worker, collaborating with our Speech Pathology team to support children aged 0 – 9 years living with developmental delays and disabilities. You will work directly with children and their families to support their development in line with the EYLF. You will be an integral part of our approach to early intervention and assist children to become ready for preschool and primary school.
Support to clients will be provided through a range of service delivery modes including individual sessions, group sessions, family support, and educator training. These services will be provided in our clinic and/or at a client’s home, childcare/preschool, or school.
We will support, inspire, and encourage you to provide person-centred practice, build families’ and educators’ capacities to support the client, and facilitate community inclusion. You will actively engage with other allied health professionals and community organisations to holistically care for clients, to provide consultancy support, and to facilitate referral networks.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Early Childhood Teacher looking for a unique role in which to apply their passion for Early Childhood development. Your expertise will be valued in shaping the direction this role takes.
About us:
South Coast Speech Pathology (SCSP) is an innovative, private practice based on the far South Coast of NSW. We help children living with communication, learning and swallowing difficulties across the Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla and Illawarra, with clinics located in Nowra and Moruya. Our team stays connected virtually via our online networking platform and fortnightly team meetings. We connect in-person every term at our quarterly Team Days.
Our mission is to ensure that children and their families living in regional and rural areas of Australia have the same access to quality allied health services as those who live in the city. SCSP is a private practice with a social conscience; we value relationships first, and people over profits. Our team members work with us, not for us.
SCSP provides services to NDIS and private clients, alongside our partnerships with local primary schools, childcare centres, and charities. We facilitate workshops and in-service training to educational and disability support teams. SCSP also takes university students on clinical placement who help us to run our pro-bono student-led clinics for children who face barriers to accessing services (incl. financial, social and geographical).
Our Director, Claire, is a current practising Speech Pathologist with over 10 years' experience working with paediatric, adolescent and adult disability clients in private practice, not-for-profit and school settings. She has additional post-graduate qualifications in literacy-based learning disorders and psychology, and has completed training in DIR/Floortime, challenging behaviours, paediatric feeding, and AAC. Claire is passionate about supporting new graduate and early career therapists to find joy and confidence in their professional role, and takes an individualised approach to supervision and mentoring.
Our team of 7 Speech Pathologists and 2 Allied Health Assistants is warm, respectful and welcoming. Your wins will be celebrated and your challenges supported. We pride ourselves on our amazing team culture and positive work environment. We maintain this by ensuring that new team members are the right fit for SCSP (and vice versa!)
About you:
- Recognised degree in Early Childhood Teaching.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience working with children.
- Have, or be willing to obtain, Professional indemnity insurance, Working with children’s check (NSW), First Aid Certificate.
- Driver license and reliable insured car to undertake mobile visits as needed.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- A desire to work with children and families from a wide variety of socio-economic backgrounds.
- Independent, flexible, organised, and proactive.
- Strong problem-solving abilities.
- Patient, empathetic and share our passion for reducing barriers to accessing education and allied health services in regional and rural Australia.
- Community-minded, and motivated to live and work in regional Australia.
- Passionate about inclusion and supporting children to develop the skills to participate in, and enjoy, everyday life.
- Committed to lifelong learning and professional development.
- Tech savvy and proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of applications
What we offer:
- Competitive remuneration in line with your experience.
- Annual Professional Development budget.
- Two hours of direct supervision per fortnight with the Director, plus in-person, online, and phone support from the Director and other team members as required.
- Fortnightly team meetings focused on developing your clinical skills, quality improvement projects, peer mentoring, and team bonding.
- Internal professional development provided once per term at our Team Day.
- Administrative support so you can focus on your clients.
- Flexibility with your working hours – early riser? Start at 8am and finish the day with a walk on the beach. Prefer a sleep in? Work from 10am!
- Plenty of resources, up-to-date assessments and a generous budget for new additions. We like to keep things fresh!
- Realistic and achievable productivity targets – we take a flexible and understanding approach to managing therapists’ caseloads.
- Computer, iPhone and iPad provided.
- Be part of an established business with genuine opportunities for career development, future leadership roles and quality improvement projects.
Applicants who are interested in pursuing further study in Speech Pathology will be prioritised. We can offer support to those who wish to work towards a career change.
If you would like to receive a copy of the position description or have a confidential discussion about working with us, send an email to *******@southcoastspeech.com.au
Otherwise, apply now!
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and only short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview.
