
Join us as a Speech Pathologist in the beautiful Hunter Valley!
Part-time or full-time, flexible, hybrid, purposeful work
Are you a Speech Pathologist who wants to make a genuine difference in the lives of children and families? If you’re looking for a warm, collaborative workplace where you feel valued, supported, and inspired every day, we’d love to welcome you to the Prelude Australia team.
Our transdisciplinary team is dedicated to helping children thrive through play, connection, and everyday learning experiences. If you’re seeking a role where your work truly matters, this is it.
Why you’ll love working with us:
What you bring to the role:
Special Conditions include: Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening, Private motor vehicle with comprehensive insurance, drivers license, first Aid certificate with CPR
Why Prelude Australia:
Trusted by our community for over 40 years, Prelude Australia is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to supporting children (birth to 12 years) who are living with developmental delay or disability and the families who love them. We provide high quality early childhood intervention and therapy services through the NDIS, Medicare and private pathways, helping children grow, learn, and thrive in the environments that matter most.
We also work closely with our community to deliver a range of capacity building programs, including coaching and clinical supervision for sector professionals, training and workshops, facilitated playgroups, and fundraising initiatives that strengthen support for local families.
Our team is made up of passionate Early Childhood Teachers, Speech Pathologists, and Occupational Therapists who work together through a transdisciplinary, family-centred approach. Everything we do is guided by our core values:
Respect
Collaboration
Creating Opportunities
At Prelude Australia, we welcome and celebrate diversity in all its forms; culture, language, religion, gender, sexuality, and abilities. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and supported. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals and are proud to build teams that reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve.
Any enquiries please contact Nadine Baxter, People and Culture Coordinator, nadine.b@preludeaustralia.org.au

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.