Title:  Senior Speech Pathologist

Culture and Benefits

At St Jude's, we pride ourselves on taking the best possible care of our Allied Health team, including a range of benefits and constant opportunities for professional development:

• 1 week per year of paid study leave and an allocation of $1,000 for this, in addition to internal opportunities for professional development
• Flexible working arrangements - Part/Full Time, multiple locations available as a base
• Significant opportunities for career progression and specialisation
• Bonuses for achieving the 65% productivity target - 2.5% of your annual salary, paid quarterly
• Buddy shifts with other disciplines to facilitate cross discipline understanding
• Opportunities for additional supervision and mentoring
• Option to provide services outside of Perth - Bunbury, Esperance and Katanning - Transport, accommodation and food allowance provided
• Tell us what else would be valuable or significant for you!

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and client-driven Senior Speech Pathologist to join our Allied Health team. The role involves working with a diverse client base across the lifespan to conduct a variety of speech and language assessments and interventions that are in keeping with best practice standards. The role will provide mentorship and supervision to the rest of the Speech Pathology team. The role is also responsible for providing practical advice to the family and representatives of clients. All of this is done with the intention of assisting our clients in reaching their goals and pursuing their aspirations. Within the Allied Health team, there is an opportunity to work with NDIS, Aged Care and Home Care funded participants. As a young and newly established Speech Pathology team, the Senior Speech Pathologist will have the opportunity to shape the development and establishment of the team! 

We are happy to consider hiring this role on either a permanent part-time or full-time basis, tell us what you're looking for! 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Managing a diverse client list which will include children and adults
• Working collaboratively with the Allied Health team to provide a range of Speech Pathology services, set goals and develop comprehensive therapy plans
• Delivering services across both clinic-based appointments, home visits and visits within facilities 
• Ensuring that all support is provided within the applicable framework
• Providing supervision of the Speech Pathologists, including reviewing of reports and assisting them to meet set KPI's
• Running of monthly Speech Pathology team meetings 

Skills, Attributes and Experience

Our preferred candidate will have significant previous experience working within the NDIS framework or with people who live with disability. They may additionally have experienced in Aged Care or Home Care too. Ideally, their experience will have also included supervisory responsibilities. They will be natural communicators who pride themselves on their ability to build and maintain meaningful, lasting relationships with their clients and team members. They will also maintain and deliver person-centered therapies that value the choice and goals of the client and they will have the people skills to keep all stakeholders informed of their actions and progress. They will have the organisational skills to provide effective reporting and data to the organisation. They will also demonstrate a commitment to being a productive and positive member of the broader allied health team. 

As well as the above skills, the Key Requirements include:

• A member of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) with certified practicing status
• Possess or willing to obtain both an NDIS Worker Screening Check and a Working with Children Check
• A valid driver's licence and a reliable vehicle
• Previous experience working within the Disability sector is highly desirable