Job description
Learn to Shine is seeking a passionate, energetic, and motivated Speech Pathologist to join our growing multidisciplinary allied health team in Vermont, Victoria.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a supportive and collaborative clinic delivering meaningful, evidence-based, child-led and family-centred therapy services to children and adolescents accessing the NDIS.
You will work alongside experienced Certified Behaviour Analysts (CBA), Behaviour Support Practitioners, Counsellors, Occupational Therapists, and Therapy Assistants to provide coordinated support that empowers children and their families to achieve meaningful communication, participation, and everyday life outcomes.
About the Role
You will deliver speech pathology services across:
- Clinic-based therapy
- Home and community-based supports
- Kindergarten and school settings, as required
- Individual and small-group programs
Your caseload may include children and adolescents with:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Developmental delays
- Speech and language difficulties
- Social communication challenges
- Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) needs
- Psychosocial, physical, and complex support needs
- Other disabilities funded under the NDIS
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality speech pathology assessments, intervention, and reviews for children and adolescents
- Develop and implement individualised, goal-focused therapy plans aligned with each child's strengths, needs, family priorities, and NDIS goals
- Support development of speech, language, communication, social communication, and functional communication skills
- Assess and support children with AAC and communication support needs, where appropriate
- Support children to develop communication skills across everyday environments, including home, school, kindergarten, and community settings
- Work collaboratively with families and carers to build confidence, capacity, and practical communication strategies
- Develop and provide individual and group-based therapy programs
- Complete relevant assessments, clinical reports, progress reports, and recommendations in line with professional and NDIS requirements
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation, progress notes, assessments, and recommendations
- Collaborate closely with Behaviour Analysts, Behaviour Support Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Counsellors, Therapy Assistants, educators, families, and support teams
- Provide guidance and strategies to parents, carers, educators, and support workers to promote communication development across environments
- Contribute positively to a supportive multidisciplinary team culture through collaboration, shared learning, and problem-solving
- Build your caseload gradually with ongoing mentoring, supervision, and clinical support
Essential Criteria
- Bachelor or Master qualification in Speech Pathology
- Current Speech Pathology Australia membership and/or eligibility for practising membership
- Eligibility to work in Australia
- Experience working with children and/or adolescents
- Experience working with NDIS participants
- Strong clinical reasoning, organisational, and report-writing skills
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Passion for child-led, strengths-based, and family-centred intervention
Desirable Experience
Experience in one or more of the following will be highly regarded:
- Paediatric speech pathology
- Early intervention
- Autism and developmental disabilities
- Social communication and pragmatic language
- AAC and communication supports
- Complex communication needs
- NDIS assessments and reporting
- School and kindergarten-based therapy
- Group programs and social communication programs
- Working collaboratively with Behaviour Analysts and other allied health professionals
What We Offer
- A welcoming, collaborative, and supportive clinic culture
- Work alongside experienced allied health professionals and therapy assistants
- Strong peer support, mentoring, and clinical collaboration
- Diverse clinic, home, school, kindergarten, and community-based opportunities
- Flexible part-time or contractor arrangement
- Opportunity to gradually build your caseload
- Structured onboarding and ongoing support
- Opportunities to develop and deliver group programs and specialised communication programs
- A meaningful role where you can make a lasting difference for children and families
- Opportunity to shape your role within a dynamic and growing multidisciplinary clinic
Applicants Must Hold
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Working With Children Check
- National Police Check
- Current First Aid and CPR Certificate
- Appropriate professional registration/membership requirements
If you are an enthusiastic Speech Pathologist who enjoys working with children and families and thrives in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, we would love to hear from you.
Join Learn to Shine and be part of a clinic where your contribution truly matters.
- Location: Vermont, Victoria
- Position: Part-time 2–3 days per week or Contractor
- Caseload: Paediatric / Early Intervention / NDIS
