Job Description

About Us

The Shepherd Centre (TSC) is a highly regarded not-for-profit, providing specialised programs for children with hearing loss and their families. Our programs meet the needs of children of all ages; from our world-leading early intervention program for babies and toddlers, through to our mentoring program ‘Hear for You’ for school-aged children and teenagers. We have been empowering generations of children with hearing loss to listen, speak and have a voice for over 50 years, creating a world of choice and amplifying possibility.

TSC currently supports over 900 families all over Australia, providing in-person and online support from 10 locations across NSW, ACT, Queensland and Tasmania. Our global platform HearHub, supports health professionals working with children with hearing loss all over the world

About the role

We are currently seeking Speech Pathologists to join the fantastic team at our Canberra centre in Rivett! Our Canberra centre is home to a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team, providing wrap around services to our clients.

This is a permanent part-time (30.40 hours per week) opportunity. As a family-friendly and flexible organisation, we are open to discussing specific days and hours with the successful candidate. If your availability differs slightly, we still encourage you to apply, as working arrangements can be negotiated.

You don’t need prior experience working with hearing loss - comprehensive training and ongoing support are provided to help you develop the specialist knowledge and skills needed to thrive in this space.

Occasional travel to Sydney may be required, and we regularly welcome team members from other centres to foster connection and shared learning.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Guiding and coaching parents/care-givers to become the primary facilitator of their child’s listening and spoken language development in their everyday environments, through individual, group and consultative sessions
• Working with other team members such as Audiologists and Child and Family Counsellors, to provide an integrated approach to family goals around listening and spoken language
• Developing, facilitating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating annual Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) with the team
• Carrying out NDIS activities, including making clinical recommendations and discussions with families on services they engage
• Monitoring and evaluating the child’s progress via formal and informal diagnostic assessment
• Preparing and participating in delivery of group programs where required

Why join The Shepherd Centre?

We don’t just profess our values, we truly practice them through the work that each and every one of us performs each day. We act and communicate with Compassion and Integrity in everything we do. We strive to Empower everyone we meet – our children, families and stakeholders. We foster Innovation – committed to finding better ways of doing things, through evidence-based practice. And finally, we support our people to be Courageous and harness their Creativity to unlock potential, enable progress and create new opportunities.

At The Shepherd Centre, we are passionate about improving outcomes for the children accessing our programs and we support our people to have a great work-life balance. We offer competitive benefits including:

• Competitive salary with not-for-profit salary packaging – claim up to $15,900 of your salary tax free per year + meal entertainment expenses up to $2,650 per year
• 6 weeks annual leave (pro-rated for part-time)
• Flexible work hours
• Generous ‘location allowance’ on top of normal salary
• A full Christmas and New Year shutdown period to recharge
• Work alongside world-leading Clinicians in your field
• Excellent internal professional and career development opportunities
• A supportive and collaborative work environment
• Clinical supervision and expert led training
• A family friendly and professional company culture

Essential Criteria:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology or Education of the Deaf.
• Membership with Speech Pathology Australia.
• Foundational knowledge of speech pathology is required; however, full training, support, and mentoring will be provided in the hearing and listening development space
• Highly developed verbal communication and writing skills.
• Desire to work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.
• Passion for working with children and supporting their families.
• Ability to work flexibly and resourcefully in a busy environment.
• Willingness to obtain Registration to Work with Vulnerable People, and a NDIS Worker Check
• Driver's license and access to a vehicle.
• Full working rights to work in Australia.

Desirable Criteria (but not essential):

• Experience working in the area of hearing loss.
• Experience working in family centred practice.
• Experience working with children in an early Intervention setting.
• Experience working with families under the NDIS.

How to apply:

Please submit your resume to apply. Closing date is Friday 1st May 2026.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we will be actively shortlisting applications as they are received. As such, this position may be filled prior to the closing date.

If you have any questions about the role or require any reasonable adjustments to enable you to equitably participate in the recruitment process, please contact Careers@shepherdcentre.org.au.

The Shepherd Centre is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to providing a work environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Please let us know if you have any support or access requirements at the time of your application.