At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver impactful Speech Pathology services while building your clinical skills and confidence.
- Company: Avina, a national allied health organisation with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Structured graduate program, mentorship, professional development, and community impact.
- Other info: Graduate opportunities available across various locations in New South Wales.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career with hands-on experience and a team that supports your growth.
- Qualifications: Degree in Speech Pathology or nearing completion, strong communication skills, and a willingness to learn.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 $ per year.
Starting your first role as a Speech Pathologist is a big transition.
You should not have to arrive with all the answers.
At Avina, our 12-month Graduate Program is designed to give you structure, people to turn to and the practical experience to become the clinician or practitioner you want to be.
Avina is a national allied health and behaviour support organisation, delivering community and clinic-based support to people across the lifespan, with 400+ clinicians across QLD, NSW, VIC and SA.
Everything we do is guided by our values: Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Collaborative | Informed | Purposeful.
- Your Graduate Year at Avina
- Someone has your back
Your first year as a Speech Pathologist is about developing your clinical identity and building confidence in your own practice.
When you start with us, your first weeks are about learning, observing, asking questions and gradually taking on more.
- The program begins with a structured 9-week onboarding and caseload ramp-up, supported by:
- Shadowing with experienced clinicians
- Reverse shadowing and supported sessions as you transition into independent practice
- Regular discipline-specific clinical supervision
- Case consultation, report review and clinical feedback
- Working collaboratively within an MDT
- Peer learning and connection with other graduates
- Communities of Practice and broader professional development opportunities
- What You'll Learn
- Become the clinician you want to be
Across your graduate year, you'll be exposed to a broad range of Speech Pathology practice, learning alongside experienced clinicians, discipline peers and other graduates.
You'll have opportunities to build your capability across a range of Speech Pathology practice areas, including:
- Speech and language assessment and intervention
- Functional and social communication
- AAC
- Mealtime management and swallowing, where relevant
- Goal setting and intervention planning, across children, adults and families
• And so much more!
- What You'll Be Doing
- Work that matters
You'll deliver evidence-informed, person-centred Speech Pathology services across community, clinic, home and school environments.
As your capability grows, you'll take on greater ownership of a real caseload.
The aim isn't to make you "productive" as quickly as possible, it's to help you become safe, thoughtful and confident in work that makes a real difference.
- What You'll Bring
- Degree in Speech Pathology completed or nearing completion
- Speech Pathology Australia membership or eligibility
- Interest in community, disability and person-centred practice
- Curiosity, initiative, willingness to learn and openness to feedback
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle
- NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check, or willingness to obtain them
- Graduate Opportunities
- Our 2027 graduate opportunities are currently available across New South Wales in:
- Alstonville - 30 minutes from Byron Bay
- Dubbo - in Central West NSW
- East Maitland - 30 minutes from Newcastle
- Goulburn - Southern Tablelands
- Gosford - an hour north of Sydney
- Inner Sydney
- Port Macquarie - on the Mid North Coast
- Tamworth and Armidale - New England region
- Wagga Wagga
- Western Sydney
- Wollongong
If you're keen to build skills across a varied caseload, with real supervision and a team that actually has your back, we'd like to hear from you.
https://www. avinatherapy. com. au/
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