Speech Pathologist

🌟 Speech Pathologist – Brighter Pathways NQ (Townsville) 🌟
Full-time and part-time positions available

Are you a passionate new graduate or experienced Speech Pathologist looking to make a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and their families? Join our growing, values-driven private practice in Townsville and become part of a team that’s empowering children and families through connection, capacity-building, and community collaboration.

Brighter Pathways NQ is a dynamic and expanding paediatric private practice that supports children and young people from early childhood through to young adulthood. Our values — neuro affirming practice, empowerment, collaboration, honesty, integrity and respect — guide everything we do.

We are deeply committed to:

• Providing family-centred and evidence-based care

• Building autonomy and capacity within families and communities

• Community engagement and upskilling initiatives, including Kindy Uplift programs and support for First Nations families

• Flexible employment: Full-time and part-time positions available

• Caseload: Maximum of 24 clients/week (experience and workday dependent)

• Work week: 4.5 days (4 days client-facing + 0.5 day paid admin)

• Holidays: 5 weeks of paid annual leave with options to accrue more time off!

• Service delivery: In-clinic, outreach, and telehealth

• Opportunities to engage with community programs and outreach projects

• Paid mental health days: Care for and nurture your mental health without the worry of using sick leave.

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based speech pathology assessment and intervention

• Set meaningful, functional goals in collaboration with clients and families

• Empower caregivers and educators through capacity building

• Work collaboratively with educators, support workers, and other community stakeholders

• Maintain accurate, timely documentation and client records

• Contribute to a supportive and collaborative team culture

• Potential to providing supervision to allied health assistants and speech pathology students

• Bachelor of Speech Pathology (or equivalent)

• SPA membership or eligibility

• Current (or willingness to obtain): WWCC, Police Check, First Aid

• Passion for working with children and families in a neuro affirming, strengths-based way

• Excellent communication, time management, and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a supportive, collaborative team

• Our New Graduate Program – tailored to kick-start your career the right way

• Paid Professional Development opportunities

• Ongoing supervision and mentoring

• Career progression pathways within our growing team

• Paid mental health days to support your wellbeing

• Flexible working arrangement and hours to support your needs

• Meeting your work needs - Interested in working with adults? See how we can help meet that!

• Extra holidays!

Email your resume and a brief cover letter to *****@brighterpathwaysnq.com.au
We’d love to hear from you and chat about how we can support you to thrive in your career.