Speech Pathologist | Graduate Program | Regional Opportunities

- Structured 9-week onboarding and gradual caseload ramp-up
- Regular discipline-specific supervision, shadowing and supported practice
- 7 regional NSW communities to choose from, each with its own character

Starting your first role as a Speech Pathologist is a big transition. You should not have to arrive with all the answers. At Avina, our 12-month Graduate Program is designed to give you structure, people to turn to and the practical experience to become the clinician or practitioner you want to be.

Avina is a national allied health and behaviour support organisation, delivering community and clinic-based support to people across the lifespan, with 400+ clinicians across QLD, NSW, VIC and SA.

Everything we do is guided by our values: Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Collaborative | Informed | Purposeful.

Your Graduate Year at Avina

Someone has your back

What You'll Learn

Become the clinician you want to be

Across your graduate year, you'll be exposed to a broad range of Speech Pathology practice, learning alongside experienced clinicians, discipline peers and other graduates.

You'll have opportunities to build your capability across a range of Speech Pathology practice areas, including:

- Speech and language assessment and intervention
- Functional and social communication
- AAC
- Mealtime management and swallowing, where relevant
- Goal setting and intervention planning, across children, adults and families

Alongside your clinical caseload, you'll also build broader professional skills, including:

- NDIS documentation and report writing
- Clinical risk and safe practice

What You'll Be Doing

You'll deliver evidence-informed, person-centered Speech Pathology services across community, clinic, home and school environments.

As your capability grows, you'll take on greater ownership of a real caseload. The aim isn't to make you productive as quickly as possible, it's to help you become safe,



thoughtful and confident in work that makes a real difference.

What You'll Bring

- Degree in Speech Pathology completed or nearing completion
- Speech Pathology Australia membership or eligibility
- Interest in community, disability and person-centered practice
- Curiosity, initiative, willingness to learn and openness to feedback
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle
- NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check, or willingness to obtain them

Graduate Opportunities

Our 2027 graduate opportunities are currently available across New South Wales in:

- Alstonville - Byron Bay's beaches, cafes and social scene, just 30 minutes down the road.
- Dubbo - City-sized amenities with country charm, a large community of young professionals, and endless weekend road trips.
- East Maitland - The ideal lifestyle balance, situated halfway between the wineries in the Hunter Valley and the beaches in Newcastle.
- Goulburn - Affordable regional living with easy access to Canberra's dining and cultural scene.
- Gosford (Central Coast) - Premium beachside living on your doorstep, with Sydney less than an hour away by train for weekend trips.
- Port Macquarie - Koala capital of the east coast, where the rainforest meets the sea.
- Tamworth - A major inland city offering excellent community and sporting facilities, a great local cafe scene, and very affordable living.

In South Australia

- Port Pirie - Very affordable regional living on the gulf, with weekend hiking in the Flinders Ranges right on your doorstep.

In Queensland

- Townsville - A tropical North Queensland paradise offering 300 days of sunshine a year and a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.

Other Speech Pathology graduate opportunities we're recruiting for can be found on our Indeed page: cmp/Avina/jobs

If you're keen to build skills across a diverse caseload, with real supervision and a team that actually has your back, we'd like to hear from you.

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📌 Speech Pathologist | Graduate Program | Regional Opportunities (Newcastle City Council)
🏢 Avina
📍 Newcastle City Council