Mobile Paediatric Speech Pathologist

Are you tired of money-focussed practice? Inflexible work hours that don't suit your schedule or always working overtime without compensation? Management who don't hear you when you speak? You've found your solution.Join Foundation First Speech Pathology become part of our close-knit team providing services in the Newcastle and Maitlanf area. We're dedicated to providing a 'forever job' environment where you'll 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 you're passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a supportive and dynamic team, we'd love to hear from you.TasksYou 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 day-to-day management of their caseloads, communication with families, and implementation of therapies.RequirementsThe formal part:All applicants must have:

• A relevant accredited degree in Speech Pathology
• Eligibility and membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• A Current NSW Driver's License and access to a vehicle
• A Current NDIS Worker's Check or ability to obtain one
• Fully vaccinated (3 doses) against COVID-19 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 child’s networks to achieve the goals in the child’s 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 non-direct 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 $12,000 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 it's honestly my favourite place I've worked. If you're looking for a job that values you as a person, recognises your individual needs and talents, and prioritises you over making a profit, you've found the right place.Foundation First Speech PathologyFoundation First is a close-knit, small team based in Maitland, NSW. We're a 'forever job' kind of place, because once you've worked here, it's impossible to imagine going anywhere else. At least, that's what our staff tell us. We believe in holistic interventions that prioritise family and each client and clinician's unique experiences. We focus on supporting the voices of those with lived experience of disability and neurodivergence.We are committed to a positive workflow from healthy, engaged clinicians to successful therapies and outcomes for clients and families. We offer services specifically for children, honing skills in this practice area and ensuring that clients are offered the best available care through reducing clinical demands on clinicians and promoting ethical utilisation rates.