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Contract, Full-time
Travel Reimbursement, Flexible Working Options, Better Rewards Perks, Professional Development Opportunities, Team Social Events, Free Coffee
Posted 28d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Provide speech and language therapy to children and young people across home, community, and clinic settings in Auckland. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated care, focusing on communication, feeding, swallowing, and participation outcomes.
Requirements
Requires a passionate Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist with current dysphagia competency and experience in AAC assessment and implementation. Candidates should be confident working with families and medical teams and be comfortable travelling across Auckland.
Full job description
Job Description
Join our Auckland team and earn an attractive hourly rate + travel reimbursement.
Make a bigger difference with Better Days in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
Are you a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist looking for a role where your expertise is genuinely valued?
Better Days is growing in Auckland, and we are looking for a passionate Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to join our supportive, clinician-led team. This is an opportunity to do meaningful work with children, young people and their whānau across home, community and clinic settings, while being part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team.
You will join a national company founded and run by clinicians, for clinicians, delivering client-first care guided by our values.
Who we are | Ko wai mātou
Better Days started with a simple vision: to provide better community-centred support services for people living with disability, and to be a better place to work by putting clinicians at the front and centre of what we do.
We are proud to support people of all ages to achieve better outcomes in their homes, communities and everyday lives. We are looking for someone who shares our values, brings clinical excellence, and wants to make a real impact for children, young people and their whānau.
Our values | Whanonga pono
We Get Sh*t Done!
We are People People
Love What You Do
Frankly, we Give a Damn
We Value Ourselves
Why join us?
You will be joining a supportive and experienced team with a strong culture of collaboration, learning and connection.
A great team culture
Flexible working options, including the ability to start or finish your day from home where appropriate
Competitive remuneration, with Better Rewards perks when you go over KPI during each cycle
Travel reimbursement
Opportunities to work alongside experienced clinicians
Regular collaboration with other disciplines
Team dinners and social connection
Great coffee to keep you fueled throughout the day
Meaningful work supporting children, young people and their whānau
A unique opportunity to work with one of Auckland's only Communication and Assistive Technology (CATA) contract holders
About your new role | He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga
As a Better Days Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, your day could include:
Working with children and young people across Auckland in home, community and clinic settings
Travelling throughout Auckland to provide support directly within family homes and local communities
Collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated care
Completing assessments, therapy planning and intervention delivery
Supporting communication, feeding, swallowing and participation-focused outcomes
Contributing to equipment recommendations and implementation where appropriate
Supporting children and families to develop and achieve meaningful rehabilitation goals
Building strong relationships with children, whānau, caregivers, schools, medical teams and other key stakeholders
About you
You are a passionate Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist who is confident working with children, young people and their support networks.
You will bring:
Experience working as a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist
Current dysphagia competency, with confidence managing paediatric feeding and swallowing needs within scope
CAT1 experience
Experience with AAC assessment, implementation and therapy
Confidence with risk identification, documentation and MDT collaboration
An understanding of the impact of injury on communication, swallowing, development, behaviour and participation
Strong skills in assessment, goal setting, therapy planning, documentation and progress reporting
The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
Confidence working alongside families, schools, medical teams and allied health professionals
Comfort working in home environments and travelling across Auckland
Clear, compassionate communication with children, whānau and key stakeholders
Preferred experience
Experience supporting children with complex communication needs, neurological injury, developmental delay or disability
Experience contributing to collaborative rehabilitation and intervention planning
Additional Information
Commitment to Diversity:
At Better Days we embrace diversity, inclusivity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities including neurodiverse individuals.
If you think you’d be great in this role but don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply, we’d love to hear from you.
Paediatric Speech and Language TherapyDysphagiaAACCATACommunication and Assistive TechnologyNeurological InjuryDevelopmental DelayDisability SupportRehabilitationMultidisciplinary TeamClinical ExcellencePaediatric FeedingSwallowingIntervention Planning
We are Australia's fastest-growing Allied Health provider. We strive to make life better for our participants. Join us!
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
201-500 employees
Founded
2014
Headquarters
Alexandria, New South Wales
LinkedIn followers
24,454
Better Rehab was founded in 2017 to provide better support for people living with a disability, and to be a better place to work. Our five Values guide our direction and decisions. They have made Better Rehab what it is today and will be in the future. Through in-home, in-clinic and telehealth services, our passionate, skilled clinicians help people aged 0-65 in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS and the ACT.
Better Rehab’s team of Allied Health Professionals develops and delivers personalised, proven Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology and Positive Behaviour Support services. Our collaborative, evidence-based approach delivers outstanding outcomes and makes a bigger difference for participants, family members, carers, referrers and staff.
Offices: 75 O'Riordan St, Suite W2B1A – Building 2, Level 2, Alexandria, New South Wales 2015, AU · 102/806 Anzac Pde, Maroubra, New South Wales 2035, AU · Level 1/14 Great Western Highway, Werrington, NSW 2747, AU · 444 Logan Rd, Stones Corner, Queensland 4120, AU · 799 Springvale Rd, Mulgrave, Victoria 3170, AU
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