Speech Pathology Team Manager

About Soaring Health

Soaring Health is an award-winning allied health care centre with 6 state of the art clinics throughout Melbourne. Our clinics offer a range of onsite, remote, and in-home services to clients receiving Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Dietetics and Allied Heath care services. Our dedicated team is passionate about enriching lives so that people can go on living.

Benefits

Flexible working hoursComplete autonomy with calendar and bookingsWorking within a state-of-the-art facility with dedicated front-end teamWork-life balance

What You Will Do

In addition to the Senior Speech Pathologist roles & responsibilities:Speech – support to speak more clearly and be understoodLanguage – support for people who may have trouble putting their ideas and thoughts into words and sentences or who may need support with reading and writingAugmentative and Alternative Communication – support using devices for people with complex communication needsSocial Skills – support to improve the understanding of the rules for social interaction and awareness of body language, facial expressions and voice tone to improve social interactionsStuttering – provide strategies to support smooth speech delivery and management of stuttering to increase confidenceVoice – provide exercises and support to optimise voice quality and develop healthy vocal habitsWorking with adults and children who have a range of conditions:Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Down SyndromeCerebral PalsyDevelopmental delaysStuttersAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Intellectual disabilitiesCleft PalateVoice disordersSwallowing – make mealtime more enjoyable by reducing risk and increasing acceptance of different foods and textures

Team Management - Clinical And Staff Support Duties

Supporting new graduatesSeeing a greater variety of clients who are complexEnsuring your SP team staff members are able to complete AT assessment and reports independentlyTo be able to effectively supervise AHA students in clinic doing placementGive opportunity to new grads to observe you while seeing clientsBe the main support for new grad Speech PathsParticipate in MDT training and workshops

You Will Also Be Responsible For

Governance of clinical practice guidelines.Implementing and maintaining clinical guidelines with SP team.Ensuring compliance with all early intervention and behaviour support procedures.Ensuring early childhood practice guidelines are implemented and being met where necessary.Ensure the team is meeting NDIS quality and practice guidelines.Ensuring policies and policies are implemented within their department.Recruitment for staff in the team across all sites and ensure that they meet the relevant qualifications needed for the position.Management of KPIs for all staff in the team as well as team performance.Reporting to Head of Allied Health with results of KPIs and training.Taking on very complex and serious cases where seniors are unable to.Hiring and firing of staff.Resource management and budget allocation as per HEAH.

How We Will Support You

Dedicated admin teamDedicated HR and finance team to look after all admin affairsDedicated team leaders and team manager in each departmentFully stocked clinics with resourcesAbility to have resource packs made up to travel within the communityBack-end processes in place to make daily work easierResource budget per discipline per monthDedicated internal/external supervision and mentoring as well as PDOpportunities for observation of more experienced/ specialized staff across disciplines

What's In It For You

Advancement of clinical knowledgeWorking with preferred caseload and client typesOngoing clinical developmentRegular mentoring and supervisionTeam specific meetings and supportIn-house PD at no cost (Over 40 PD hours per year)

More Benefits

Access to a work car for community and remote workPaid travel for community workPaid PD leavePD budget per calendar yearPaid staff meetings and professional development in-houseAccess for work vehicle and work-related travel coverageAccess to gym and swim facilities at our sites located inside leisure centresLet your career soar at Soaring Health