Speech Language Pathologist

Job description

Revealing potential, embracing diversity, and celebrating achievements of all sizes. Talking Fish Therapies provides private speech pathology services to families in our community. We have an established neurodiversity affirming approach that is only emerging in the private sector. We currently provide a fully mobile speech therapy service. We are known for our strengths in Augmentative and Alternative communication. Our values Respect We respect our clients and this comes across in everything we do, particularly in our client-centred care. We respect our colleagues and ourselves. We diligently follow our code of ethics and maintain a high level of client confidentiality as part of this. Passion We are passionate about what we do. It brings us joy to see our clients succeed. We tailor our services to fit the needs of our clients and their families. Fun We learn and achieve more when we have fun working towards our goals. A fun workplace is a happy one and helps us enjoy what we do. Learning We provide evidence based practice and are constantly improving what we do through continuous learning. We learn through training, from each other, and from personal reflection. “Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will spend its life thinking it is an idiot.” Tasks We are seeking fun, energetic Speech Pathologists who have a passion for working with clients and their families to see long term improvements. We want you to bring a positive and enthusiastic attitude to work each day. Ongoing full time position with opportunities to work flexibly. Assessment and therapy of mostly paediatric clients (some adults) with language, speech, fluency, mealtime, and AAC needs. Our team is particularly well known in our area for our work with AAC. Requirements Bachelor/Master in Speech and Language Pathology Eligibility to be a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist with Speech Pathology Australia Working with Children's Check Rights to work in Australia Neurodiversity affirming, person centred approach to therapy A desire for constant improvement Laminating, craft, and ukulele skills are highly desirable! Benefits Very supportive team environment including speech pathologists, administrators, and a network of other allied health clinicians. Regular mentoring and professional development. A structured graduate training program to help you grow (full details on our website). Professional development plan and allocated personal PD budget. A business that is invested in seeing you succeed in your new profession. Competitive salary commensurate with skills and experience