A rewarding career you can be proud of:

Are you looking to make a difference for kids and how they communicate?

Are you seeking an energetic, multidisciplinary team for great exchange of ideas and collaborative learning?

Are you looking for a supportive, structured first job to set you up for a sustainable career?

Our “Grad to Great!” program for new graduates might just be what you are looking for.

When you join us at Coastal Kids, together we can make a huge impact for the unique kids and families in our community. You will be supported every step of the way, and we’ll teach you everything you need to be successful in your new career.

Who we are:
Coastal Kids has been operating in Townsville since 2010. We are a growing private practice offering both Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology services. We provide a mix of services to children including feeding therapy, group programs, community visits, and education and support to the wider community including day cares and schools. Our amazing therapists range in experience from Allied Health Assistants studying speech pathology, to 5+ years, with the director having over 20 years in the speech therapy field.

We’ll work with you to:

Develop a training and development plan that’s perfect for you and what you want to achieve in the first 18 months of your career so that you are set up with an amazing foundation for your working life.

Invest in your clinical excellence – with paid professional development in Hanen, Sounds Write and more, plus extensive in-house learning opportunities.

Provide regular supervision in a style that suits your needs to ensure that you are always learning and providing a terrific service to your clients.

Develop a career pathway, so you can grow your career in the direction you want to take – including AHA supervision, clinical excellence, clinical education and team leadership.

Other benefits:

Coastal Kids is a local Townsville small business, where the business owner and your management team is working alongside you everyday to make a difference for the local community.

A multidisciplinary team with Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology, so you can work holistically with your clients and make even greater gains.

Measurable outcomes, so you can really see the difference you are making to your clients.

Flexible work hours – ask us about our 4.5 day work week to give you time for other things in life!

Social activities and team get togethers including team planning days throughout the year, as well as an Employee Assistance Program to help maintain connections and wellness throughout the year.

5 weeks annual leave a year, as well as paid PD leave.

Competitive above-award salary

Flexible start date

Over $15k value in professional development, learning and supervision a year.

Minimum requirements:

Tertiary qualifications in Speech Pathology.

Passion for supporting the community with evidence based practice, and working in a supportive, collaborative team

Commitment to continuous improvement.

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Eligibility for Practising Membership to Speech Pathology Australia

Eligibility for Working with Children check and NDIS Worker Screener as well as working rights in Australia

Job open to new graduate and experienced SLPs.

Lets get the conversation started – take a look at employee prospectus and our careers page online, hit Apply Now, or give us a call or drop us an email to organise a confidential, no pressure chat over a coffee.

Email: [email protected]

Ph: 0427 922 378

Web: Careers | Coastal Kids Allied Health

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Graduate