Closes: 24 November 2026

Classification: Health Professional Level 3 Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 plus superannuation

Position No: 59363, Several

Directorate: Health and Community Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 10 November 2026

Contact Officer: Sophia Hehir on [email protected] or (02) 6205 5199

Details: Do you have three years or more experience working as a speech pathologist with young children and their families? Want to work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team of enthusiastic and talented speech pathologists?

The Child Development Service offers:

- Work with infants, children and their families to provide speech pathology and multidisciplinary services
- Collaboration within a social, supportive, multidisciplinary team environment to develop and deliver health promotion, group programs and direct service for children with developmental delay and their families
- Continue to develop skills in infant and paediatric feeding
- Individualised supervision with an experienced speech pathologist
- Consolidate supervision and mentoring skills for HP1/HP2 speech pathologists and students
- Work life balance – no need to take work home
- Administrative support for diary management and client bookings
- Access to flex-time
- Generous leave entitlements including four weeks of paid annual leave and Christmas shutdown
- Access to professional development

At Support Services for Children, we are committed to protecting and promoting the rights, safety and wellbeing of children and young people. If you are looking for a meaningful role where you can make a lasting impact on the lives of children and families, we encourage you to apply. Health and Community Services Directorate (HCSD) is an inclusive employer where all people are respected and valued for their contribution.



We strongly encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, People with Disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people and other people with lived experience.

Further information about this role can be found in the Position Description.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

- Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology and eligibility for a current membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
- A minimum of three years recent practice experience working with children and their carers and families as a Speech Pathologist
- Current Australian Driver's Licence
- This position requires a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra
- As this role is likely to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and young people, cultural awareness, the capacity to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is highly desirable.

Note: These are two temporary positions available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension (not exceeding 12 months)



and/or permanency. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

How to Apply: Please submit a curriculum vitae and names of two referees, along with a two-page pitch that provides evidence against the Qualification, Skills, Knowledge and Behavioural Requirements for this position.

These roles are existing positions with established core responsibilities and duties. The capabilities and functions of the role may be refined or amended following completion of an upcoming consultation process. Where consultation is finalised prior to interviews, any confirmed changes to the role will be communicated to applicants during the interview process.

Applications should be submitted .

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the productive administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

Note

These are two temporary positions available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension (not exceeding 12 months) and/or permanency.

📌 Speech Pathologist | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency (Canberra)
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