Speech Pathologist - Graduate Program 2026

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! We're excited to get to know you and share how our 12-month Action Packed Graduate Program can launch your fulfilling career.

At Ability Action Australia, we are committed to empowering people with disability, of all ages, to ‘get more out of life today!’

Equally, we’re dedicated to uplifting and celebrating our exceptional people for the important work they do.

Packed with Benefits – Opportunity to earn up to $100K+ in salary and benefits

Job Description

Are you graduating as a Speech Pathologist and ready to kickstart your career somewhere that actually supports you, cheers for you, mentors you, and celebrates your wins (including getting your session notes done same day 🙌)?

Welcome to Ability Action Australia ! The place where new grad Speechies thrive, laugh, grow and occasionally ask, “Is this the moment I finally become a confident clinician?” (Spoiler: yes. Yes it is.)

ABOUT US 💬🧡

We’re a national therapy provider helping NDIS participants of all ages “get more out of life today!”

Our teams are warm, our culture is fun, our supervision is actually weekly (shocking, we know 😱), and our 12-month Action Packed Graduate Program is here to turn you from fresh grad to fierce speechie without burning you out.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE OUR GRAD PROGRAM 🎁

You’ve done the hard yards, now enjoy the rewards:

✨ Guaranteed salary of $86,400 incl. super

✨ Travel reimbursement (kms covered = more snacks) 🚗

✨ $1,500 external CPD allowance

✨ Performance-based incentives (treat-yourself-money 💸)

✨ Laptop, smartphone & clinical toolkit

✨ Professional indemnity insurance

✨ Salary packaging + novated leasing options

✨ Employee perks: travel discounts, gym savings & more 🏖️💪

✨ Flexibility Home, café, office/clinic… wherever you create your best work ☕

✨ 1:1 weekly supervision, monthly workshops, mentoring & your own buddy (who will actually reply to your messages 📱)

What sets us apart?

👉 A support system that never leaves you hanging, especially while you’re learning reports, NDIS processes and everything in between.

WHO YOU ARE 🫶🔍

You’re a soon-to-be graduating Speechie who is:

• Empathetic, curious & eager to learn

• Passionate about helping people communicate & connect

• Keen to join a fun, multidisciplinary team

• Excited to grow your skills with support

• Not afraid of a good pun (Speechies love them, it’s science 🤓)

• SPA-registered or eligible upon graduation

READY TO LAUNCH YOUR SPEECHIE ERA? 🚀🎙️

I’m Carla Morris, y our Grad Program wing-woman, question-answerer, and the person cheering you on from Day 1.

📞 0430 652 332

📧 [email protected]

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-morris-52590138/

Apply today and let’s help you get more out of your career — starting now. 💫

Additional Information

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.