Speech Pathologist Regional Team Lead Role available
Toronto, Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter NSW
- Adult & Adolescent Caseload – Disability + Neuro + Degenerative Disease
- Ongoing Training & Development + Personalised CPD
- Competitive Remuneration + Bonus & RDO Incentives
- Flexible FT or PT Hours to Suit Your Work-Life Balance
Our”why”
Recovery Station exists to empower individuals to live a quality life. We believe in creating the ideal work environment for you because when you are happy, healthy, well-skilled and fulfilled, you’re in the best position to have a positive impact on everyone around you.
Joining Recovery Station means aligning with a company that believes in empowering you and your future.
Key traits of Recovery Station
- We love what we do because every role in RS contributes to making a positive difference in the lives of others
- Collaborating with passionate, likeminded colleagues facilitates personal and professional growth
- Keeping personalised care at the heart of what we do challenges us to seek new and innovative ways to deliver the best possible service
Joining Recovery Station means aligning with a company that believes in empowering you and your future.
How we make an impact
Recovery Station provides community and clinic based allied health services, with a strong focus on disability and senior health. For nearly 20 years we have consistently grown and now proudly offer support to people with diverse needs across the Greater Hunter, Central Coast, Sydney and Illawarra regions.
Together, our passionate, multidisciplinary team of OTs, Mental Health OT’s, Psychologists, Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Dietitians and Allied Health Assistants collaboratively share their knowledge and experience to holistically design an individualised service to help improve the quality of life for people living with a disability or looking to age as independently as possible.
The Role
We are looking for a Regional Team Lead to provide localised support to our Hunter Speech Pathology & Dietetics team. You will balance maintaining your own caseload along with supporting three new Grads and circa five senior clinicians (this varies as we grow and with parental leave).
As a community – based role, we predominantly see our clients either in their homes, group homes, aged care facilities or in a public setting that’s relevant for them eg in a cafe to test out some new AAC. We want to see our clients where they are most comfortable whilst also giving you a diverse role full of variety and learning opportunities.
Some of our team schedule a full day of seeing clients one day, then balance this with a work from home day or an office day to write reports, prepare resources, have supervision / training. Or you can mix things up depending how you like to work.
A community role is great as it allows you to have genuine flexibility and control over how you structure your days and therefore you don’t miss your afternoon sport or being able to drop the kids to school in the mornings / pick them up in the afternoons!
Logistically, we have a waterfront office in Toronto with convenient free parking and the role can be structured as full-time or part-time. Depending where you are based, we can tailor your caseload to service clients around Maitland/ Newcastle or Lake Macquarie. You will have someone assigned to you in admin to assist with scheduling appointments and they will work with you to ensure you aren’t zigzagging around the region and you’ll have clients to see close to home.
Your day to day
The caseload is people over 16yrs of age, and includes those with a range of disabilities (e.g. intellectual disability, Autism, Down Syndrome), neurological events (e.g. stroke, acquired brain injury, brain tumour), and degenerative disease (e.g. Parkinson’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Huntington’s Disease, dementia). You will have the opportunity to provide assessment, therapy and management to clients with a range of speech pathology diagnosis including: non-verbal, dysphagia, dyspraxia, aphasia, pragmatics, voice clients.
Within this role you will have the fantastic opportunity to work primarily in client’s homes, group homes and where appropriate in our clinics. You will be working within a motivated team that embraces therapy that is person-centred, goal based and uses the latest evidence based methods.
If you have a foundation in paediatrics or hospital work and are curious about making the move to an adolescent or adult, community caseload – get in touch as we have a supportive team that is happy to help you make the transition.
Qualifications & Experience
- Approved qualification in Speech Pathology and SPA registration
- Current driver’s license with use of own vehicle
- NDIS Workers Screening and WWCC
- Prior experience managing or supervising a team
How we make an impact
Recovery Station provides community and clinic based allied health services, with a strong focus on disability and senior health. For nearly 20 years we have consistently grown and now proudly offer support to people with diverse needs across the Greater Hunter, Central Coast, Sydney and Illawarra regions.
