Hey, you!
Yes, you! We're looking to grow our team and welcome a Speech Therapist!
Are you nearing the end of your Speech Therapy degree and starting to think about where to work once you graduate? Or, are you an experienced Paediatric Speech Pathologist looking for a change?
We're on the lookout for a Speech Therapist to join us in providing the best evidence based therapy to children in Canberra to start in mid-to-late 2026. We are a fast growing clinic and we're on the hunt for a fun, energetic and adaptable new friend to join our team.
About Our Clinic
We are on a mission to raise the bar of Paediatric Therapy in Canberra. With the changes coming to the NDIS and the demand for high quality Speech Therapy only increasing, we are making changes to the way we implement therapy to ensure that all the children we see are getting high quality care that leads to measurable results.
We have seen too many children participate in years of ongoing weekly or fortnightly therapy (often with a disconnected health care team) and have seen too many therapists get burnt out with the same caseload week in, week out. We are very keen to welcome a speech therapist to our team to improve coordinated health care delivery for children with complex needs.
We provide our therapists with a diverse caseload (with varied ages and varied diagnoses) to ensure our clinicians are constantly given opportunities to develop their skills.
Most of our appointments are clinic based, although we do some school or home visits from time to time. We've significantly reduced our school visits this year as we've endured too many small/loud/non-optimal therapy spaces that aren't conducive to reaching a child's therapy goals.
We are searching for a passionate Speech Therapist who shares our excitement for clinically reasoned and holistic patient care to take on a diverse case load of children with disability and developmental delays.
Full training and support for the role will be provided. Both Experienced Speech Therapists, Early career Speech Therapists and new graduate Speech Therapists are encouraged to apply for the role. We will provide training to meet you where you are and extend your knowledge.
About the Role
This is no cookie-cutter Speech Therapy job. You'll work closely with our existing team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Allied Health Assistants
You will be:
* Assessing infants and children aged 0-7 with or speech or language delay, feeding concerns or communication delays.
* Creating treatment plans based on assessment findings and parent goals to best support the child
* Liaising with Allied Health Assistants to implement therapy plans to better support children and provide more intense therapy to children to ensure they are progressing.
* Working collaboratively with physiotherapists and occupational therapists internally, and other external therapists to provide collaborative therapy interventions to best support the child
* Developing Groups and Programs and overseeing their success to support more children to develop social, communication and play skills
Attending regular professional development courses, team training and weekly 1:1 mentoring to develop your skill set in whichever area brings you joy! We are very supportive of therapists developing a niche and building their clinical skills in a specific area. This year, OT Liam has completed training in emotional regulation and trauma informed therapy approaches, MACA car seat fittings and home modification training for children with complex disabilities (and it's only April).
You'll Love This If You:
* Are comfortable communicating with children and families, can navigate upfront and sometimes tricky conversations.
* Are adaptable in your approach allowing you to pivot when therapy sessions don't go to plan
* Want a job that values life balance, education and career progression
* Are eager to grow your clinical skills and develop a caseload that suits your niche interest areas
* Are proactive, reliable, and just... fun to work with
* Experience in a similar role is great but not essential — if you're keen to learn, and good with people, we'll get back you.
* Love getting a coffee and going for a walk every morning with the team (or hot chocolate/tea)
What's In It For You?
* Total flexibility – around family, study or life
* Anything from 25-38 hours per week
* We wear activewear to work everyday (pretty sure Lauren wears pyjamer shorts most days) - comfort, yes please!
* We have a coffee break every morning at 9am - we're better people after coffee!
* Our team have their lunchbreak scheduled at the same time (none of that work through lunch business)
* Leadership pathways and structured professional development – we schedule it in, so it actually happens!
* We have scheduled admin time to ensure work stays in work time.
* Be part of a supportive, down-to-earth and fun team
* Make the role your own and grow with the business
To Apply
We know applying for a new job can be scary - after all, everyone knows everyone in Canberra. Rest assured, we will be keeping all applications strictly confidential! We also know that sometimes you can start at a workplace that just isn't a good fit - we won't judge if you've only been in your current role for a couple of months! If you have any questions about our workplace or the role, please don't hesitate to reach out! We also welcome applicants to come into our clinic and shadow a day in the life to ensure we are a good fit for you!
Please note:
* We are only able to accept applications from therapists able to obtain an registration with Speech Therapy Australia.
* We are not looking to work with recruiters (so please don't contact us if you are from a recruitment agency... and definitely don't add us to a subscription newsletter).
* We are also not looking for Allied Health Assistants at this time (our AHA team is already incredible and still has a bit of capacity - Hooray!)
To apply, send us your resume along with a brief cover letter to *****@canberrachildrensphysio.com.au telling us a bit about yourself, what drew you to this role, and why you think you'd be a great fit for the team.
Please reach out if you feel this could be the job for you as we are actively interviewing and looking to fill the role. The most important thing to us, is to find the right fit for our team and we can be flexible on start date for the right person.