Job Description
Build confidence, broaden your skills and start your Speech Pathology career supported.
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At Avina, we're a national allied health and behaviour support organisation supporting communities across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.
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With a team of 400+ clinicians, we deliver Speech Pathology alongside Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Dietetics and Positive Behaviour Support across community and clinic settings.
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Our Values Guide How We Work Every Day
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Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Collaborative | Informed | Purposeful
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Your Graduate Year at Avina
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Your first year as a Speech Pathologist should be about developing your clinical identity, building confidence and having people around you who you can turn to when you're still figuring things out.
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Our 12-month Graduate Program provides a structured pathway from university into clinical practice, beginning with a 9-week onboarding and gradual caseload ramp-up.
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You'll Be Supported Through
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A structured 9-week onboarding and gradual caseload ramp-up
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Initial 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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Support from experienced Senior Speech Pathologists and clinical leaders
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Discipline-specific graduate learning and development
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Ongoing multidisciplinary learning throughout your graduate year
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Case consultation, report review and clinical feedback
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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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Regular feedback opportunities to help us continue improving the Graduate Program
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What You'll Learn
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You'll have opportunities to build your capability across a diverse range of Speech Pathology practice areas depending on your location, caseload and interests, including:
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Speech and language assessment and intervention
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Social communication
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Functional communication
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AAC
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Mealtime management and swallowing
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Goal setting and intervention planning
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Working with children, adults and families
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NDIS documentation and report writing
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Clinical risk and safe practice
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Working collaboratively within an MDT
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What You'll Be Doing
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You'll deliver evidence-informed, person-centred Speech Pathology services across community, clinic, home, school and telehealth environments.
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Your caseload will build gradually as your skills and confidence develop, with ongoing clinical support available throughout your graduate year.
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Meet Your Team - Port Pirie
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You'll be joining a small, close-knit regional team based out of our Port Pirie office. Caseloads here typically lean heavily paediatric, with a smaller adult component. You'll work across the full lifespan across both clinic and community settings including in client's homes, schools and SIL/SDAs.
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Clinicians from our Adelaide-based teams also regularly travel out to Port Pirie as part of their own roles, so you'll get the chance to meet and work alongside them in person on a regular basis. Day to day, you'll also stay connected to our wider SA network through Microsoft Teams.
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It's a supportive team well suited to someone kind, curious, self-motivated and comfortable asking for support.
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Other Speech Pathology graduate opportunities we're recruiting for can be found on our Indeed page:

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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 and willingness to learn
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Robust 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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📌 Speech Pathologist | Graduate Program (South Australia)
🏢 Avina
📍 South Australia