About you
We are looking for a Speech Pathologist to join our team on a permanent full time/ part time basis so that we can bring therapy to more people. You will provide assessment and intervention services to an existing caseload with a focus on early intervention and have the opportunity to build on that and create a caseload that suits your skill set. Our team of experienced speech pathologists will support you to devise evidence-based practices and strategies to help our clients communicate.
We are looking for a speech pathologist who:
- Truly cares about making a difference for their clients (see our core values on our website www.rainbowspeech.com.au)
- Enjoys being in a busy, stimulating private practice environment
- Values working alongside a high performing team of 4 other speech pathologists
- Wants to harness the learning opportunities that working in an experienced team provides
- Is truly a team player and have demonstrated abilities when it comes to being part of a team
- Ideally has an interest in disability, looking to develop their skills in early intervention, and AAC
- Current qualifications as a Speech and Language Pathologist
- Current or eligible for a SPA membership
- Strong interpersonal skills that allow you to develop collaborative relationships with clients and colleagues.
- Are flexible in your approach to working with a variety of clients and their families, operating in an individualised way with each person.
- Hold or are willing to obtain a current Working with Children Check, a NDIS Worker Screening Check and/or Police Check before commencing.
- You have a full, unrestricted Australian Driver’s License
The role
- The hours required for this role are negotiable: you can do your 38 hours in 4 days or work 5 days starting early and finishing early or starting later and finishing later. We also offer a 9 day fortnight. We are flexible!
- You will treat a majority of NDIS funded clients and with an opportunity for a niched caseload to suit your special area of interest
- Your level of experience will determine your salary package, and our existing therapists’ salary packages range from a base salary $85,000 to $100,000 pro rata ( including super and entitlements) with the potential to earn 20% more through bonuses for exceeding KPIs
- You will have access to a generous PD budget of $1500 per year, internal formal and informal clinic mentoring, highly experienced external paid mentors the clinic engages, and the clinic organises 2-3 in house professional development days a year which you attend for free
- We have a highly skilled admin team to assist you at all levels of your role including billing and scheduling
- Opportunities for you to develop your leadership skills and supervise therapy assistants, student speech pathologists and new graduates
About Rainbow Speech Pathology
Rainbow Speech Pathology is a team of experienced and enthusiastic speech pathologists who support children and adults with disabilities to achieve their goals. We are an NDIS registered, clinic-based service in Sandgate offering some local mobile visits and telehealth as part of our service delivery. Rainbow Speech Pathology works from a neurodiversity affirming and client-centred framework. We support clients across the lifespan with a particular focus on early intervention. Our clients often have complex communication and additional sensory needs. Our purpose is to empower our clients to live a more colourful life!
The Director of Rainbow Speech Pathology is a speech pathologist and truly understands what you need to succeed. We want you to thrive in your role, and we know that comes from giving you the support, resources, time and training you need.
We keep our expected billable targets reasonable and offer flexible family friendly working arrangements. We want our employees to have work life balance, the opportunity to learn, grow and love what they do.
Some of the benefits of working for Rainbow Speech Pathology are:
- Competitive wages based on experience
- Beautiful clinic space with your own office based in Sandgate- walking distance to the beach so you can get some sea air on your breaks
- Dedicated on site admin team to manage your schedule and billing
- Flexible working hours and part time arrangements including 38-hour week across 4 days (if this suits you)
- Frequent clinical in-house supervision from a senior speech pathologist and paid external supervision as required
- Generous bonus scheme
- $1500 professional development allowance and 3 days paid PD leave in addition to annual leave
- Paid parental leave
- Options for purchased leave
- $200 Health and wellbeing subsidy to spend on gym membership, massages whatever helps you to stay well.
- Your own laptop & iPad with all the therapy and AAC apps you need
- Well-resourced clinic including a wide range of assessments & PODDs
- Working in a dedicated Speech Pathology practice and working with a team of five other experienced speech pathologists to collaborate with
- Company cars available for mobile visits
- Inclusive, collaborative and friendly team culture
- Frequent team building days and social get togethers
Apply Now!
If this sounds like you get in touch today through our contact form below! We are looking forward to meeting you.
Therapy Assistant Role
The last few years RSP have employed a final year speech student to work in our team as casual therapy assistant and it was a huge success. I was able to offer full time roles at the end of 2021, 2022 and 2023. Our caseload keeps growing and thus we find ourselves needing another therapy assistant.
About You:
Ideally we would like a Speech Pathology or other Allied Health student in their 3rd or 4th year of study or already have their certificate IV in
Allied Health assistance. We want someone who is interested in working in the disability sector particularly with kids as we have a strong focus on early intervention. You must be fun, proactive and keen to learn!
The right candidate must have a blue card or blue card exemption, drivers license (we do have a company car available as well), be kind, patient and have experience working with people with disabilities. Work hours are flexible around study, family and other commitments. Casual shifts are a minimum of 3 hours and availability after school (2:30-5:30) is preferred but not essential.
The role would include:
- Supporting our team with visual communication resource making in Boardmaker, cutting laminating printing
- Assisting with running group programs
- laminating, copying and cutting out resources
- Implementing therapy programs with some appropriate clients
- Visiting clients in the community ( school, childcare, day service) to help them generalise skills
- Proofreading reports
- answering the phone and helping our admin team
In return you get to:
- Participate in team PD sessions
- Work with a varied, interesting and complex caseload
- Work shadow experienced speech pathologists in groups and one on one therapy sessions
- Potential long term job opportunity as a speech pathologist once qualified
If you are interested then apply now in the form above!
