Speech Pathologist

Are you a graduate Speech Pathologist? Are you looking for a lifestyle change? Does a friendly rural community appeal to you? Do you live in Kerang or the surrounding areas and have thought you would like to work with Northern District Community Health? This role may be the perfect catalyst to make that first step into your new career.

The Speech Pathologist reports to the Allied Health Team Leader. As a Speech Pathologist, you will deliver speech therapy to young children aged up to school age in individual centre-based sessions. Children in this program do not need a GP referral but instead can be referred in via community-based organisations such as Maternal and Child Health Services or parent/carer referrals as well as NDIS participants utilising their NDIS planned funds.

This role would be supported by another full-time highly experienced Speech Pathologist, Allied Health Team as well as the broader NDCH team.

About This Role

To provide speech pathology services within their individual scope of practice for a range of funding and service guidelines including but not limited to: the Victorian Department of Health; My Aged Care; NDIS; fee for service; including goal setting, assessment, therapy and evaluation to the community (including NDIS Participants) as part of an interdisciplinary team.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in Speech Pathology as recognised by Speech Pathology Australia.

• Qualified Speech Pathologist as recognised by Speech Pathology Australia.

• Training in and understanding of the Victorian Early Years Learning & Development Framework. Training may be provided by NDCH if not already attained.

• Current working with children, police check & NDIS screening check

To Apply

Position descriptions are available at www.ndch.org.au. For further information contact General Manager of Community Health Alexia Stephens on 03 5451 0200.

To apply for the position an Application Letter and a Resume including responses to the Selection Criteria are to be sent to:

Margaret McDonald Interim CEO

careers@ndch.org.au

Closing date: Friday 10th May 2024

Northern District Community Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.