Join a brand new developing team delivering an innovative, community-led program with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.

• $102,472 to $114,757 per annum
• Effective Salary: $126,047 to $139,993 per annum
• 2 year full time contract
• Use your skills to empower children and young people through innovative speech and language therapy
• Advance your career with diverse cases and supported professional growth
• Earn a $30k retention bonus, paid at agreed milestones over 24-month period
• Change lives, starting with your own

About the role

Working in a multidisciplinary team, the Speech Pathologist provides high quality, culturally responsive services for Aboriginal children/young people and their families living with a range of neurodevelopmental disabilities including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), to optimise their development.

This role is specific to the provision of assessment and therapeutic supports to National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants.

Based in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), occasional remote travel may be a requirement of this position.

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What we’re looking for

• A Speech Pathologist with a Bachelor of Speech pathology or equivalent qualification who is eligible for membership of Speech Pathology Australia,
• A practitioner who can build strong, trusting relationships with clients and the community.
• If you bring exceptional clinical and communication skills, a proactive, adaptable attitude, a genuine respect for diverse client backgrounds, we’d like to hear from you.

What we offer

Congress offers rewarding career options and a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of a bigger picture.
• Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.
• Six weeks annual leave & 15 days paid personal leave per year.
• Flexible conditions such as flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, job sharing, remote work, hybrid work models and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
• Salary sacrifice for full-time, part-time and casual employees.

*Total effective package includes; base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading and salary packaging options.

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We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and value their diverse perspectives, experiences and contributions.

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