Community Speech Pathologist - Adult Caseload

Job title: Community Speech Pathologist - Adult Caseload

Work Hours: Full Time/Part Time Available

Salary: $89K to $120K per annum plus super

Location: Adelaide

Roles & Responsibilities:

Our Client is a registered NDIS provider that has branched out into the allied health. As an organisation they are passionate about creating a workplace driven by the strengths, ideas and values of our team. They are excited to welcome a new speech pathologist to our team, who has a growth mindset and is passionate about supporting participants to achieve their goals and experience quality of life.

They are passionate about supporting our team members in achieving their career goals. They promise to our staff is to listen to their needs, and focus on supporting them by providing a flexible work environment and achievable goals. Their flexible approach to working conditions for speech pathologists and their needs are always a key priority for the organisation and remains a driving force for our organisation.

They are looking for a speech pathologist to join our growing team, the successful applicant will require experience working with Adults.

As a Speechie you will be responsible for:

• Assist with standardised speech pathology assessments.
• Complete reports concisely, documenting client strengths and challenges within initial assessments, NDIS review reports.
• Develop skills to create tailored therapy plans underpinned by strong clinical reasoning to meet client goals and provide home practice activities to strengthen progress made in therapy. Client profiles include Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder, Attachment and Trauma etc.
• Liaise with parents, carers, educators and health professionals involved in the care of each client
• Complete up to date client case notes using an online system.
• Show exceptional communication skills, written and verbal, with our clients, team and health professional alliances.

Essential Criteria: 

• A recognized degree in Speech Pathology. 
• Current registration with Speech Pathology Australia. 
• Experience in providing speech pathology services to children with speech and language disorders (nice to have but not essential). 
• Ability to accurately assess, plan and monitor intervention in the area of communication disorders. 
• Experience with NDIS Participants

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