Speech Pathologist
Provide an outstanding therapeutic service to children, young people and their families in Cairns.....
Summary about this job
Speech Therapy
Company: Private Advertiser
Location: Cairns & Far North
Work type: Part Time
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Phone: +61-2-1878-2648
Fax: +61-2-4989-5297
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Detail information about job Speech Pathologist. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Join the Regional Services team in Cairns
- Exceptional organisational culture aligned to strong values
- Part-time 0.6FTE; fixed term until 30/09/2021
About us...
Act for Kids is a prominent provider of free prevention, professional therapy and support services for children who have suffered abuse and support for families at risk. With over 25 centres nationally, we have supported thousands of children and their families for 30 years. In 2016 - 2017 we helped over 34,324 Australians; a 58% increase from the year before.
Our unique multidisciplinary teams provide integrated therapy, sexual abuse counselling, safe houses in remote Indigenous communities, information, advice and referral services, intensive family support and early learning centres designed for children with additional development needs to ensure we set them up for success at school.
About the job.....
We are looking for an experienced Speech Pathologist to join the Act for Kids team in the new practice located in Cairns. This position is part-time 0.6FTE; fixed term until 30/9/2021.
Responsibilities:
- Provide an outstanding therapeutic service to children, young people and their families in Cairns
- Encourage and strengthening supportive relationships with adult caregivers.
- Enhance therapeutic and psychosocial outcomes for children and young people impacted by trauma.
- Maintain a client case load as negotiated with the Practice Leader.
- Provide speech and language assessments and interventions as part of an integrated team.
- Identify and work toward client goals, and achieve successful case outcomes for clients.
- Attend stakeholder meetings for the benefit of clients and development of case plans.
- See the full position description visit: https://www.actforkids.com.au/careers/position-available/
About you....
- A tertiary qualification in Speech and Language Pathology.
- Membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
- At least two years' experience working with children, young people and their families who have been impacted by trauma or experienced abuse and neglect, or at least two years' experience working in similar roles.
- Experience providing individual and group therapy to children, young people and their families.
- Clinical and therapeutic understanding of the impacts of trauma on child and family functioning.
- Knowledge of current trauma treatment trends and child protection legislation and policy reforms.
- A high level of cultural awareness and experience working with families from different backgrounds, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
With over 30% of our employees identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, we encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
About the pay...
This position is classified Level 6 under the SCHCADS award. The salary range is $80,676 - $83,173 per annum (above award, pro-rata for part-time) plus 9.5% superannuation. In addition, Act for Kids has an excellent salary packaging program, which offers team members the opportunity to significantly increase their take home pay.
Joining a strong values based organisation you will have access to benefits such as:
- Professional Development
- Employee Assistance Program
- Study Assistance
- Paid Parental Leave
About applying...
IMPORTANT NOTE: So that we can collect all the information we need from you, we ask that you apply for this job directly from our website. Interested? To apply please visit our careers page at: https://www.actforkids.com.au/careers/position-available/
Closing date: 18 July 2018