Position Available - Experienced or New Graduate / Early Career Speech Pathologist

Kickstart your career in a clinic where you’ll feel supported, valued, and inspired.

Are you a Speech Pathologist looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children? At Leaps & Bounds Speech Pathology, we offer a supportive, collaborative environment where you’ll be encouraged to grow, share your expertise, and thrive. Whether you're just starting out or bringing years of experience, we're offering an incredible opportunity to join the Hunter Region’s longest-running private Speech Pathology practice and take the next step in a rewarding career.

🧠 About the Role

We’re looking for a Speech Pathologist to join our lovely East Maitland team. Whether you’re newly graduated or have experience under your belt, we’ll support you every step of the way with structured onboarding, mentoring, and ongoing professional development.

This role offers flexible hours, a supportive team environment, and the chance to build your skills in a variety of paediatric areas. Choose from a salary or contractor arrangement — we’ll tailor the position to suit you.

🎓 Graduating This Year? Leap Ahead With Us!

If you're finishing up your degree and preparing to graduate, you'd be the perfect fit for our Leap Ahead New Graduate Program. We'll begin your training and onboarding while you finish your studies, so you're ready to hit the ground running once your degree is completed.

🌟 What You’ll Get at Leaps & Bounds

Structured paid orientation week to ease you into the role

1:1 mentoring and clinical supervision with experienced senior clinicians

Generous PD allowance and in-house PD opportunities

Paid training in industry-leading programs including Hanen, PROMPT, and Sounds-Write

Access to a wide range of high-quality therapy resources — both physical and digital

Full admin support so you can focus on therapy, not paperwork

A friendly, down-to-earth team who genuinely care about your growth and wellbeing

A caseload tailored to your skills and confidence, with room to grow at your own pace

Flexible working options, including potential to work from home

A workplace culture that values learning, support, fun, and family

💬 About You
You're an enthusiastic, caring and motivated new grad or early career Speechie who:

Is passionate about working with children and helping them thrive

Is eager to learn, ask questions, and grow as a clinician

Wants to be part of a warm, values-driven team that celebrates your wins

Brings great communication, organisation and a positive mindset to your work

Who We Are

Established in 2000, Leaps & Bounds is a highly respected Speech Pathology practice serving families across the Hunter Region. Our values — Quality, Integrity, Family, Professionalism, Respect, Ambition, Fun, Learning, Dedication, and Success — are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to love your work and feel proud of the impact you make.

📩 Ready to Apply?

If this sounds like the perfect start to your career, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your resume and cover letter to Carol at [email protected].

Come leap ahead in your career with a team that’s excited to support your journey!

What's It Like Working at Leaps & Bounds?

Our colleagues say:

“I love working for Leaps & Bounds. It is such a wonderfully supportive group of experienced clinicians who provide guidance for whatever challenge I may face. Leaps & Bounds encourage ongoing professional development and support training in special interest areas. The flexibility that I have over my schedule helps to ensure I am comfortable in managing my workload. The friendly and caring staff ensure every day is special. ”

“Leaps & Bounds is without a doubt the most positive and supportive place I’ve ever worked. We have a wonderful team of fantastic clinicians and admin staff who are always happy to help each other out, and encourage each other to be the best clinicians that they can be. I love that we’re completely focused on creating the best possible outcomes for our clients and their families, and that I get to help children and young adults to reach their potential and smash their goals! I’ve been a part of the Leaps & Bounds family for over 10 years now and I couldn't imagine working anywhere else.”

“Working at Leaps and Bounds is incredibly rewarding. I love that I get to work with a fabulous team but also be in charge of my day, how many clients I want to see and have the flexibility to take time off when I need it! Access to professional development is awesome and I am really glad I made the move from Health.”

