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Join Our Dedicated Team as a Speech Therapist
Are you a skilled and passionate Speech Therapist looking for a rewarding role? We are seeking enthusiastic professionals to join our dynamic team and make a lasting difference in the lives of children.
Why Join Us?
- Flexible Working Conditions: Tailor your schedule to fit your lifestyle.
- Local Hiring: Be part of a team in your community, serving local families.
- Ongoing Career Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning, development, and career advancement.
- Impactful Work: Play a pivotal role in enhancing the lives of children, helping them achieve communication milestones and improve their overall quality of life.
About the Role:
As a Speech Therapist, you will play a vital role in improving the lives of our children by assessing, planning, and implementing effective speech therapy interventions. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop customised treatment plans that address the unique needs of everyone. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with diverse populations and make a positive impact on a global scale.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assessing & Diagnosing: Conduct evaluations to identify speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders.
- Treatment Planning: Design personalised therapy plans, set realistic goals, and track progress to ensure positive outcomes.
- Therapeutic Intervention: Utilize evidence-based techniques to enhance communication, swallowing, and overall speech abilities.
- Family Support: Provide counseling and guidance to children and their families, empowering them with tools for ongoing success.
- Record Keeping: Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of assessments, treatment plans, and progress reports.
- Collaborative Care: Work closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure holistic care for every child.
- Ongoing Learning: Stay updated with the latest research and best practices, participating in regular professional development opportunities.
- Compliance & Regulations: Follow ethical standards and regulatory requirements to ensure safe and effective practice.
- Community Engagement: Educate and engage with the community to promote awareness and the importance of speech therapy.
What We’re Looking For:
Essential criteria
- Bachelor of Applied Science –Speech Pathology or equivalent
- Current membership with Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)
- Experience in administering formal & standardised assessments.
- Experience in setting goals and implementing sound evidence-based therapy techniques across a diverse range of disorders.
- Experience developing and implementing individual intervention programs with families and other professionals using a family centred approach.
- Certified Practising status
- Current Driver's Licence
- Working with Children Check
- NDIS Worker Screening check or willing to obtain
- Available to work full-time, 35 hours per week, from Monday to Saturday. Saturday shifts will be required only when needed and will be compensated at penalty rates
Desirable criteria
- Accredited short courses /Certification to run Hanen programs or other relevant courses for children, parents, or educators.
- Medicare provider number
- Current First Aid certificate
- Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training
- Eligibility to obtain a Medicare provider number.
What’s on offer
- Career opportunities including study support and capability mapping of your skills to enable you to grow to your full potential
- 15 days personal leave per year
- Health and wellbeing leave
- 18 weeks paid maternity leave
- Access to fitness passport
- Complimentary access to Ripples Leisure Centres
Commencing salary: $100,424.00 - $116,244.00 per annum plus 11% superannuation.
About Penrith City Council
Join Penrith City Council, where we prioritise both our community and our employees. We understand that work is just one aspect of your life, so we're committed to supporting you in all the moments that matter.
As the largest local government childcare service provider in NSW, we annually cater to over 4,000 children across 53 childcare services. Committed to enriching the lives of families and children, we offer various childcare services, including Long Day Care, Vacation and Out of School Hours Care, Preschools, and a Mobile Playvan. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to the intellectual, social, and physical development of the children in our care.
This position has been identified as a Child-Related position under Child Protection laws in NSW. To be eligible to apply, you are required to provide Council with a valid Working with Children Check Number.
This position requires the worker to be double vaccinated against COVID-19 or to hold a medical contraindication certificate.
You may be required to undertake background checks, as relevant to the position for which you have applied.
You will be required to undertake background checks, including a Qualification Check, Working with Children Check, Medical Declaration and a Functional Test as relevant to the position for which you have applied.
Visit careers.penrith.city to view the position description and to find out more information about employment with Penrith City Council. To submit your application, please apply online using the link below.
In addition to a cover letter and resume, applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to the selection criteria (listed above) as a part of their initial application. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.
Completed applications must be received by 11.55pm on the closing date. Please allow 4 weeks from the closing date for the processing of your application.
For further information about the position, please contact Anna, Talent Aquisition Specialist on 0437 785 516.
Council is a Child Safe Organisation, for more information about this please see our website.
Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.
