FTE / PTE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY POSITION: NURTURE NEST SPEECH PATHOLOGY, COMMENCING TERM 2, 2025

JOB DETAILS:

Permanent FTE – 38hour week

Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm Mon - Fri

Based in clinic with approximately 25% mobile service provision (own car required)

Competitive renumeration: $85,000-$100,000p/a plus benefits

Please only apply if you have a minimum of 12months experience

ADDED FEATURES OF THE POSITION:

Weekly 1:1 clinical supervision with Director Anna Blee

Achievable billable targets

$2000 PD allowance per annum plus 4 days leave with pay to attend PD events

Full-time administrative support (remote including phone calls)

Technology for the role provided

Super and leave as per the health professionals award; 12% super, 4weeks annual leave, 10days sick leave.

Termly “Team Reward Days” with a focus on self-care and spoiling you for your hard work throughout the term

Opportunity to co-facilitate established group programs with other SLP’s and an OT we work closely with

A beautiful freshly set-up clinical space with all the assessment and therapy resources you could possibly require and a range of rooms to meet client needs

The opportunity to hone your skills in the 0-12years age-range and develop specialist, in-depth knowledge in this space

Excellent processes, templates, policies and procedures to ensure you can work efficiently and smoothly

BONUS STRUCTURE: Option for additional leave without pay in the case of high performance

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION:

SPA membership

Bachelor degree or higher in Speech-Language Pathology (with a minimum of 12months experience working as a Speech Pathologist)

Passion for working with children

Blue card

CPR and first aid certification (or willingness to complete this if successful in applying to the position)

Guild Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance (will require $2million limit on a single claim for school visits)

Have applied for a Medicare Provider number as soon as the position is accepted

Own car and license for use on mobile visits within a 25km radius (NB: expenses can be claimed as a tax deduction)

Experience in Paediatrics and additional learning will be viewed favourably (e.g. Hanen, SOS, PROMPT, DIR Floortime, etc.)

Must be willing to work within a neurodiversity-affirming framework

Computer literacy

Attention to detail

High oral and written communication skills

Empathy and a sense of connection with the people with whom you work

DETAILS OF YOUR ROLE:

We are lucky to have moved into a much larger commercial space in January this year, and are on the lookout for a new Speechie to join our Speech Pathology family. If you're someone who loves to support young families, engage in a fun-filled and compassionate way with children and thrives working both within a team, but with your own autonomy too, please reach out. Early career SLPs and experienced SLP's are all welcome to apply.

Nurture Nest Speech Pathology is a paediatric speech pathology practice with a special focus on the early intervention and early primary years, based in Geebung in Brisbane's inner north. We are passionate about the little darlings we support, and about holistic and collaborative services, engaging strongly with other providers in the local community.

Anna Blee (Directing SLP) formed the concept of the ‘Nurture Nest’, because we wanted to create a workplace where both the clients we support and the staff feel safe, nurtured and supported when they are with us. We dedicate our time and energy to high-quality intervention services and to building capacity within families, and building resilience and confidence in the children we see.

The SLP's currently at Nurture Nest have completed a range of additional certifications to be skilled in this developmental window. We have a high focus on EBP and generous access to PD and clinical supervision will allow our next employee that same growth.

We welcome NDIS (self and plan-managed) and privately funded clients to Nurture Nest, and run a range of exciting dyad and small group programs in addition to our individual therapeutic support. We collaborate within diagnostic processes and trial, recommend and implement AAC systems. Nurture Nest provide communication, fluency, literacy and mealtime support.

Our clinic is fully resourced with beautiful, high-quality books, toys and games. We also have an array of assessments, text books, AAC resources and all the other goodies you might need to carry out your daily practice. There are 5 rooms, including a large space for group programs and those littlies that need room to move for regulation, as well as a kitchenette for mealtime work, an office-pod where we all work together to allow for collaboration, a lovely reception area and free parking.

You will be required to engage in the following tasks;

• assessment
• reporting
• case notes
• review assessments
• diagnostic support reporting
• funding request reports
• NDIS review reports
• AAC trial, prescription and implementation
• mealtime assessment and therapy (NB: if you do not have additional experience of certification in this areas you will attend PD prior to this commencing to ensure you are competent and confident in this space)
• group therapy planning
• providing dyad and group therapy (e.g. Preparing to transition to school, supporting social confidence, SOS therapy)
• resource construction
• clinical supervision (critical reflection and case-based explorations)
• therapy for a range of difficulties
• consultative support meetings within community settings

Let's list all the good stuff about why you should come to work with us:

1. The work is fun, fresh and dynamic. You will be working with a range of children needing your specialised skills as a speechie, ranging from speech and language delay and disorders, stuttering, literacy, social skills, feeding, AAC and everything in between.
2. This is a permanent full-time role in our fully set up and well-resourced clinic plus you have access to full-time admin support.
3. A $2000 (FTE) annual professional development budget is provided for you to continue your learning, as well as 4 paid days per year to attend PD events of your choosing.
4. You will have the opportunity to engage in weekly 1:1 clinical supervision with the Director Anna Blee. This provides opportunity to engage in reflective practice and unpack all your cases, affording time for planning and problem-solving together. Anna has 17years of experience in the Paediatric sector across public and private roles and has been providing clinical supervision around the country for 9years now.
5. We utilise Cliniko practice management software and have an extensive library of templates and documents for you to use to make your paperwork tasks easy to manage. Consideration will ALWAYS be given to the mental health of our staff, and we will not overload you with client hours that are outside of your capabilities. Our focus will ALWAYS be on quality care over quantity, and we will provide you the support and structures you need to manage your caseload.
6. We hold termly treat days where we head out of the office and spoil ourselves to acknowledge all the hard work and excellent care we have provided at work. These days are still paid days as if you are at work - we promise to be grateful for your effort and your passion.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

If you are interested in this position, please email a cover letter outlining your suitability for the position, and a resume including 3 referee’s contact details to Anna Blee (Director and Senior Clinician); [email protected]

You can also select ‘work with us’ through the website and submit your documents that way, or select ‘apply’ on this add.

Suitable applicants will be offered an interview at the Nurture Nest clinic including discussion of case-based questions.

Please head to the Nurture Nest website and our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram to get a feel for the culture at Nurture http://www.nurturenestspeech.com.au