Speech Pathologist

Part-time (0.2 FTE+) or Full-time | Cairns, QLD
Commencing January 2027

Looking for a Speech Pathology job that you actually enjoy coming to work for?

Five weeks annual leave. A nine-day fortnight. Flexible hours. Great PD. And a team that genuinely has your back.

Small Sprouts Therapy is looking for another Speech Pathologist to join our team in Cairns.

Whether you’re an early career graduate looking for a supportive start, an experienced clinician ready for something new, or simply looking for a workplace that feels like a better fit, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Small Sprouts?

We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and valued. At Small Sprouts, we take our work seriously while maintaining a positive and collaborative team culture. We share ideas, celebrate each other’s successes, support one another through challenges, and value a healthy balance between work and life.

Here’s what you can expect:

- Competitive salary based on your experience and skills

- Five weeks annual leave

- Flexible hours from 0.2 FTE+

- Nine-day fortnight for our full-time team members

- Paid PD leave + generous PD budget

- Structured two-year New Graduate Program

- Regular supervision with a Senior/Principal Speech Pathologist

- Peer mentoring and a collaborative team

- Quarterly team days

- Brilliant administration support

- A varied and interesting paediatric caseload

- A welcoming clinic filled with resources

- Coffee on site... and a bakery just down the road!

The role

You'll be joining a passionate team providing assessment and therapy to children aged 0–12 years and their families. Our caseload is varied, complex and rewarding, with opportunities to develop your skills and explore your clinical interests.

You’ll find yourself working across all clinical areas including:

- Developmental disabilities and neurodiverse communication profiles

- AAC and complex communication needs

- Literacy and dyslexia

- Early language delay and school-aged language support

- Speech delays and disorders





We provide individual and group therapy, capacity-building support for parents and educators, and services across our clinic, community and online.

If you enjoy variety, creativity and sinking your teeth into a clinical challenge, you'll fit right in.

Early Career Therapists: we've got you

Starting your career can feel exciting... and a little overwhelming.

Our two-year New Graduate Program gives you the support, supervision and professional development to build your skills and confidence while working alongside an experienced team.

You'll receive supervision, mentoring, paid registration and professional development leave, with opportunities to complete training such as:

- Sounds-Write Practitioner Training

- Key Word Sign

- Hanen More Than Words or It Takes Two to Talk

- PODD Introductory Workshop, or equivalent AAC training

- The Lidcombe Program training

Experienced clinician? Tell us what interests you!

We don't expect everyone to fit the same clinical mould. Whether you’re passionate about literacy, AAC, social communication, disability or something completely different, we’ll support you to keep developing your skills. We love clinicians who are curious, creative and willing to have a go and happy to share their ideas with the team.

Who are we and what do we stand for?

Small Sprouts Therapy is a family-centred private Speech Pathology Practice on the Southside of Cairns, Far North Queensland. We’ve grown from two Speechies to a team of six, supported by an incredible admin team, and we’re pretty proud of the workplace we’ve created.

We care about providing good evidence based therapy,



building genuine relationships with families and supporting our team to do work they’re proud of. Kindness, collaboration, curiosity, professional growth and a good sense of humour are pretty important to our team!

We work with children with a wide range of communication profiles and support needs, including children with developmental disabilities, complex medical diagnoses, mild and complex communication needs and diverse cultural, linguistic and social backgrounds.

We're passionate about supporting children and their families to build functional skills that make a difference in everyday life.

And then there's Cairns...

Our nine-day fortnight gives our team the chance to spend long weekends exploring waterfalls, heading to the beach or jetting off to catch up with friends or a music festival!

Living in Tropical North Queensland has some pretty great perks.

https://tropicalnorthqueensland.org.au/

About you

We're looking for a Speech Pathologist who is:

- A great communicator

- Passionate about working with children and families

- Enthusiastic, adaptable and willing to think outside the box

- Curious and willing to keep learning

- Comfortable taking on a challenge

- Enjoys working as part of a team

You’ll need to be a Certified Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia, or be eligible and willing to become a member before commencing employment.

Eligibility

- Bachelor or Masters degree in Speech Pathology

- Current First Aid and CPR certificate

- Current Federal Police Check, or willingness to obtain one

- Queensland Blue Card

- Unrestricted driver's licence

- Eligibility to apply for a Medicare Provider Number

Does this sound like you?

We’d love to hear from you.

Apply via SEEK or send your resume and cover letter to *****@smallsproutstherapy.com.au.

Have questions before applying? Contact Rachael and Grace, Directors, via email or phone.

And don't forget to check out @smallsproutstherapy on Instagram to get to know us a little better.

Come and grow with us.

📌 Speech Pathologist (Cairns)
🏢 Small Sprouts Therapy
📍 Cairns