Permanent, 0.8FTE
Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guideline
Flexible Work Arrangements + EAP + Regular Hours
Paid Study Leave & Financial Support for External Courses
Team Environment + Multicultural Setting + Agile Work Style
The Opportunity:
Kidz First Child Development Team (CDT) are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and confident Speech therapist to join our Speech Therapy team. The ideal candidate will have a passion to work with babies 0-3 years to support with feeding and communication and a desire to make a difference in our community.
The speech language therapist forms part of a wider multi-disciplinary team supporting children with disabilities within the community. The team is based at Kidz First Community Health in Manukau, South Auckland. In this role you will be supported by an amazing team of Speech Language Therapists, a Professional Leader, Clinical Leader and a Team Leader. The team environment is fun, yet goal orientated. Our team support a high Maaori and Pacifica population and would welcome applicants from these communities as well.
Within this role you will work in partnership with the patient, whaanau and other health care providers in order to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate outcomes of care for children 0-3 years predominately. This role provides you with the opportunity to support children with a range of feeding, swallowing and communication difficulties within a community setting. You will assess, diagnose and treat patients accordingly. You will have the opportunity to be upskilled and involved in carrying out Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies alongside team members and the inpatient SLT. Our range of services delivery is flexible from individual face to face sessions, tele health and running groups. Another component of this role is the opportunity to work alongside the Paediatricians and Psychologists in a multidisciplinary clinic to assess complex children, particularly those who potentially have Autism Spectrum Disorder, Foetal ******* Spectrum Disorder or Global Developmental Delay.
The preferred candidate will be someone who is an excellent communicator whilst honouring cultural diversity. An ability to effectively organise your caseload, whilst prioritising tasks, would be imperative in order to be successful in this role.

Essential:
Registration with the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists' Association and current APC
A passion for working with tamariki and advocating for their specific needs
Full, clean motor vehicle driver's licence
Preferred:
Knowledge and experience in the case management of tamariki (birth-3 years) with a range of feeding, swallowing and communication difficulties, across community settings
Experience working within a health setting
Experience working within a multi-disciplinary setting and as part of a team
Experience in paediatric dysphagia
Benefits:
Refund of annual practising certificate cost
Free parking
Discounted services as part of our work perks
To view the job description, click here. Please apply online at www.countieshealthjobs.com. For more information, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 09 276 0044 ext. 58680 or [email protected].
Job Number: CMH202414294
Applications Close: 25 October 2024

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.