Speech Pathologist - Paediatrics

Join Our Passionate Team at OCC Therapy!

Are you a compassionate and motivated Paediatric Speech Pathologist ready to make a real difference in the lives of your clients? OCC Therapy is on the look out for a committed Paediatric Speech Pathologist to join our thriving clinic at Indooroopilly.

What's In It For You?

• Flexible workplace including scheduling and start/finish times to fit you and your lifestyle.

• Travel allowance for daily required travel between locations.

• In-house professional development hours offered will ensure you meet your registration requirements, plus additional external professional development opportunities available.

• Unrivaled career pathways and ongoing mentoring in a connected network of Allied Health Practitioners across 400+ practices in Australia and New Zealand.

• Industry-leading technology, including Lyrebird and other clinical tools, to support efficient documentation, clinical workflows and high-quality patient care.

• Annual registration, professional indemnity and First Aid/CPR course costs are covered.

• A generous remuneration package including a competitive base salary of up to $90k depending on your experience, with the opportunity to earn additional commission.

Additionally, we offer extensive career development opportunities including Partnerships for our committed clinicians who are in pursuit of clinical excellence, career diversity, innovative healthcare solutions and business ownership. 

Our Team

We have a fun, vibrant team who have weekly Friday team meetings and supervision sessions in the office, with regular team lunches and birthday celebrations, and an opportunity to celebrate each other’s achievements. We are a group of like-minded therapists who enjoy supporting each other and attending fun social outings. 

The Opportunity

As a Speech Pathologist at OCC Therapy, you will provide clinic, home and school-based support to children, teachers and families to enable children to reach their full potential. The caseload covers children who have a disability and/or have speech, language or literacy difficulties. You will work alongside a fantastic team of fellow Speech Pathologists & Occupational Therapists from our Indooroopilly clinic.

OCC Therapy uses an online management system, enabling you to the flexibility to complete work from home as desired. All therapy resources and assessments are provided in clinic, and we offer a range of supervision and professional development options weekly. In addition to our regular professional development sessions across the year, we hold our annual PD Week in late January each year which includes a week of team building, growth and clinical development opportunities and our annual First Aid and CPR training. 

What We're Looking For

We are looking for Speech Pathologists who are passionate about providing client-centred care across the 0-18 age range. The existing caseload has a focus on ages 3-10, with the opportunity to explore outside of this age bracket. Speech Pathologists with 1-2 years experience in private practice are preferred, however new graduates are welcome and also encouraged to apply.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Require membership with Speech Pathology Australia

• Have a Working With Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and NDIS Worker Orientation Module (or willing to obtain)

• Have a drivers licence and a car

• Be fun, engaging and passionate about delivering child-led and neurodiversity affirming therapies within the paediatric population

• Be experienced in or willing to upskill in speech pathology practice for a variety of complex paediatric clients (e.g. clients with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Down’s Syndrome)

• Be committed to high quality, evidence-based practice

• Use your initiative and clinical reasoning skills, while being an active contributor to the team

Who We Are

OCC Therapy offers an in-clinic and mobile service for Speech Pathology & Occupational Therapy to support children in the environment in which they live and play. OCC Therapy is a community-based private practice supporting children across a wide spectrum of strengths and needs. OCC Therapy is committed to our values of providing exceptional service, enabling children to reach their potential, supporting and empowering families, offering therapy in context, planning for the future and supporting the profession. 

We are proudly part of the Healthia group and with that, we will supply the right candidate with ongoing education and support, allowing them to flourish and grow with autonomy to pursue their professional interests. Healthia is a network of more than 1000 Allied Health Professionals with over 400 locations across Australia. There are many career opportunities and benefits of working within this team including our industry-leading recent graduate education program.

Ready to apply?

If you’re ready to take the next step in your Speech Pathology career and be supported towards achieving your full potential, click APPLY NOW and submit your application today!

To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit us at www.occtherapy.com.au.