Position Details
Peninsula Health
Reference Number 30125
Position Title Peninsula Health NDIS Children's New Graduate Speech Pathologist
Employment Status Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time
Location All Sites
Advertisement text Are you a recent Graduate? We are seeking a Grade 1 Speech Pathologist to join our supportive, fun & friendly Children’s NDIS Team!

• Role supports professional development including frequent and ongoing supervision from a senior therapist
• Competitive Salary of $64,000-$83,300 plus generous salary packaging including novated lease
• Frankston, Mornington Peninsula & surrounding locations

Who We Are and What We Stand For


Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

What You Will Be Doing

In a typical day you will see 4 clients doing a combination of single discipline visits and joint discipline visits in home and community settings. You will be working as part of a collaborative team to provide assessment and intervention to children with development delays and disabilities and their families. Eligible children will have current NDIS funding in place. Our service is based within a range of natural settings including home, kinder, child care and schools. We are a social and supportive team, who are passionate about working together to build our skills and provide quality services to our participants.

What You Will Need

• Qualification in Speech Pathology and have current Speech Pathology Australia registration
• Commitment to ongoing learning and continuous reflective learning
• Developed skills in providing evidence based therapy services to children with disabilities and their families in natural settings
• The successful applicant will need to obtain an NDIS Worker Screening Check and be fully covid vaccinated

Benefits

• Positive team culture
• Manageable clinical caseload
• Structured clinical/operational supervision program
• Strong focus on clinical professional development
• Large organisation with access to specialist staff across multiple therapy programs to promote professional growth
• Flexible work arrangements
• Annual leave loading
• Generous salary packaging - ability to access $9000 of your annual salary tax free every year, this means you are charged less tax and receive more money for you every pay!
• Parking –low cost on-site parking facilities at all sites
• Opportunity to be involved in quality improvement initiatives
• Opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients including our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
• Strong focus on team health and wellbeing with support for personal health interests

What Next

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

Additional Requirements

The successful applicant will need to obtain an NDIS Worker Screening Check (this will be at your own cost).

Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.

To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:

https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/

Selection Criteria Essential: i) Qualification in Speech Pathology and practising membership of Speech Pathology Australia ii) Skills in working with children with disabilities and their families iii) Commitment to ongoing learning and professional development iv) Experience in developing and delivering evidence based therapy se
Contact Person Skye Mathews
Contact Number 0466860067
Contact Email smathews@phcn.vic.gov.au
Alternate Contact Person Amy Rynsent
Alternate Contact Number 0468603251
Closing Date 09/12/2022
Position Description Grade1_Speech_Pathologist_NDIS.pdf