Growing Early Minds is looking for experienced Speech Pathologists with an interest in paediatrics to join our innovative and supportive Intervention Services team.

About us

Growing Early Minds is a not-for-profit, early intervention and disability support service, based in the heart of Blacktown and Penrith. We are a multidisciplinary service where families can access speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, dietetics, psychology, and behaviour support all under one roof. Our services are flexible, where we offer in-clinic, mobile and telehealth appointments to our clients.

About our clients/ clientele

• Children 0-14 years of age with a disability or developmental concerns
• Parents, teachers, and early childhood educators

Responsibilities

• Providing therapy in-clinic, in the community and via telehealth
• Completing speech therapy assessments
• Providing group therapy interventions
• Organising workshops and training for teachers and childcare educators
• Providing supervision and clinical support to junior speech therapists, allied health assistants and students
• Review clinical notes, session plans and clinical reports

About the Benefits

We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice no matter where you are on your career path, and we offer a great range of benefits when you join our team.

Remuneration and Allowances

• Attractive above award salary, competitive against NGO’s and Health sector
• Incentive scheme with the potential to earn up to an additional $35,000 p.a
• Salary packaging, claim $15,900 p.a tax-free plus $2,650 towards meals and entertainment
• Professional Development budget of $2,000 per year pro-rata) to spend as you choose
• Monthly external clinical supervision paid, at an agreed amount
• Travel (km’s) reimbursed for community visits
• Super contributions paid while on parental leave
• $100 credit towards your first uniform purchase

Opportunities and Career Growth

• Annual performance reviews with pathways for career progression and promotions
• Broaden knowledge and skillset by collaborating real-time amongst multidisciplinary team
• Be part of innovative programs such as the work we do with Windaan Aboriginal Services

Caseload and Support

• Realistic billable hour targets starting from 19 hours for a 38-hour week
• Monthly operational mentoring sessions
• Monthly clinical support from the Practice Lead
• Monthly paid external supervision

What we supply

• All therapy equipment, resources and assessments are supplied – everything you need is waiting for you!
• Worksafe Guardian app to ensure your safety while offsite
• Laptop and mobile phone

Flexibility, Culture and Wellbeing

• Free counselling through Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Team building events, fun social activities and multiple end-of-year festivities

About you

Desirable criteria

• Experience as a Speech Pathologist working with children, adolescents, and their families
• Experience trialling, assessing, prescribing, and implementing Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems
• Experience with developmental delays and disorders, ASD, ADHD, Genetic Conditions, Intellectual Disability and Down Syndrome.
• Experience completing speech therapy assessments and developing intervention plans
• Experience in completing and reviewing session plans and clinical reports
• Experience providing supervision to junior therapists, allied health assistants and students
• High level organisational and time management skills

Essential criteria

• Tertiary qualifications in Speech Pathology
• Current registration with Speech Pathology Australia
• Current driver license and reliable insured car

Be eligible and willing to obtain prior to commencement

• Registration with Medicare
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates
• Current employee Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Check
• Completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation module ‘Quality, Safety and You’
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination (3 doses)

By the way…

Growing Early Minds values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, people with disability and people seeking flexible working arrangements.

Growing Early Minds is also part of the Growing Potential Ltd group, one of Australia’s longest-running, not-for-profit community service providers with a rich history spanning over 70 years. Visit www.growingpotential.org.au for more information.