“I have been working with the team at L&B for 12 months now and I am really enjoying it. Carol is wonderfully supportive in the amount of support, resources and professional development she provides to her clinicians. There is a lovely warm feel to the workplace. Clinicians are very supportive of each other and continually aim to help each other with assessment ideas, resources and therapeutic approaches. I consider my colleagues not only as colleagues but as my friends as well. The admin support team are amazing…there is never a request too big or small that they aren’t willing to help out with and complete quickly. I love that admin team are able to organise and reschedule my appointments, answer phone calls and process payments. This allows me more time to focus on my clinical work and providing the best quality of service to my clients. I am very happy at L&B and hope to continue working here for a long time to come.”

“I love working at Leaps & Bounds Speech Pathology because everyone within our team is so friendly and welcoming. This creates a positive and pleasant atmosphere which makes coming to work each day highly enjoyable.” “I love the flexibility Leaps & Bounds allows me to work around my young family. It is great to have such variety in my caseload and so many wonderful and interesting professional development opportunities.”

"I love my job. I work in admin at Leaps & Bounds where I have the privilege to welcome beautiful clients every day and work with amazing speechies. Leaps & Bounds has a fantastic culture. The speechies are supportive of one another, they share knowledge and resources, they collaborate. You definitely feel part of a team. The owners invest in their staff and want you to achieve your goals. You get to decide how much work you want to take on. The team environment makes going to work easy."

"Leaps & Bounds offers a supportive work environment with passionate and knowledgeable clinicians in addition to friendly and hardworking administration staff. Leaps and Bounds allows me to be flexible in my caseload which creates an ideal work/life balance for me. Leaps & Bounds strives to further your professional development by providing regular in-house upskilling and financial support for participation in external courses.”
“I love working at Leaps & Bounds because no matter who you meet, they immediately make you feel welcome! I also love having opportunities to get experience in as many practice areas as I like.”

“Leaps & Bounds is my happy place. I love working working with a team who are warm, caring and friendly. To be able to greet clients with such pride is top of my list! My work family are always willing to help out if I'm super busy and they know they can always come to me for advice whenever they need. I have worked in this lovely workplace for the past 10 years and honestly wouldn't change a thing!”

“What I love most about working at Leaps and Bounds is the positive workplace culture that exists. Everyone is dedicated to their job and to making a difference for others. Leaps & Bounds is a fun, relaxed place to work”

“I love my job at Leaps & Bounds. I am blessed to work with a fabulous team of people who are excellent at their jobs and a joy to be around. Working on the front desk I get to interact with all the beautiful families coming in to the clinic and it is great to see the kids progress from being shy for their first appointment to coming in and wanting to show me their light up shoes, or the toy they brought with them before the clinician comes to get them.”

“I've been working at Leaps & Bounds for almost 10 years. We have an amazing, knowledgeable and supportive team of Speech Pathologists as well as the best admin and practice manager support. Going to work is always fun and motivating. We're fortunate to have access to fantastic resources and professional development courses. I love being a part of the L&B team!”

"Just one of the benefits of working at Leaps & Bounds are the amount of opportunities afforded to clinicians. As a new graduate, you are supplied with a mentor to help guide you through your formative years, in fact, all the senior and more experienced clinicians are always happy to share their knowledge. You also have the opportunity for clinical growth through experiences with a varied caseload. This can include everything from speech sound disorders to language and swallowing difficulties in both paediatric and adult age range. Leaps & Bounds are very generous in supplying clinicians with a yearly budget for professional development. I have already gained certifications in my first year as a new graduate that I wouldn't have been able to afford without this support. Finally, I love working at Leaps & Bounds because I get to work in an environment where people truly care for their clients and colleagues."

“My career at Leaps & Bounds has been amazing. After 11 years of service, I have always been encouraged to express my passion and commitment to help clients with their communication needs. Encouraged by a positive, supportive director, I have been given the independence and motivation to achieve my personal career goals in a collegiate, flexible working environment which continues to provide me opportunities to enhance my skills, interests and experiences. My career has been nurtured by giving me the opportunity and confidence to manage my caseload of clients independently with full administration support. I am happy to know that my work is appreciated and rewarded. Leaps & Bounds is truly a family."