Employment Term: Part-Time (60.8 per fortnight) Maximum Term Contract to 30th June 2025Location: MackayRemuneration: From $100k + 11.5 % Super + NFP Salary PackagingMake a meaningful difference with UnitingCareWe're looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.An integral part of our Early Childhood Approach (ECA) Partner in Community team, as a Speech Therapist you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.Your part in our UnitingCare teamThis is not your traditional Speech Pathology role! UnitingCare is searching for a Speech Pathologist (Paediatric) to join our Early Childhood Approach (ECA) Partner in Community team, based in Mackay. This candidate should have a passion for inclusion and participation for children with developmental concerns, delays, and disability, and their families. This role will involve empowering and supporting families with children with developmental concerns. A large focus of this role will be building capacity of families to encourage skill development and functional participation through a key worker approach. In addition, you will receive regular clinical supervision and professional development opportunities.This role is focused on providing short-term early support with families of young children aged 0-6 years. Working both autonomously and as part of UnitingCare's ECA team, you will:Work in a contemporary way that aligns with Best Practice Guidelines for early intervention. This includes using a capacity building approach to intervention.Use your clinical expertise and child development knowledge to work with children and their families in a collaborative way to achieve functional outcomes.Provide outcome-focused, short-term support to enable young children to increase their functional capacity and involvement in their community.Work in a collaborative (key worker) manner.Provide guidance and practical therapeutic strategies to families and young children with developmental concerns, delays or disability. This will involve working with the child, their family and other people with established relationships (e.g., Educators), in their natural and community-based settings.Link families to appropriate community-based and mainstream supports, or where appropriate, to the NDIS for a funded plan.What makes a difference for us?Recognised qualifications, registration and experience in Speech TherapyCurrent Drivers Licence and flexibility for travel within the regionAbility to undergo a "Working with Children Check" under the screening provisions of the Commission for Children and Young People Act (2000) and obtain a Suitability Card (Blue Card)Ability to undergo and obtain NDIS Worker ScreeningPostgraduate experience working in paediatric therapies within a community and multidisciplinary setting would be preferredWhat makes a difference for you?Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balanceSave tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annumA recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programsA positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving othersEligible employees are entitled to 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government schemeDiversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural eventsCareer development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful differenceWe'd love you to be part of our UnitingCare familyOur FaDS team are passionate about their work with parents to ensure children remain safe in the home and parents have the skills, resilience and capability to effectively parent and meet their children's developmental, educational, health and well-being needs. We also provide targeted services to men who are seeking to change their behaviour.Child safe, Child friendlyUnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for childrenImplement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our servicesAppropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occurDiversity & InclusionOur approach is simple– everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
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