Team Leader (Speech Pathology)

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Company Description Welcome to Ability Action Australia! Join the Adelaide team at Ability Action Australia — a vibrant, multidisciplinary crew of 25 plus Allied Health professionals making a real difference in the community every day. Our team brings together Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, and Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners united by one shared purpose: delivering high-quality, meaningful support to NDIS participants across South Australia. We're not your average allied health team. We combine genuine clinical excellence with a positive workplace culture. What Makes Us Different Our leadership team is deeply invested in three things: your work-life balance, your career growth, and making sure you enjoy coming to work. That's not a line in a brochure — it's reflected in how we show up for each other every day. ✔ Flexible hybrid working arrangements — structured to suit your lifestyle, not just the organisation's. ✔ Supportive, multidisciplinary culture — collaborate with Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, and PBS Practitioners who genuinely want each other to succeed. ✔ Career development pathways — whether you're early in your career or looking to step into a senior or leadership role, we invest in your growth. ✔ Community-based practice — meaningful, varied caseloads that keep your work interesting and impactful. ✔ Pet-friendly office — because great workplaces welcome the whole family (yes, including the four-legged members). ✔ Team social culture — daily coffees, lunches, and celebrations that make the office somewhere you actually want to be. #AAA Job Description Responsibilities will include: Manage an allocated caseload and complete therapeutic services in a timely manner Deliver much needed Speech Pathology services to participants within schools, homes and the local community Use clinical observations, standardised assessments and interpret findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant Provide therapeutic interventions that are evidence-based and help participants get more out of life Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team Supporting graduate and early career Speech Pathologists through clinical supervision, mentoring, and professional development Build a collaborative and supportive environment to help team members achieve high-quality clinical outcomes Supporting clinicians with scheduling, referral allocation, and workflow optimisation Maintain awareness of current NDIS legislation to ensure compliance Qualifications To be considered suitable you will have: Current registration SPA registration as a Speech Pathologist Experience as a Speech Pathologist beyond graduation (3 years minimum) Ability to demonstrate leadership capability to meet key responsibilities Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload Proactive attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas Desire to mentor graduates and early career clinicians Looking for a fun, collaborative and supportive work environment Genuine passion for working in the disability sector Additional Information Interested in finding out more? I’m Charlotte , a Talent Acquisition Consultant at Ability Action Australia who will happily support you in the next step in yourcareer! Phone: 0448 947 019 Email: c.west@abilityactionaustralia.com.au You are welcome here. Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team. We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.