Speech Pathologist

Zenzability | Smeaton Grange, NSW

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Full-Time, Part-Time or Contractor

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Flexible working arrangements

About Zenzability

Zenzability is a growing allied health practice based in Smeaton Grange, supporting children, adolescents and adults across the Macarthur and South-West Sydney regions.

We believe great therapy comes from giving clinicians the time, autonomy, resources and support to do their jobs well.

We are building a practice where quality clinical care comes before volume, clinicians have genuine input into how they structure their work, and professional judgement is respected.

Our services are delivered across our Smeaton Grange clinic as well as participants’ homes, schools and community settings.

About the Role

Due to continued growth, we are looking for a Speech Pathologist to join our team on a full-time, part-time or contractor basis.

We recognise that clinicians are looking for different ways of working. Whether you are seeking the stability of permanent employment or the independence and flexibility of contracting, we are open to developing an arrangement that works for both you and the practice.

Your caseload will be built around your clinical interests, experience and areas you would like to develop.

The role will primarily involve ongoing therapy alongside assessment and report-writing opportunities.

Depending on your interests and experience, your work may include:

  • Speech, language and communication assessments
  • Expressive and receptive language intervention
  • Speech sound and articulation therapy
  • Social and pragmatic communication
  • Literacy and phonological awareness support
  • AAC assessment and intervention
  • Capacity-building therapy
  • NDIS assessments and progress reports
  • Resource development and other non-face-to-face clinical work
  • Collaboration with families, carers, schools, support coordinators and other allied health professionals

 

You won’t be expected to be experienced across every area. We are happy to support clinicians who want to broaden their skills and develop capability in new areas of Speech Pathology practice.

A Week That Can Work Around You

We want clinicians to have genuine flexibility, rather than simply describing a role as “flexible”.

For employees, full-time can be worked across five days or as an equivalent compressed working week. Part-time arrangements of three or four days per week are also available.

Depending on your preferred working arrangement, this can include:

  • Flexible start and finish times
  • Choice of working days
  • The ability to compress your working week
  • Work from home for reports and administrative work
  • Flexibility to structure your clinic and community days


A typical full-time week might involve
two clinic days, two community days and one work-from-home day for reports, documentation and other work.

For contractors, we can discuss a flexible arrangement based on your availability, preferred caseload and areas of clinical interest.

A Sustainable Caseload

We don’t believe clinicians should have to choose between meeting productivity targets and producing quality clinical work.

For full-time employees, once fully onboarded, our utilisation expectation is approximately 25 hours per week.

Your caseload will be developed around your preferred clinical interests rather than expecting every clinician to work across every area of Speech Pathology.

Community travel is generally kept within approximately 30 minutes of the clinic, helping to minimise unnecessary time on the road.

Clinical Support & Development

We want our clinicians to have autonomy over their clinical work while still having access to support, collaboration and professional development.

You’ll work as part of a growing allied health team and have opportunities to collaborate with Occupational Therapists and other professionals involved in a participant’s care.

We support ongoing professional development and are happy to invest in clinicians who want to broaden their skills, strengthen their assessment and report-writing capabilities, or develop expertise in particular areas of Speech Pathology.

We don’t expect you to arrive knowing everything. If there are areas of practice you would like to develop, we are happy to train and support you.

Administration That Supports Clinicians

Our administrative team manages much of the non-clinical workload, including:

  • Participant intake and enquiries
  • Scheduling and appointment administration
  • Invoicing
  • General participant enquiries
  • Other day-to-day administrative support


This allows our clinicians to spend more of their time focused on clinical work rather than administration.

Our Clinic

Our Smeaton Grange clinic provides clinicians with:

  • Dedicated treatment rooms and therapy spaces
  • Workstations for documentation and report writing
  • Clinical and therapy resources
  • Administrative support
  • Space to collaborate with the team while maintaining autonomy over your clinical work


Employees are also provided with the equipment required for their role, including a laptop.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary based on experience for employees
  • Contractor arrangements also available
  • Full-time or part-time employment
  • Full-time across five days or an equivalent compressed working week
  • Part-time arrangements of three or four days
  • Flexible start and finish times
  • Choice of working days
  • Work-from-home opportunities for reports and administration
  • Approximately 25 hours utilisation per week for full-time employees once fully onboarded
  • Caseload developed around your clinical interests
  • Administrative support for intake, scheduling, invoicing and participant enquiries
  • Community travel generally within 30 minutes of the clinic
  • Clinic, community and work-from-home variety
  • Professional development and supported upskilling
  • Support to develop assessment and report-writing skills
  • Professional autonomy and respect for your clinical judgement
  • Multidisciplinary collaboration
  • The opportunity to help shape Speech Pathology services within a growing allied health practice

About You

We’d love to hear from you if you:

  • Hold a recognised qualification in Speech Pathology
  • Hold current membership, or are eligible for membership, with Speech Pathology Australia
  • Have the right to work in Australia
  • Have, or are eligible to obtain, an NDIS Worker Screening Check
  • Hold a current Working With Children Check where required
  • Have a current driver’s licence and access to a vehicle
  • Have strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Are comfortable working independently while collaborating with a broader allied health team
  • Take pride in delivering high-quality, individualised clinical care
  • Want to continue developing professionally


Experience within the NDIS or disability sector is highly regarded, particularly experience with AAC, complex communication needs, assessments or NDIS reporting.

However, you don’t need to arrive knowing how to do everything.

If you are a capable Speech Pathologist who wants greater exposure to disability practice, assessments, report writing or more complex clinical work, we are happy to support you to build those capabilities.

Who This Role Would Suit

This role may particularly suit a Speech Pathologist who still loves the clinical work but wants more control over how they work.

You may be looking for greater flexibility, a more manageable caseload, less administrative burden, more autonomy or the opportunity to broaden your clinical skills without being thrown into unfamiliar work unsupported.

It could also suit an experienced Speech Pathologist who prefers to work as a contractor and wants access to an established clinic, administrative support and a growing referral base without having to build a practice from scratch.

At Zenzability, we’re interested in finding the right clinician and the right working arrangement, rather than simply filling a position.

If you value quality clinical work, flexibility, autonomy and being part of a growing allied health practice where your contribution genuinely matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply

If you’re an experienced Speech Pathologist looking for greater flexibility, autonomy and a sustainable caseload, we’d love to hear from you.

Please send us your CV together with a short introduction outlining your experience, areas of clinical interest and what you’re looking for in your next role.