- What is Language Disorder?
Language Disorder impacts a child’s ability to understand and use language.
Language Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disability that impacts a child’s ability to understand and use language. It impacts children and young people’s everyday social interactions and education.
What is Language Disorder? - School Support Services
Every child deserves the chance to succeed at school.
Getting a good start in school provides the foundation for a child’s learning and development for the rest of their lives.
School Support Services
About Us
Language Disorder Australia is a trusted network of professionals who are committed to ensuring extraordinary outcomes — beyond what anyone imagined possible — for children and young people with Language Disorder.
We believe in you! You have the knowledge and are ready to make a contribution. Our Connect, Understand and Belong Graduate Program has been designed to help you explore and realise your unique potential.
We are actively seeking graduates for
- October 2022
- January 2023
Our 12-month, Graduate Development Program equips you with the clinical and professional skills to fast track your career success.
In addition to participating in the Connect, Understand and Belong Graduate Program, you will receive ongoing formal supervision with one of our experienced SLP’s, connect with your early career peers at monthly social events, shadow our multidisciplinary team and have full and free access to our significant range of professional learning resources.
Connect, Understand and Belong Graduate Program
Speech Pathologist in action
Session 1
Belong – Welcome to the Language Disorder Australia Team
Session 2
Connect – Ensuring Extraordinary Outcomes: Our client care difference
Session 3
Understand – Report Writing
Session 4
Understand – Diagnosing Language Disorder and Developmental Language Disorder – Part 1
Session 5
Connect – Meet the Executive Leadership and Management Team
Session 6
Understand – Positive Behaviour Support
Session 7
Belong – Create your individual development plan
Session 8
Understand – Diagnosing Language Disorder and Developmental Language Disorder – Part 2
Session 9
Belong – Wellness at work
Session 10
Understand – SPA – Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics Education
Session 11
Understand – Regulation – the What, How and Why
Session 12
Connect – Meet the Board of Directors
Keen to see more of what we do? Then check out the team on the Language Disorder Australia – SSS Professional Network Facebook page.
As a Speech Pathologist within Language Disorder Australia our integrated network of support provide you with established pathways for career diversity and advancement. Our network includes The Glenleighden School; Bright Door Allied Health Clinics and our School Support Services.
Working together and pooling our expertise, you can be part of making extraordinary outcomes happen.
Our difference
- Excellent remuneration
- Salary packaging options to boost your take home pay by 6% – 12% per annum
- Work from home opportunities
- Travel opportunities
- Generous travel, and accommodation and meal allowances
- Supportive, positive and fun working environment and team culture
- Brand new and extensively resourced offices in the heart of the Toowong or Townsville
- 14 Weeks Parental Leave
- Generous Professional Development allowance to participate in external and internal development opportunities
- Ongoing supervision and mentoring opportunities
- Company laptop
About you
- You have recently graduated or are about to graduate with a recognised qualification in Speech Pathology
- Speech Pathology Australia Membership (CPS) or have eligibility to apply
- Working with Children Check /NDIS Workers Screening Check or have eligibility to apply
- You can show proof of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination
Interested?
For more information or to talk to one of our team about our Graduate Program contact Lisa Quinn, Head of Allied Health Services at lisa.quinn@languagedisorder.org.au
How to Apply?
Please provide your current resume and a cover letter highlighting your relevant skills, qualifications and suitability for this role.
Head office
Level 3, 88 Jephson Street,
Toowong, QLD, 4066, Brisbane
