POSITIONS AVAILABLE – OPTION FOR A SENIOR POSITION

We are seeking  Speech Pathologist who are  or will be eligible for Practising membership of Speech Pathology Australia to commence work within our highly regarded and experienced practice .  

What are the jobs?

This positions are based in our metropolitan and hills  offices and  out of our Berri office (SA Riverland, 250 easy kms from Adelaide).  They are salaried, permanent and ongoing subject to a probationary period of 6 months. .  You would be working locally and across our team of existing speech pathologists,  psychologists, allied health assistants and generous admin.

We welcome applicants with experience and encourage new graduates or early career speech pathologists, wanting potentially to work across the full scope of speech pathology practice, to apply. For people interested in Berri, we are looking for people who may be keen to embrace country life in a beautiful region and become a part of the broader local community whilst having strong connections with the Adelaide metro area. The salaries are generous and more than competitive with other practices. Salaries will be based on experience and the option to apply as a Senior Speech Pathologist or Team Leader based in metropolitan Adelaide, with a much higher salary exists

Practice Background

Our Core values as a practice are:

• Honestly we care
• We are evidence based
• We have continuous improvement
• We listen

Our practice is located in five locations in Northern Adelaide and South Australia (Prospect Salisbury, Port Adelaide, Adelaide Hills and Berri).  Working from home including tele-health is a negotiable option

We offer the full range of adult and child services across the lifespan, allowing people to focus on their areas of interest. We have a majority caseload of  pre-school and school aged children but increasingly we work with a range of adults with NDIS plans, brain injury, fluency, hearing impairment, fluency and voice, just to name a few.  We provide in-house nursing home Dysphagia assessments, early feeding intervention and some school and centre visits with the majority of our clients being registered with the NDIS. We also have a strong fee paying client cohort.  We engage with tele-health actively for clients where this is suited or they are not able to do face to face sessions due to being symptomatic or having COVID-19.

We provide voice and counseling services including for those who are Transgender or are considering gender transition.

We were finalists in the 2019 Telstra Business Awards – Social Change Maker Category and the 2020 SA Fast Movers Category both of  which reflect our practice philosophy of genuinely making a difference in peoples’ lives.  

Each office is a part of its own “village” which gives a small practice feel with the benefits of a larger team.  There are strong tiers of experience within the practice including a Senior and Principal speech pathologists who provide structured professional support and development for all speech pathology staff.

More details about the job and future options

We have a 4 tier level career comprehensive job pathway which reflects our commitment to your work journey.  In addition to a competitive salary, we have a recently developed incentive program for those who meet or exceed the practice’s minimum expectations or KPIs.

All team members will be remunerated commensurate with their experience and acting in Senior positions is possible within the practice to build skills and experience for the future.

In acknowledgement of challenging times, we also have a confidential Employee Assist program for those who may need it, especially in this COVID era and have this established with a Melbourne based Psychology practice.

Relocation expenses would be negotiated for anyone moving to the Riverland from elsewhere in SA or interstate and relocation expenses for people moving from interstate to Adelaide metro would also be negotiated

Professional Support

We are a practice run by practicing and ‘on the ground’ speech pathologists, not business managers.  Depending on your experience, weekly or fortnightly 1:1 professional support is supplied to ALL professional staff. In-house professional development takes place and clinicians are encouraged and supported to maintain their professional development through rigorous professional development processes which more than meet Speech pathology Australia requirements. This includes the option to attend external professional development by negotiation in relation to each individual’s performance plan.  We provide an annual professional development allowance in addition to at least 5 full team days per year which are largely PD focused. 

Strong, evidence based professional support is a key feature for all speech pathologists working within the practice, whatever their level of experience, and a very strong team relationship is fostered. We are a highly resourced practice with a very broad range of evidence based assessments and intervention options including a broad range of technology. 

What does it mean to be a successful applicant?

The successful applicants will be seeking to foster their skills potentially with both adults and children and maybe someone who has a special area of special interest or experience but this can be discussed once you have registered an interest with us.   

These are full-time positions but part time work is also an option

We welcome applications from bi-lingual professionals as we operate in highly culturally and linguistically diverse environments. We pride ourselves on being absolutely an equal opportunity employer. All people who are eligible to work as a Speech Pathologist in Australia are welcome to apply.

We are seeking people who are not only a good or potentially very good speech pathologists but the right fit for our team. People who also have an interest and passion in working with people who may be vulnerable or socially disadvantaged

Some experience is preferred (probably no great surprise) but new graduates or those close to graduating are welcome to apply .  The right people will have the capacity to work independently some of the time but more importantly be great team players.    Time for paperwork is provided within the working day and we have the capacity for you to to sign a Working from Home Policy to work remotely if required

Check us out at  www.goodprospects.com.au or via our Facebook Page 

Essentials: Working with Children checks and RAN training (this can take place post application), Drivers’ license and NDIS worker training (only essential once you have been appointed)

Application process:  

Please submit a written application and CV addressed to Diana Bleby, Director and Principal Speech Pathologist by the 13th of October 2022 via SEEK or directly to [email protected].  Start time can be negotiable and it would be expected that new grads would not start properly until January although the opportunity to start as a paid Allied Health assistant in 2022 prior to course completion exists.

Please include a minimum of 2 Referees with your application

Inquiries welcome on 0414 756 657