Paediatric Speech Pathologist

- Full time, ongoing position

- Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation

- Up to $15,900 tax-free salary packaging benefits

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live.

Named

Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

Join our dynamic allied health team providing clinic-based speech pathology services to preschool-aged children and their families across Melbourne’s North and West.

In this role, you will deliver assessment and intervention using a family-centred approach, supporting children’s communication development through education, health coaching, and goal-based intervention strategies. This role does not provide services through the NDIS.

The position is primarily based in North Melbourne, with the possibility of work across other cohealth sites or outreach clinics.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information about this position and working for cohealth.

Your duties include:





- Provide speech pathology services for pre-school aged children with delays in their development
- Undertake assessments in a range of environments including clinic-based, childcare/kindergarten or home as required
- Liaising with key stakeholders to ensure high-quality care for clients and families
- Maintain and complete client files and statistical/program records in keeping with the organisation’s policy
- Ensure individual professional standards through efficient, accurate and timely record keeping into the organisation’s client database

What cohealth offers:

- Access to ongoing discipline-specific clinical supervision
- An opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary Children’s Allied Health team

- Exciting Parental leave benefits
- cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
- Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well

- Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a. (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a. (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/




- Novated Leasing available
- A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
- Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
- We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

- Bachelor of Speech Pathology or equivalent
- Registration with SPA
- Highly developed written, communication, interpersonal skills
- Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process To apply for this job click on apply now and you will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. If this role is a good fit for you, please don't hesitate with your application as we will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on 28 October 2028 at 10:00pm.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Karin Moore on [email protected].

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

📌 Paediatric Speech Pathologist (Melbourne)
🏢 Cohealth
📍 Melbourne