Lead Speech Pathologist

Lead Paediatric Speech Pathologist

• $100-120K based on experience, plus super, above award conditions
• SE Suburbs/Frankston/Mornington Peninsula
• Highly supportive and collaborative workplace

Who we are and why work with us: 

If you are an experienced Speech Pathologist, ready to mentor others and looking to expand your leadership skills with a new challenge, we have a great opportunity for you.  We are a small service dedicated to providing high quality support to children expanding to develop a multidisciplinary team to better meet the needs of children and families offering a range of Allied Health support.  Operating in the SE suburbs/Frankston/Mornington Peninsula region partially depending on your locality, your case load will be a mix of family home, educational settings with the possibility of clinical sessions.  You must love your work and be self-motivated to support and empower families with a child with a disability, neurodiversity, or delay with kindness and compassion.  Thrive as you feel supported in a collaborative team to work towards your career aspirations and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

We offer:

• Above award pay and conditions, including 5 weeks annual leave and opportunity for additional purchased leave.
• Flexible working hours.
• Caseloads that are managed thoughtfully as we prioritise and support a healthy work-life balance.
• Ongoing supervision, training and development to support your professional growth.
• Regular team meetings, team building activities and social events.
• iPhone, laptop, and essential resources.
• People and Culture Team Representative for continuing workplace satisfaction and happiness.

If you were here last week you would have: 

• Provided a fellow Speech Pathologist with supervision. 
• Shown leadership in facilitating a team meeting. 
• Worked on our strategy to help grow the team and promote a supportive workplace. 
• Undertaken assessments and finalized reports for children with speech, sensory or feeding concerns, according to your specialty.
• Attended a professional development workshop or supervision in your preferred area of interest. 
• Made a difference in the life of a child and their family as they aspire to thrive. 

Qualities of an ideal candidate: 

• Qualification of either Bachelor Degree or Master of Speech Pathology.
• Practicing member of Speech Pathology Australia and a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist. 
• Experience in building and fostering a team.  
• Ability to coach and mentor team members with a range of qualifications and previous experience. 
• Empathy and ability to connect with children and their families.
• Good communication and collaborative skills.
• Ability to provide assessments for young children using appropriate investigation processes and reports as necessary in a timely manner.
• WWCC, First Aid Certificate.

Additional qualities: 

• Firsthand lived experience of disability, neurodiversity or complex needs in self, family or through friendships is an advantage, but not essential.
• Experience working with young children and their families as they work towards NDIS Goals using strength-based and family-centred practice.
• Ability to develop professional relationships with families respecting individual styles, cultural backgrounds and acknowledging their strengths and capabilities.
• Ability to provide high quality support to families to enable them to identify their priorities, make informed decisions and establish family centred goals
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, learning from and using your expertise to support other team members.

Reach out to us:

If you are still reading, we want to hear from you.  Even If you don’t tick every box or have experience in a lead position but like the idea of the role or would like to learn more, we want to encourage you to please introduce yourself.  We are a growing service and in time will be adding to our team, looking for a range of specialties and experiences and keen to support the right candidates to succeed.  Please apply, we can support the right person to grow into a leadership role.  All correspondence is confidential.

How to apply: 

Please submit your application including cover letter and resume by email addressed to the 

People and Culture Representative on *****@stellarchilddevelopment.com.au 

For further information please email us or phone Linda on 0491318***