Role: Speech Pathologist | Residential Aged Care| Part Time
Location: Melbourne – Northern Suburbs, VIC
Top three standout points:
- Make a meaningful difference to communication, swallowing and quality of life outcomes for older adults
- Competitive salary with additional employee perks
- Diverse caseload across aged care, home care, dementia and palliative care settings
Help older adults stay connected, communicate with confidence, and enjoy safer mealtimes through expert speech pathology support.
At Vivir Healthcare, we believe speech pathology is about more than assessments and recommendations. It's about helping older Australians maintain their communication, dignity, independence and quality of life.
As a Speech Pathologist with Vivir Healthcare, you'll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with clients while making a genuine difference to their everyday lives. Working across aged care and community settings, you'll support older adults with communication, cognitive communication and swallowing needs, helping them stay engaged in the activities and relationships that matter most.
If you're looking for a role where your clinical skills are valued, your work has purpose, and your contribution is recognised, we'd love to hear from you.
Why join Vivir?
- Competitive remuneration that rewards your experience and expertise
- Salary packaging for full-time employees
- Novated leasing options
- Professional development allowance and career progression opportunities
- Monthly reward and recognition awards
- Access to experienced Clinical Coordinators, Senior Clinicians and Supervisors
- Opportunities to develop skills across multiple areas of speech pathology practice
- Work for a national organisation with an established reputation in allied health
- Referral bonus opportunities
- Supportive multidisciplinary team environment
- Meaningful work that positively impacts the lives of older adults
About the role
You'll provide person-centred speech pathology services across aged care and community settings, supporting older adults to maintain safe swallowing, effective communication, and quality of life. This diverse role offers the opportunity to work across dysphagia, speech, language, voice, neurological and cognitive communication disorders, delivering tailored assessments, swallowing management plans, diet texture recommendations, communication support, and assistive communication solutions.
You'll collaborate closely with clients, families, carers and multidisciplinary care teams to deliver meaningful, person-centred care across residential aged care facilities, clients' homes and community settings. With ongoing mentoring, professional development and support from experienced Clinical Coordinators, Senior Clinicians and Supervisors, you'll continue to build your clinical expertise, confidence and professional practice while making a genuine difference in the lives of older adults.
What you'll bring
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology
- Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) status or eligibility to obtain
- Valid Australian driver's licence and reliable vehicle
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Passion for delivering person-centred care
- Experience in aged care, community, rehabilitation or disability settings (desirable but not essential)
Ready to make a difference?
We want to hear from you.
Apply today or contact our team for a confidential discussion about current opportunities.
Email: recruit@vivir.com.au
Phone: 1300 184 847
Vivir Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #work180