Paediatric Speech Pathologist — Private Paediatric Practice Summary

- Role: Speech Pathologist
- Location: Narre Warren, Melbourne, VIC.
- Work arrangement: Full time, office-based role. Applicants must have full Australian working rights, as sponsorship is not available.
- Compensation: Salary starting at a minimum of AUD 80,000 + super, depending on skills and experience.

Join a private paediatric practice supporting children with speech, language, literacy and articulation difficulties. You’ll work closely with families, schools and other health professionals, with structured supervision and professional development.

What you'll do

- Deliver evidence-based, strengths-based paediatric assessments, intervention and consultation, both face-to-face and through telehealth.
- Develop individualised therapy plans around each child’s and family’s goals, review progress and adjust your approach as needed.
- Collaborate with families, schools, educators and other health professionals to support consistent care.
- Manage your allocated caseload, appointments and competing priorities, balancing timely therapy with agreed clinical and billable targets.
- Maintain accurate clinical notes, reports and administrative documentation within professional, organisational and funding requirements.
- Use supervision, reflective practice and professional development to strengthen your clinical work, share learning and contribute to service improvements.

Who we're looking for You’re a paediatric clinician who can take ownership of your caseload while seeking supervision when you need it. Must-haves:





- A Bachelor of Speech Pathology or equivalent recognised qualification, and current Speech Pathology Australia membership.
- 1–5 years of speech pathology experience, including paediatrics, with the ability to independently manage an allocated caseload.
- Evidence-based assessment and intervention skills, including face-to-face and telehealth delivery, individualised therapy planning and accurate clinical reporting.
- Clear communication with families, schools and other professionals, with a client-centred approach to care.
- A current Working with Children Check and current Australian driver’s licence.

Nice-to-haves:

- An established track record of coordinating recurring appointments, therapy planning, documentation and professional collaboration while meeting agreed clinical and billable targets.
- NDIS or disability experience. This is useful, but not required.

What's in it for you

- Structured onboarding and mentoring, with fortnightly supervision.
- Monthly internal professional development, an external PD budget and regular team training.
- Support to explore your career direction, including potential leadership pathways as the practice grows.

About the Company Teach 2 Talk Speech Pathology is a private paediatric practice in Narre Warren, in Melbourne’s south-east,



founded by certified practising speech pathologist Irene Deanne Frangoulis. The practice assesses and treats pre-school and school-aged children who have, or are at risk of, developmental delays and communication difficulties, including speech sound, language, literacy and articulation difficulties. Therapy is delivered one-on-one and in small groups, in close collaboration with families, schools and other health professionals.

The close-knit team of six clinicians and two admin staff includes bilingual clinicians, and the practice values working with multicultural families. Its culture is built on empathy, compassion and genuine connection. Staff are supported with structured onboarding, mentoring, fortnightly supervision, monthly internal PD, an external PD budget and regular team training.

How to apply

Ploomo is supporting this process as the exclusive talent partner and is running a structured selection process on behalf of the company.

After applying, you will receive an email from Ploomo with further instructions, including a short online assessment designed to help us understand your thinking style and mindset. It takes around 15–20 minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers — the focus is on alignment.

To be considered for shortlisting, you will need to complete the assessment.

Please keep an eye on your inbox, including your spam or junk folder, and mark emails from @ploomo.io as safe so you do not miss any communication.

If you have any issues receiving the email or completing the assessment, please contact [email protected].

📌 Paediatric Speech Pathologist (Narre Warren)
🏢 Ploomo
📍 Narre Warren