AddressA little about us:
EverAbility Group have a long and proud history of providing services for people with disabilities across Western Australia and Tasmania. Together, our team of nearly 200 staff and over 500 volunteers support our growing group of diverse services. This opens up a world of possibilities for our clients – and also opens up a host of career opportunities for you!
Our growing family of services at EverAbility Group include:
VisAbility - our specialised service supporting people with blindness or vision impairment.
Guide Dogs WA and Guide Dogs Tasmania – our iconic service raising and training life changing assistance dogs.
Kites Children’s Therapy – our early intervention support, advice and solutions service transforming the lives of children and their families living with disability or developmental challenges.
Join our team as a full-time Speech Pathologist in Bellerive, Tasmania. Working within a person and family-centred approach with an interdisciplinary team, the Speech Pathologist focuses on a person’s communication, social skills and feeding abilities in the home, school, work and wider community.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
- Manage a clinical caseload of clients in accordance with service provision guidelines and/or external agency requirements.
- Provide speech pathology assessments, intervention and evaluation to allocated caseload
- Provide individual and group speech pathology services in the areas of communication, social skills development and feeding.
- Provide an integrated and holistic service to the client through positive and effective liaisons with all interdisciplinary team members.
- Provide assessment and training for the use of assistive and augmentation communication for children and adults with alternative communication methods.
Essential:
- Bachelor of Speech Pathology or equivalent.
- Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (CPSP) as approved by Speech Pathology Australia
- Ability to manage a case load of clients, consistently meeting service delivery objectives and timeframes.
- High level of interpersonal skills.
- Be highly autonomous and confident in decision making.
- Ability to implement person and family-centred interventions.
- Strong administration and organisation skills.
- Ability to demonstrate a personal commitment to the organisation's philosophy, objectives and mission.
- Valid Driver’s Licence.
- Hold or be willing to obtain National Police Clearance and Working with Vulnerable People Check (NDIS endorsed).
Desirable:
- Sound knowledge of current philosophy, legislation, standards and policies relating to disability in both the state and national arena.
- Understanding of the Disability and Community Sectors, in particular knowledge related to disability client directed care and the application of person-centred practices.
- Understanding of funding models, specifically the NDIS.
Benefits:
In return, you will be rewarded with:
- Three additional days of paid leave as a gift to you over the Christmas / New Year period
- Contribution to relocation expenses
- Ongoing professional development and training
- Employee Assistance Program
- NFP salary packaging options – use some of your salary for everyday expenses before income tax; meaning you can increase your take-home pay!
If you’re ready to help us, make a difference, click Apply and let’s chat about what life looks like at EverAbility.
For further information please contact Tennille Burns, Senior Program Manager Kites TAS & Visability TAS at **************@kitestherapytas.org.au
We encourage people with disability and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply. Everyone is welcome, as we are an inclusive and diverse workplace.
