We have exciting new opportunity for a Senior Speech Pathologist at Sensia Allied Health!

Support our Speech Department's clinical growth and development!

We are an established multidisciplinary clinic, and we have an amazing opportunity for a Senior Speech Pathologist to join our team. So, if you are passionate about providing exceptional services to clients and passionate about supporting clinicians to be the best Speechie they can be, we want to hear from you!

What we're looking for in our Senior Speech Pathologist

Reporting to the director, you are passionate about what you do and you love to share your knowledge with others.

• Our ideal candidate has a diverse background of Speech and Language working with children with disability, feeding, CAS, literacy, stuttering, speech and language with a minimum of 8 years experience working as a Speech Pathologist.

• You have a minimum of 5 years experience working with children with disability (senior role) and supporting early career clinicians.

• You have a strong working knowledge of relevant speech and language assessments and interventions for children, AAC devices, and family centred care.

• You have experience providing clinical supervision to students, graduate therapists, and early career clinicians.

• You are excited to work within a multidisciplinary team of Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Behaviour Support Practitioners.

• You are looking for a full-time role (part-time will be considered)

• You have sound knowledge of the NDIS, and are passionate about helping your clients and their families reach their goals!

What is it like being part of the Sensia Team?

• Systematically work through each topic area of our thorough induction program as you meet your new team and navigate the workplace.

• Build your support network with experienced therapists from our multidisc team, who are always available to answer questions or bounce ideas off throughout the day.

• Fortnightly Speech Huddle with your peers to discuss latest the Evidence-Based Practice, clinical case studies and PD. 

• Attend regular in-services on clinical topics relevant to your professional practice.

• Enjoy a hybrid role of a caseload, providing clinical support to clinicians & building our learning resources for the Speech Team

• Develop an annual individualised learning plan with your supervisor to help you to achieve your goals!

• Utilise your annual Educational Expense allowance to build you clinical skills with external Professional Development that aligns with your learning plan (e.g. Hanen Program, Lidcombe Program)

About Us

Founded in 2014 as “The OT Clinic”, we have evolved into a multidisciplinary team of therapists that are truly passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals. We rebranded to ‘Sensia Allied Health’ in 2021.

At Sensia Allied Health, our values are embodied with every interaction, with our clients, their families, and each other. We believe that ‘passion drives purpose’, that being ‘personal matters’ and we ‘celebrate the small victories’ of our clients and ourselves!

Our secure, light filled clinic is fully resourced, and includes 15 therapy rooms, a full-sized kitchen, reception area, boardroom and FREE underground staff parking. We provide onsite and offsite therapy services predominately to children with disability, helping them to achieve their goals.

We run a feeding clinic, and provide speech and language services to children aged 0-18 years.

Our senior therapists are highly experienced clinicians with a wealth of knowledge that they love to share.

You can learn more about what we do and our amazing team culture here https://www.instagram.com/sensiahealth/ 

We can’t wait to welcome you to our team!

How We Support You 

• An annual Educational Expense Allowance, that increases with tenure, to facilitate your ongoing career development and learning opportunities

• A supportive, welcoming, and passionate team always available to assist.

• Enjoy lunch with your peers - we roster lunches together so that you can build friendships with your colleagues and 'reset' together for the afternoon sessions.

• Specific career pathways and programs so that you can map out your future at Sensia, including clinical and leadership pathways (among others).

• Fully resourced room, with laptop, offsite bag, therapy resources, toys, swings, and AAC devices.

• Access to a huge range of Speech and Language Assessments so that you can be confident in your assessment and intervention planning.

• Work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team of Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Behaviour Support Practitioners.

• Paperless booking system equipped with templates for treatment notes and reports.

• Rostered time for report writing, clinical notes and offsite travel – all of which go towards your utilisation goal.

• Supportive administration team to help you to manage your calendar so that you can focus on providing exceptional therapy services to your clients.

• Access to our online learning library where you can learn about the common diagnoses that we see in clinical practice, learn how to administer assessments, and brush up on different therapy interventions that we use in Speech practice.

• Gain the work-life balance you have always dreamt of with flexible work options that unlock with tenure.

• Regular team meetings, lunches, and games to help the team form strong working relationships.

About You

As our newest speech pathologist, you will bring a passion for making a difference in the lives of your clients and their families.

You will have:

• Full Australian Working Rights

• A Bachelor or Masters degree in Speech Pathology 

• Membership with Speech Pathology Australia

• NDIS Workers Check, National Police Check and Working with Children Check

• Your own car and current drivers licence

• Experience working with children with disability

• Experience providing clinical supervision to therapists

• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to build rapport with children and their parents

• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development

• Excellent organisational & time management skills

• A passion for working with children and their families

• A desire to continually learn!

To apply, complete the application for below and include a cover letter attention to Sam, with your resume. 

We can't wait to welcome you to Sensia!