Together, our passionate, multidisciplinary team of OTs, Mental Health OT’s, Psychologists, Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Dietitians and Allied Health Assistants collaboratively share their knowledge and experience to holistically design an individualised service to help improve the quality of life for people living with a disability or looking to age as independently as possible.
Who Your Work Helps
Your caseload will consist of people over 16yrs of age, who may have a range of disabilities (e.g. intellectual disability, Autism, Down Syndrome), neurological events (e.g. stroke, acquired brain injury, brain tumour), and/or a degenerative disease (e.g. Parkinson’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Huntington’s Disease, dementia).
You will service individuals with complex needs (including speech, language and swallowing assessments and therapy, mealtime management plans) in the community and within group homes .
You will have the opportunity to provide assessment, therapy and management to clients with a range of speech pathology diagnosis including: non-verbal, dysphagia, dyspraxia, aphasia, pragmatics, voice clients.
The skills you will develop and demonstrate in the role:
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- A high level of professional judgement and knowledge to provide a wide range of speech and language supports to adolescent and adults with a variety of needs
- Assess the communication and mealtime management abilities of the client utilising a range of assessment techniques and tools
- Design intervention plans that are holistic, client-centric and outcomes driven
- Provide support and assist clients, carers and families with the implementation of intervention plans and programs
With our training and support you will become confident in developing care plans and writing comprehensive reports based on your advanced clinical understanding, application of various clinical assessments and implementation of appropriate interventions to address prioritised needs.
How we Foster a Positive Team
To maintain a happy, healthy, productive culture we like to listen to you and understands what drives you in your career.
We have learned that our team benefits most from:
- Flexibility to schedule work around family, other employment or personal commitments (no weekend work)
- A culture of care, compassion and service to the community
- Remuneration packages that reflect your experience plus the option of performance bonuses + RDO incentives
- Freedom to work how best suits you eg writing reports from home or in the office with colleagues
- Discretion to utilise telehealth where appropriate (Laptop or ipad provided + phone/data allowance)
- Office support to assist with admin and diary scheduling
- Dedicated wellness program including EAP and social catch ups such as team drinks, lunches, online cooking + art classes, trivia and birthday events to have fun and celebrate success
From a professional development perspective:
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- You will initially receive a thorough orientation consisting of in-house training + in-field shadowing days with our amazing Head of Discipline for Speech and also our Clinical Manager
- Moving forward you will benefit from one on one meetings with your manager to design your own personal learning plan, which will be a roadmap to help you achieve your goals eg develop Neuro knowledge or receive more tailored leadership training
- Your one on ones will be complemented with team meetings with your fellow Speechies and Dietitians so you can learn and present during in-services sessions, share ideas, resources and stay abreast of any industry updates
- Two days paid CPD leave per annum
- Formal and informal liaison opportunities with other members of our MDT to broaden your clinical knowledge and provide holistic care to our clients
- All-company training day in where we bring the entire business together and invite external presenters for each discipline
To excel within this role
- Participate in regular discipline specific and MDT meetings to debrief, share ideas/ resources and to receive training
- Build relationships and establish rapport not only with clients but also their families or carers where appropriate
- Feel a sense of satisfaction from seeing your clients making progress
- Enjoy the freedom, flexibility and the range of experiences that come with working in the community
To be considered for this role you must be registered with SPA, possess a driver’s licence with access to your own reliable vehicle and be willing to access a Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening (new form of police check). We are also requesting that the successful candidate be comfortable following NSW Health COVID and flu vaccination requirements.
The next step
If the above resonates with you then we’d love to hear from you!
Please send your CV via the Seek link or you can speak with out HR team on 0493 469 501 if you have any questions.
We hope the above has moved you to want to learn more about us, our mission and how you could fit into our team. Below you can take a lot at some highlights from our latest training day and there’s more of us available on our social media + Q&A’s on our Youtube.
If we haven’t covered something that’s important to you, contact us today on 0493 469 501 or at careers@recoverystation.com.au.
Employer Questions
Your application will include the following questions:
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- Do you have a current Australian driver’s licence?
- Are you currently a member of Speech Pathology Australia?
- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- How many years of people management experience do you have?
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