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Senior/ Speech Pathologists
Full-time and Part-time options 0.6-1.0FTE (Visa Sponsorship Opportunities available)
We are looking for passionate Speech Pathologist and Senior Speech Pathologist ideally with 2-3 years of experience to join our teams in the Lower Southwest regions (Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River). New graduates and experienced therapists are encouraged to apply.
Benefits we offer
- Amazing work culture – A fun, caring and motivating place to work with a supportive team environment that empowers you to grow as a therapist!
- Support and Supervision – Guidance and support to help you succeed and progress your career including feedback on leadership enhancement.
- Internal Professional Development – Key Word Sign training and regular internal professional development presentations. Access to support from the Deafblind team to build your skills working with clients with vision loss and/or hearing loss.
- External Professional Development – Five days pro rata paid professional development + $500 profession development budget pro-rata to spend on approved external professional learning each year.
- Resources and Equipment – SensesWA provides a range of assessment and therapy tools to support you to provide evidence based assessment and therapy.
- Access to fleet vehicles or km reimbursement – Options to use a fleet vehicle for travel to community sessions, or be reimbursed for use of your own vehicle.
- Competitive Salary Packages –- Industry competitive salary range with salary packaging up to $15,899 of living expenses and up to $2,650 on entertainment benefits per year + 17.5% annual leave loading.
- Employee Assistance Program with free counselling.
- Flexible Work Arrangements – Location based schedules to minimise travel, and options for flexible working arrangements.
- Fantastic Leave Options – 4 weeks annual leave and 2 wellness days pro-rata each year, with an additional purchased leave option to help you to achieve better-work life balance.
About SensesWA
SensesWA is a leading profit-for-purpose service provider offering high quality services to the Western Australian community since 1895. In line with our values of Authentic, Courageous, Inclusive and Curious, we provide support that is holistic, person-centred and culturally inclusive. Our team of multidisciplinary therapists work with infants, children and/or adults with various disability diagnoses including autism spectrum disorders and clients with vision and hearing impairments as well as a range of other conditions/disabilities.
Tailor caseloads!!! Our therapists work within a general caseload of paediatric and adult clients with the flexibility to tailor caseloads based on individual interests and expertise.
Unmatched flexibility!!! Our flexible work model enables you to make your hours work for you. The flexibility is a really big factor for our therapists to work with our clients at their home, school or workplace – anywhere they live their lives or at any of our hubs.
About the role
SensesWA Speech/ Senior Speech Pathologists have a predominantly community-based role delivering interventions where our clients live their lives: in homes, schools, and other community settings. Therapists work closely in dedicated and supportive transdisciplinary teams to provide family and person-centred evidence-based supports to our clients. Our goal is to enable our clients to live their best lives!
Our therapists work with infants, children and/or adults with various disability diagnoses including ASD, intellectual disability, vision and hearing impairments as well as a range of other conditions/disabilities. Our therapists work within a general caseload of paediatric and adult clients with the flexibility to tailor caseloads based on individual interests and expertise.
What you will bring to the role
- Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology and approved by Speech Pathology Australia as a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist, preferably 2-5 years’ experience.
- A current Drivers Licence, Working With Children (WWC) Check, NDIS Workers screen and First Aid certification.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within the transdisciplinary team.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and deliver person-centred evidence-informed services.
- Skills and ability in providing clinical support and supervision to entry level Speech Pathologists.
- Passion and commitment for working collaboratively with clients and families to build their capacity and improve their life outcomes.
- Demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Provide and maintain proof of eligibility to work in Australia.
What’s next
Click ‘Apply Now’ and upload your CV (no more than 3 pages).
Applications close on 23 May 2025 but will be assessed as they are received, and appointments may be made before the closing date.
For further information about the application process, please contact our recruitment team on talent@senses.org.au
For further information about the role, please contact the Clinical Services Manager – Lower Southwest: Sarah Boagey 0431 726 705 or sarah.boagey@senses.org.au
SensesWA welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with disability, refugee status and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Senses WA is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and encourages social and cultural diversity.
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