Our Purpose and Ambition
NextSense is a not-for-profit organisation supporting people with vision or hearing loss across Australia. We work with children, adults, and their families, providing a holistic approach to hearing services for newborns through to people over 90 years old, and helping children who are blind or have low vision to develop the right skills, mobility, and independence to confidently explore their world.
NextSense has been breaking boundaries since 1860, and we’ve been expanding our services ever since. Today, we deliver world-class education (both to children with sensory loss and to professionals in the field), cochlear implants, allied health services, therapy, research, and clinical services to children and adults. We’re a registered NDIS provider, working with our clients to achieve their own goals and potential.
We’re committed to research and innovation; harnessing the latest technologies and new ways of thinking and educating the next generation to lead the way in hearing and vision services.
We are currently creating a world-leading centre for innovation on-site at Macquarie University that represents a new era for hearing and vision loss. This nationally significant social infrastructure project will be a place to nurture, trial and share new ideas and form new partnerships that will drive better outcomes for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision.
The Role
NextSense has exciting opportunities for Speech Pathologists to join our team in Canberra. Permanent full time and temporary part time contracts available, reporting directly to the Head of Early Intervention and Therapy Services. These roles involves the provision of services in a multi-disciplinary setting, and is suited to people with a therapeutic background in speech pathology. These roles are available for both experienced and recent graduates. You’ll make a difference in this role by:
- Providing evidence based assessment, intervention supports and other clinically appropriate strategies to assist client/family to achieve outcomes.
- Delivering services in person, via telepractice in a NextSense centre, client home, school or other appropriate setting.
- Using a person/family centred framework when providing service to enable clients and their families to develop their skills and capacity and achieve outcomes.
- Developing, delivering and evaluating Individual Support Plans (ISP), and progress reports with the client, family and relevant others, that reflect the individual’s strengths and needs and the family’s priorities.
- Assisting with initiatives to develop quality services that reach more people with hearing loss
What we can offer you
- Competitive remuneration + $2,000 sign-on bonus
- Salary packaging allowing you to increase your take home pay
- Sponsorship opportunity for permanent position and pathway to permanent residency for candidates already within Australia
- Extensive personal/carer’s leave
- 2 weeks paid leave over Christmas in addition to 4 weeks annual leave
- Paid parental leave of 14 weeks for primary carer and 6 weeks for secondary carer
- Access to industry leading education and professional development
- Collaborative work environment
- Wellbeing program including Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible working arrangements available
To be successful in this role you'll need to demonstrate you meet the following selection criteria.
- Degree in Speech Pathology
- Current registration with Speech Pathology Australia
- Demonstrated Speech Pathology experience - particularly in early intervention, or auditory-verbal therapy, or related areas
- Familiarity with operational systems and processes related to clients, including NDIS
- Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check in accordance with ACT legislation
- Ability to work autonomously as well as the ability to work collaboratively with a team
We’re here to help. If you have any further questions please reach out to our hiring manager Bronwyn Greager at Bronwyn.Greager@nextsense.org.au. Good luck!
