Are you an enthusiastic Speech Pathologist looking to further develop your career with opportunities to

learn from others

inspire your team members and student speech pathologists with your previous experiences and clinical areas of interest

develop leadership skills and mentoring capacity or build upon your strengths in these areas

work within a dynamic, supportive, well developed team of Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists who are passionate about supporting those in the Talking Matters community and advocating for our professions?

If so, Talking Matters is for you!

About Us - Talking Matters is a division of the Torrens Health group. We employ passionate, fun & committed Speech Pathologists to work with children with a wide variety of developmental & learning needs aged from 0 to 18 years. Our services are provided either in our well-resourced clinics in Elizabeth Downs & Christie Downs or within schools, preschools or homes & include individual & group therapy.

Our current opportunity is at our Elizabeth Downs clinic. Enjoy enviable work environment and enormous resource library. All clinicians have access to quiet workplaces inside and outside.

About you - We would love to add another enthusiastic senior speech pathologist to our team of - manager, team leaders and seniors. As a senior team, we provide support to all of our clinicians on a day to day basis as well as comprehensive clinical mentoring and student clinical placement supervision for our local universities. You would be joining a team of speech pathologists who are passionate in developing key skills and knowledge around clinical topics then sharing this with the wider team. You will be committed ongoing professional development and have a range of experiences in providing quality assessment and intervention supports to a range of clinical presentations. You may even have a particular area of interest! There are also a range of other opportunities within the team that might be of interest to you such as running report writing workshops or being apart of social media team. Most importantly, you will be open to growth, development and learning!

Regardless of if you are only starting out as a senior clinician or have been in this space for a number of years, we'd love to hear from you and continue the journey with you!

When starting with Talking Matters you will receive,

Comprehensive orientation and support in understanding our processes and supports. You will also be introduced to our incredible group of administration staff and all of the supports they provide us with.

Fortnightly formal clinical mentoring sessions with senior clinician or manager

Shadow shifts to learn and get new ideas from our awesome team

Fortnightly whole team clinical development meetings. Recent topics have been presented by both guest speakers and our clinicians around Neurodiversity Affirming Practice, Teaching Grammatical Structures and Restrictive Practice. Future topics are due to include PDA, Assistive Technology and Caring for the Carer.

Daily availability for support from management & the wider clinical team.

Added bonuses:

Provided with all the resources you will need - iPhone, laptop, mobile therapy resource pack for school services, extensive range of clinic-based resources

Quarterly staff events, with 2 large events each year with our sister company MPOT. In the past we have tried our hand at Holey Moley and the Hijinx Hotel. We also enjoy a good dance floor!

Team culture & support rated by all staff as a defining feature of Talking Matters

Fortnightly billable recognition bonus scheme on completion of probationary period

Annual leave bonus scheme – take annual leave in school holiday periods only and become eligible for a bonus and extra annual leave days added to your entitlements

Sizable Professional Development package including leave days and $1000 per year to go towards course costs

Flexibility & variety in working hours (morning, afternoon & school shifts)

Career progression opportunities in clinical education, mentoring, senior & team leader roles

Up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave & 4 weeks paternity leave

Access to mental health support through EAP program

Opportunities for rotation into adult caseload with sister company MPOT.

Check out our socials to get more of a feel of who we are and what we are about - https://www.instagram.com/talkingmatters/

Contact Hannah Enright to apply or find out more [email protected]

Talking Matters is committed to an inclusive workforce and encourages application from people of culturally diverse backgrounds, including those who identify as part of the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.