Help Children Find Their Voice | Speech Pathologist – Early Childhood, SALHN

Join Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Early Childhood Speech Pathologist, based at Marion GP Plus or Noarlunga Health Precinct in Adelaide's south. In this role, you'll assess and support children with speech, language, and communication needs, working alongside a dedicated multidisciplinary team to deliver family-centred care. It's an opportunity to build lasting clinical impact within one of South Australia's most respected public health networks.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Child Development Service Manager, and the Senior Speech Pathologist, the position is required to provide high-quality Speech Pathology services as part of the SALHN Early Childhood multidisciplinary team. 

Duties for the role will include:

• Developing, implementing and evaluating assessment and therapeutic intervention strategies for young children and their families,
• Utilising specialised skills in the clinical management of complex problems regarding young children with developmental delays and differences and their families,
• Reporting on assessment findings to clients, families, referring agents and other agencies as appropriate 
• Utilising program evaluation and evidence-based literature for improving programs and service delivery,
• Undertaking relevant training and development activities to meet the changing needs of the position and the profession
• Supervising students

About you:

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification with evidence which gives eligibility for full membership of Speech Pathology Australia,
• Demonstrated ability and previous experience working with and supporting children up to preschool age and their families, from various cultural backgrounds and often in complex and vulnerable situations, 
• Demonstrated ability to critically and reflectively evaluate own work, and maintain own professional development to meet requirements,
• Ability to prioritise and organise a large complex caseload under limited direction
• Be flexible, adaptive and positively responsive to change

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Deb Joseph, Senior Speech Pathologist, (08) 7425 8200, Deborah.Joseph@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 5th July 2026

Attachments:

• AHP2 Speech Pathologist (EC&FS) Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 939619