Munchkin Allied Health is seeking a new graduate or experienced Paediatric Speech Pathologist to join our multidisciplinary team. Full-time and part-time opportunities are available.

About us:

Munchkin Allied Health is a small allied health clinic providing Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy services to Melbourne's northern suburbs. We are a multidisciplinary team consisting of four speech pathologists, an occupational therapist, two allied health assistants, and an administrative assistant. We pride ourselves on our welcoming, inclusive, and supportive attitudes. Our team genuinely likes to spend time with each other, so we have quarterly team outings and regular team lunches.

At Munchkin, our priority is helping our staff become the best clinicians they can be. Clinicians control how many clients they see, and remuneration is scaled to reflect this. We also provide frequent supervision, flexible work hours and KPIs and lots of growth opportunities!

We believe that children and families work best when they feel safe and supported. We aim to provide evidence-based neuroaffirmative therapy that promotes and celebrates neurodiversity.

About the role:

Work within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Deliver evidence-based, neuroaffirmative therapy to children aged 2 - 18 years of age.

Build strong working relationships with clients, caregivers and their families.

Support families as they move through the therapeutic journey, including accessing funding and receiving a diagnosis.

Contribute to a safe, happy and empowering environment for children to learn and grow.

Be part of a team committed to building each other up, respecting one another and learning and laughing together.

Skills and Experience

New graduates, early years and experienced clinicians are welcome to apply.

Speech Pathology Australia membership.

WWCC and National Police Check.

Driver's Licence and access to own vehicle.

An understanding of, or willingness to learn about, neuroaffirmative therapy.

Australian working rights required

Benefits

Ease into clinical work with a minimum ratio of 50% client-facing time and 50% admin time, giving you the time and space you need to plan and ask questions as needed.

Spend your first two weeks shadowing experienced clinicians to get to know the clinic, our client base and our resources.

Have experienced clinicians support you during your initial assessments in the first six weeks to provide clinical support, behaviour management, and assistance with assessment delivery and goal development while you are settling in.

Regular supervision on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis, depending on your experience and needs.

Have continuous access to an onsite supervisor with almost 10 years of clinical experience who will either be at the clinic or only a phone call away!

Access to a highly capable and extremely generous speech pathology team to brainstorm and debrief with as needed.

Generous PD budget and independent resource budget.

Frequent PD opportunities in addition to your individual PD budget

Quarterly team outings, frequent team lunches and lots of cake!

How to Apply

We are very excited to find a new addition to our Speech Pathology team. Please forward your cover letter and resume to [email protected]. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Jake via email or call the clinic on 03 9875 8222. We look forward to hearing from you!

Munchkin Allied Health welcomes and celebrates diversity. Individuals from all backgrounds are welcome to apply.