Experienced Speech Pathologist – Flexible, Supportive Role

The Speech & Therapy Clinic – Footscray VIC

The Speech & Therapy Clinic is a small, friendly team of Speech Pathologists and Allied Health Assistants based in Footscray, working primarily with paediatric clients across Melbourne’s western and northern suburbs.

We are looking for an experienced Speech Pathologist who enjoys their work, feels confident in their clinical skills, and would like the freedom to work in a way that suits both them and their life outside work.

Our team currently consists of around 12 therapists, all working different days, hours and caseloads. Some work a couple of days a week, some work more, and everyone structures their role a little differently.

We want our therapists to have enough space and autonomy to do great clinical work, enjoy their clients and still have the time and energy for the rest of their life.

Footscray / Melbourne’s West & North | Flexible hours | No KPIs | Genuine autonomy

The Speech & Therapy Clinic is a small, friendly team of Speech Pathologists and Allied Health Assistants based in Footscray, working primarily with paediatric clients across Melbourne’s western and northern suburbs.

We are looking for an experienced Speech Pathologist who enjoys their work, feels confident in their clinical skills, and would like the freedom to work in a way that suits both them and their life outside work.

Our team currently consists of around 12 therapists, all working different days, hours and caseloads. Some work a couple of days a week, some work more, and everyone structures their role a little differently.





We want our therapists to have enough space and autonomy to do great clinical work, enjoy their clients and still have the time and energy for the rest of their life.

A role that can fit around you

There are no minimum client numbers and no billable-hour KPIs.

You can choose:

- how many clients you see

- which days and hours you work

- whether you work through school holidays

- whether you work from our Footscray clinic, in schools, in clients’ homes, or a combination

- how far you are comfortable travelling

- the types of clients and clinical areas you thrive in

Some therapists want a small caseload that fits around family or other commitments. Others prefer to work longer days and have more days off.

The aim is to create a workload that feels sustainable and enjoyable, rather than expecting everyone to fit into the same model.

Clinical autonomy, with support when you want it

We trust experienced clinicians to know how they work best.

You will have a great deal of autonomy over your caseload, therapy approach, scheduling and clinical decision-making.

If you have particular areas you love working in, we will do our best to match you with those clients. If there are areas you would rather avoid, that is completely fine too.

At the same time, you are not working in isolation.





There is always someone available to talk through an engaging client, share ideas, look over a report or simply have a chat. We want therapists to feel supported without feeling supervised or micromanaged.

The kind of workplace we try to create

We value people who are kind, reliable, communicate well and respect each other’s time.

You should be able to come to work, do work you feel proud of, have people around you when you need them, and then go home.

We keep meetings and administration to what is genuinely practical, and we are not interested in creating unnecessary pressure around productivity or performance.

We would much rather have a therapist seeing a manageable caseload and enjoying their job than feeling overloaded and counting down to the weekend.

Our clients

Our caseload is mainly paediatric, although we also see a smaller number of adolescents and adults.

Clients may present with:

- Autism

- Global Developmental Delay

- AAC needs

- late talking

- Speech Sound Disorders

- language difficulties

- stuttering

- literacy and phonological awareness difficulties

- social communication and pragmatics

- parent coaching needs

- school consultation and professional development

You certainly do not need to work across all of these areas.

We pride ourselves on taking a little time to ensure the best client-therapist match which we find leads to more effective therapy for our clients and less stress for our clinicians.

Who we are hoping to find

This role would suit a Speech Pathologist who has a few ye

📌 Experienced Speech Pathologist – Flexible, Supportive Role (Melbourne)
🏢 The Speech and Therapy Clinic
📍 Melbourne