Senior Speech Language Therapist, Child Development Team - Kidz First

Full time, fixed term until January 2026

Remuneration as per the PSA Allied Health SECA guidelines

 • Flexible Work Arrangements + EAP + Regular Hours

• Paid Study Leave & Financial Support for External Courses 

• Team Environment + Multicultural Setting + Agile Work Style

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

The Opportunity:

Gain valuable professional experience through the role of Senior Speech Language Therapist within Kidz First Community Child Development Team (CDT). 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 a Clinical Leader, Team Leader and Professional Lead. 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 child, their family and other health care providers in order to assess, plan and deliver care for children 0-3 years predominately within the home environment. This role is very varied and provides you with the opportunity to support children with a range of feeding, swallowing and communication difficulties within a community setting.  You will have the opportunity to be involved in a range of exciting clinical areas including carrying out Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Studies and supporting infants and young children to tube wean.  

Our range of services delivery is flexible from individual face to face sessions, tele-health and facilitating 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 or Global Developmental Delay.

The preferred candidate will be 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
• Minimum of 5 years clinical experience 
• 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
• Current Videoswallow competencies
• Experience working within a health setting
• Experience working within a Multi-Disciplinary setting and as part of a team
• Experience in paediatric dysphagia

What we can offer

• Refund of annual practising certificate cost
• Free parking onsite
• Discounted services as part of our work perks

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. To apply please click “apply now.” To view the job description, please click here. For more information, please contact Amy on amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Job Number: CMH202414556

Applications Close: 23 April 2025

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.