Speech Therapist - Lead the Clinic

Come and work and Live in Sunny Sydney Australia ! 

Join the fun and engaging team at ABAlink Early Intervention Services who are passionate about positively impacting the lives of children on the autism spectrum and their families.

About the company

The dynamic team at ABAlink in Sydney Australia brings together professionals from all around the world and incorporates their experiences to develop a well-rounded team fostering supportive relationships with their clients and families.

We are a progressive, innovative practice, delivering evidenced-based intervention programs, and as such  we are looking for a speech-language pathologist with strong business acumen to lead the Clinic and undertake mentorship of Students requiring Prac Placements.

This role will see you work closely with the Managing Director to drive a new speech therapy service within our Clinic and work collaboratively within the current  team allowing us to  offer speech therapy as a separate service as well as offer an in-house multi-disciplinary approach to our programs.

We are seeking a leader who is wanting to contribute professionally to ensure our Kiddos get the services they need.

This role is really varied and your typical would include some of the following on any given day….

• Assessing children using various assessment tools

• Create individualized outcome-focused goals

• Support an individual learner on a 1:1 basis and within a group setting

• Working in collaborative partnership with parents and other professionals to facilitate the building of skills for our learners

• Participate in clinical team meetings (including some training opportunities)

• Delivery of training workshops on a range of topics related to ASD

• Training of Speech Graduates as well as junior/senior behavioral therapists working with clients of ABAlink

Ideally you will possess the following attributes:

• Mature minded Self Starter

• Highly motivated to achieve positive outcomes for our clients

• Able to work independently

• Professional & empathetic in your approach

• Natural ability to interact with children.
  Strategic thinking skills with the ability to execute and achieve results.
  Must display energy and creativity.
  Must be adaptable and flexible and demonstrate initiative
  Self-motivated, with excellent organizational and time management skills.

Educational

• Minimum 3-5 years of pediatric Speech-Language Pathology experience with any of these accreditations below

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) – Certificate of Clinical Competence– Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)

• Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) – Certified Speech-Language Pathologist (S-LP(C))

• Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT) – Certified Member (Cert MRCSLT)

• Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT) – Full Member

• New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists’ Association (NZSTA) – Full Member

Skills and Experience

• The ability to create Individualized goals

• Writing and submitting reports to funding agencies

• Have experience working with children and young adults with a disability or autism

• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing Professional Development

Benefits:

•  Living in Sunny Sydney Australia 
• Being able to practice in a different country 
• Competitive Salary up to $150K + superannuation 11% (401K) 
• 4 weeks (20 days) of paid annual Leave
• 2 Days Paid for Professional Development
• 10 days of paid Sick leave
• The opportunity to be a part of a leadership team and have your ideas heard 
• Work/ Life balance 

Interested applicants are invited to submit their resumes to Christina@abalink.com.au