**Team Leader or Senior Speech Practitioner - Melbourne**
The ORS Speech Pathology team is expanding and we are seeking an experienced Team Leader or Senior Speech Practitioner to join the team in Melbourne. You will work across early intervention, school age, adolescent and adult services with clients who have various presentations, diagnoses and disability types.
You will provide clinical support to develop independence when working in a complex NDIS caseload. Your Regional Manager will support you in providing operational support to your team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage a small complex clinical caseload in the areas of communication and/or swallowing
* Provide assessments and interventions including communication assessments, swallowing and paediatric feeding (dysphagia) assessments, mealtime management plan development and reviews, augmentative and alternative communication assessments, and ongoing therapy
* Work across various environments including family homes, disability group homes, day programs, schools, preschools, community settings, telehealth and ORS offices
Benefits:
* Access to administration and IT support, high quality and validated Speech Pathology assessment tools, online resource subscriptions, internal and external professional development opportunities, and the opportunity for clinical specialisation as well as career progression
* Flexible work arrangements including the ability to work from home, allocate clients close to your home, give you ownership of your own calendar, provide suburban office locations with free onsite and local parking, and offer part-time or reduced hours
About Us:
ORS is one of the largest and fastest growing family owned and operated national allied health and workplace rehabilitation providers in Australia, with a proven track record and reputation for providing high quality evidence-based, client-centred services for over 30 years.
We value the clinical and professional development of our staff and have dedicated Speech Pathology Learning and Development Managers who possess 20+ years clinical Speech Pathology experience, extensive background in university lecturing, and PhD qualifications.
Requirements:
* Tertiary qualifications in Speech Pathology
* 3+ years experience as a Speech Pathologist
* Registered with SPA
* Prior experience working with NDIS participants in a clinical or community setting (preferred)
* A car and licence
* A National Police Clearance, Working With Children/Working with Vulnerable People Check & NDIS Worker Screening Clearance or able to acquire one for client facing roles (or willingness to obtain one before commencement)