Speech Pathologist

Part time (0.2FTE +) or Full time

Small Sprouts Therapy is a welcoming, family-centred speech pathology clinic with a vision to grow and further support the communities in which we work. The opportunity has arisen for a Speech Pathologist to join our team. We welcome early career Speech Pathologists, and experienced therapists alike!

What the role needs:

An enthusiastic and driven speech pathologist to join a team of high energy and passionate speech pathologists providing paediatric assessment and therapy services to children aged 0-12 years, and their families.

Apply now if you love to sink your teeth into a challenge, and have experience or interest in providing intervention in the areas of:

Developmental disabilities & the neurodiverse population

Literacy, including dyslexia and school aged curriculum support

Social communication

AAC & complex communication profiles

Paediatric feeding assessment and intervention

We welcome prospective new graduate therapists to apply

What we offer:

Permanent full time or part time hours. Percentage FTE is negotiable and we welcome team members with a family looking for flexible hours.

Five weeks annual leave.

A huge amount of variety in your caseload. We work with private clients and NDIS participants from birth to 12 years, in our clinic, as well as online or in the community.

For early-career therapists, we offer a two-year New Graduate Program to ensure you are confident and comfortable working with a complex and diverse caseload. This includes paid registration and professional development leave to participate in the following courses:

Feeding Therapy Australia’s Responsive Feeding Course (or equivalent)

Sounds-Write Practitioner Training

Key Word Sign

Hanen More than Words OR It Takes Two to Talk Workshop

PODD Introductory Workshop (or other equivalent AAC training)

For experienced clinicians, we offer opportunities to develop your clinical skills in your interest areas, with an attractive annual professional development budget and paid professional development leave.

A close-knit team environment - we have quarterly offsite team days.

Supervision with a principal speech pathologist and peer mentoring to support you to meet your career goals.

Access to a welcoming clinic, a plethora of resources and a coffee machine on site.

Be well remunerated for your work.

Administration support from our brilliant support staff.

Approachable and supportive management team.

The start date is negotiable.

About us:

Small Sprouts Therapy is a private speech pathology clinic located in beautiful Cairns. Check out what Tropical North Queensland has to offer here - https://www.tropicalnorthqueensland.org.au/

Therapists at Small Sprouts provide speech pathology assessment, therapy and support to children aged 0-12 years, and their families in clinic, day care or early education settings. We provide individual and group therapy services, and provide capacity building services to parents, carers and educators in our community. At Small Sprouts, we are passionate about supporting our clients and their families to grow and develop functional skills.

Our team currently consists of six speech pathologists and one support staff. We promote a culture of inclusion as well as continuous personal and professional development. We strongly value creativity, outside of the box thinking and a genuine passion for paediatric work. We believe in our staff having a good work life balance. Our full-time team members are currently offered a nine day fortnight work arrangement.

Our clients include; children with mild and complex communication needs, complex medical diagnoses and developmental disabilities, children who have culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and those who have complex social backgrounds, including children in out of home care.

About You:

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic speech pathologist with a genuine passion for working with children. You must be a Certified Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia (or, be eligible and willing to become a member prior to beginning your employment). The ideal candidate will be highly organised, have exceptional communication skills and enjoy taking on a challenge.

Eligibility Criteria:

Bachelor or Masters level degree in Speech Pathology

Current First Aid and CPR certificate

Current federal police check (or ability to obtain one)

Queensland Blue Card

Unrestricted Driver’s licence

Eligible to apply for a Medicare Provider Number

How to apply:

Apply directly to [email protected], or apply now via SEEK. All applications must include your resume and cover letter outlining why you are the most suitable applicant to join our team.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact Rachael & Grace (Directors) via email or phone. Don’t forget to check out our Instagram @smallsproutstherapy to see what we are all about and to get to know us a bit better!