Multidisciplinary Team - Weekly Mentoring - Early Finish Fridays

We’re looking for another fantastic Speech Pathologist to join Kids First’s experienced multidisciplinary team in Brookvale.

You’ll work alongside Child Psychologists, Speech Pathologists and specialist Early Intervention teachers in a practice where collaboration, mentoring and professional growth are part of everyday life. We are also growing our Occupational Therapy team.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced paediatric Speech Pathologist who wants to keep learning, be well supported, and do meaningful work with children and families.

The role

- Full-time, permanent position, 38 hours per week
- Based at Brookvale, with regular sessions in local preschools, schools and community settings
- Salary: $88,000 to $97,000 per annum plus superannuation, depending on qualifications and experience
- Reports to the Speech Team Leader

What you’ll do

- Assess, diagnose and treat children with speech sound disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, expressive and receptive language difficulties, literacy, social communication, stuttering and fluency
- Support children with complex communication needs, including children who are minimally speaking or non-speaking
- Assess for, recommend, set up and support augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), including high-tech speech-generating devices and light-tech systems
- Provide motor speech assessment and evidence-based intervention for childhood apraxia of speech
- Support children who find emotional regulation difficult, adapting sessions to support regulation and engagement
- Work in a neurodiversity-affirming way with autistic children and children with ADHD, anxiety, intellectual disability and other needs
- Set meaningful therapy goals with families, and coach parents, carers and educators to support communication across the child’s day
- Deliver therapy and consultation in clinic and in preschools, schools and community settings
- Work with teachers and contribute to school transition planning and support meetings
- Collaborate with Kids First colleagues and liaise with paediatricians, GPs, schools and AAC suppliers
- Develop and deliver group programs when appropriate
- Write clear clinical records, NDIS progress and functional reports, and AAC assistive technology recommendations




- Manage a caseload independently and meet agreed productivity targets
- Take part in team meetings, case conferences, professional development and planning days
- Comply with child safety, NDIS Code of Conduct, Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics, privacy and WHS requirements

In this role, you’ll benefit from

- Above-award salary plus our discretionary quarterly Clinical Excellence Program
- Early Finish Friday every week at 12 noon
- Daily admin time built into your workday
- Weekly 1:1 mentoring from an experienced Speech Team Leader
- Weekly Speech Hub meetings for dedicated professional development
- Fortnightly multidisciplinary case conferences
- An annual professional development allowance
- Everyday collaboration with experienced colleagues
- Opportunities to stretch your skills, contribute ideas and lead innovation
- Fully equipped therapy rooms
- Strong client care and operational support

About Kids First
Kids First Children’s Services is a long-established, award-winning paediatric practice based in Brookvale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Since 2007, our multidisciplinary team has supported more than 40,000 children and families. Over that time, we have built a strong local reputation for clinical excellence, integrity, and the warm, practical way we support children in their real worlds.

Families come to Kids First through word of mouth, medical referrals, and longstanding relationships with local schools, preschools and community professionals. That trust matters to us.

We are a neurodiversity-affirming practice. We respect each child’s way of communicating, learning and being, and we work with families towards goals that matter to them.

About our culture
At Kids First, our core values are Care, Kindness, Compassion and Making a Contribution.

Warmth, professionalism, shared thinking and good humour all matter here. Clinicians do their best work when they have the right support around them. That is why we have invested in robust systems, experienced operational support, meaningful mentoring,



and regular opportunities for learning and connection.

Essential criteria

- A degree in speech pathology recognised by Speech Pathology Australia
- Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) membership of Speech Pathology Australia, or eligibility for it
- At least 3 years of experience as a paediatric speech pathologist, including work in a neurodiversity-affirming setting
- Demonstrated experience supporting children with complex communication needs
- Demonstrated experience assessing for, implementing and supporting AAC with autistic children and children with ADHD, anxiety or intellectual disability
- Demonstrated experience assessing and treating childhood apraxia of speech
- Demonstrated experience supporting children who find emotional regulation difficult
- Experience delivering services in both clinic and preschool, school or community settings
- Ability to practise independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing for families and funding bodies
- Eligibility to obtain a Medicare provider number
- Current NSW Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check, or the ability to obtain them
- Current driver’s licence
- The right to work in Australia
- Availability to see children and families after school hours

Desirable

- Training in evidence-based approaches for childhood apraxia of speech or AAC
- Experience writing NDIS assistive technology reports for AAC devices
- Excellent time management and organisational skills

To apply
Please include:

- a cover letter addressing the essential criteria
- your current resume, including contact details for two professional referees

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch within 7 days of receiving your application.

Want to know more?
Take a look around the Kids First website to get a feel for who we are and how we work. For more information, please call Kids First Children’s Services on (02) 9938 5419 and ask for Sonja Walker.

You can also watch a video about this role here: https://kids-first.com.au/speech-pathologist-job-kids-first/

Shuggy Pty Ltd trading as Kids First Children’s Services

Pay: $90,000.00 – $97,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Professional development assistance

Work Location: In person

📌 Paediatric Speech Therapist (Brookvale)
🏢 Kids First Children's Services
📍 Brookvale