Paediatric Speech Pathologist or Occupational Therapist

The Opportunity

Maximise your impact as you build the capacity of early years educator as part of the School Readiness Program at IPC Health.

The School Readiness Program is an innovative approach to improve outcomes for pre-school aged children.  We are seeking a Speech Pathologist or Occupational Therapist, with skills and interest in supporting early years educators and families, to contribute to improving developmental and educational outcomes for children.

School Readiness Funding (SRF) aims to support the learning and development of children accessing kindergarten programs, to address educational disadvantage through capacity-building activities.

This role includes travel across the Brimbank and Melton LGAs and a fleet car in available for use.  A staff laptop and mobile phone are provided. We offer high quality clinical supervision and paid professional development programs (such as Hanen).

Within the program, allied health professionals work in collaboration with educators and families, with the goal of improving outcomes for children in one or more of the three School Readiness Funding priority areas :

• Communication (language development)
• Wellbeing (social and emotional)
• Access and inclusion

You will make a difference by

• Working collaboratively with the School Readiness Funding Allied Health Team to plan service delivery within kindergarten programs across the Brimbank and Melton areas.
• Building the capability of educators and families through coaching, modelling, group training, case consultation support and other discipline specific services
• Provide allied health support to kindergarten educators, families and communities, to achieve their goals in relation to the communication and wellbeing of children.
• Reflecting and evaluating supports to enhance outcomes.

To succeed you will need :

• Graduate or post-graduate degree in Speech Pathology or Occupational Therapy
• Experience working at a Grade 2 level in paediatric allied health. Experience working in a kindergarten setting is an advantage.
• Must be registered with AHPRA if an Occupational Therapist
• Current and valid Victorian Working with Children’s Check, National Police Check, and Driver’s Licence.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement evidence-based programs that meet the communication and wellbeing goals for children.
• Highly developed communication, networking, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability and interest to work within the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF).

What next?

If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role’s Success Profile, submit your resume and respond the screening questions.

To find out more about the role, please contact Stacey Spong, Team Leader School Readiness Funding on 0490 044 501 or Stacey.spong@ipchealth.com.au

Applications close :   Tuesday 2 December 2025 at 5pm

Interviews may be conducted during the application phase.

We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.

If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process please email Careers@ipchealth.com.au with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities. A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.

Success Profile / Position Description

Success Profile / Position Description