Job Description

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.

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Everything We Do Is Guided By Our Values

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Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Collaborative | Informed | Purposeful.

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Your Graduate Year at Avina

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Someone has your back. Your first year as a Speech Pathologist is about developing your clinical identity and building confidence in your own practice.

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When you start with us, your first weeks are about learning, observing, asking questions and gradually taking on more.

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The program begins with a structured 9-week onboarding and caseload ramp-up, supported by:

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- Shadowing with experienced clinicians
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- Reverse shadowing and supported sessions as you transition into independent practice
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- Regular discipline‐specific clinical supervision
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- Case consultation, report review and clinical feedback
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- Working collaboratively within an MDT
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- Peer learning and connection with other graduates
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- Communities of Practice and broader professional development opportunities
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What You'll Learn

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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.

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

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



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

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- NDIS documentation and report writing
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- Clinical risk and safe practice
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What You'll Be Doing

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Work that matters. You'll deliver evidence-informed, person‐centred Speech Pathology services across community, clinic, home and school environments.

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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.

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What You'll Bring

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

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

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- Alstonville - 30 minutes from Byron Bay
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- Dubbo - in Central West NSW
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- East Maitland - 30 minutes from Newcastle
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- Goulburn - Southern Tablelands
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- Gosford - an hour north of Sydney
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- Inner Sydney
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- Port Macquarie - on the Mid North Coast
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- Western Sydney
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- Wollongong
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Other Speech Pathology graduate opportunities we're recruiting for can be found on our Indeed page: https://au./cmp/Avina/jobs

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

📌 Speech Pathologist | Graduate Program (Tamworth)
🏢 Avina
📍 Tamworth