Speech Pathologist

Location: Canberra region, including Canberra, Queanbeyan, Tuggeranong, Gunning, Yass, Gundaroo, Belconnen, Jerrabomberra, Bruce, and surrounding areas, Australia

Company

Ability Action Australia provides NDIS support services to participants and their families through a multidisciplinary care model.

What you will do

• Manage a varied community-based caseload across homes, schools, and outreach settings.
• Support early intervention, paediatric, adolescent, and adult participants.
• Address feeding, early language, dysphagia, communication difficulties, and AAC needs.
• Conduct observations and standardized assessments to establish participant-centred goals.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy that builds communication, participation, and independence.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, with caseloads tailored to experience, interests, and professional goals.

Requirements

• Current Speech Pathology Australia membership.
• Passion for community-based disability support.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Availability to support participants across the Canberra region and surrounding areas.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work hours and days designed around individual lifestyle needs.
• Hybrid working across home, community visits, office, and clinic spaces.
• Salary packaging, referral incentives, additional leave purchase options, and corporate discounts.
• Competitive package with kilometre reimbursement, laptop, smartphone, professional development allowance, and performance incentives.
• Weekly supervision, dedicated mentors, senior clinical guidance, tailored training, and career development pathways.
• Inclusive workplace with recruitment-process adjustments available for accessibility needs.