Allied Health Specialist

Allied Health Specialist

Job No.: 699538

Location: Canterbury-Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales

Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.2)

Duration: 6 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: Pro-rata of $100,155 - $108,106 pa HEW Level 6 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Play a pivotal role in reshaping how families access early childhood support. As the Allied Health Specialist for the Healthy Beginnings Pilot, you will bring your clinical expertise directly into the everyday environments where young children learn, play, and grow.

Working with a high degree of autonomy across two participating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centres in the Canterbury-Bankstown LGA, you will bridge the gap between health and early education. By embedding clinical support directly within ECEC settings, this integrated model of care removes traditional barriers to access, ensuring health and developmental concerns in children aged 0 - 4 are identified early and supported through collaborative, family-centred care.

This part-time Allied Health role is approximately 0.2 FTE for 6 months.

You will join a dedicated multidisciplinary team led by Professor Raghu Lingam (Head of the Population Child Health Research Group) with day-to-day operational support from Dr Carmen Crespo, working side-by-side with an embedded Care Coordinator to make a tangible difference in the lives of local children and families.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver Embedded Clinical Support: Conduct developmental assessments and deliver evidence-based individual and group interventions within naturalistic ECEC settings.

• Empower Families and Educators: Design and facilitate practical capacity-building sessions, equipping parents and early childhood educators with strategies they can seamlessly apply at home and in the centre.

• Champion Integrated Care: Partner closely with the embedded Care Coordinator, local community health providers, and primary care teams to streamline referral pathways, reduce service fragmentation, and support shared decision-making.

• Contribute to Research and Evaluation: Participate in monthly multidisciplinary case reviews, monitor child outcomes, maintain accurate clinical records (using platforms such as REDCap), and contribute valuable clinical insights to the feasibility evaluation of the Healthy Beginnings model.

What You Bring to the Role

To thrive in this autonomous and rewarding position, you will be an empathetic, adaptable clinician who is passionate about early intervention and community health.

• Qualifications and Registration: A degree in Occupational Therapy or Speech Pathology with current professional registration/accreditation to practice in Australia (AHPRA or SPA), or an equivalent combination of relevant specialist expertise and training.

• Clinical Expertise: Demonstrated experience as an Allied Health Professional, ideally within child, family, or community health settings, with proven skills in assessing speech, language, communication, or functional developmental needs in young children.

• Culturally Responsive Practice: Experience engaging diverse families and communities with warmth, clarity, and a strong commitment to family-centred care.

• Collaborative Mindset: Proven ability to work effectively across health, education, and community sectors, navigating complex service systems to advocate for timely care.

• Organisational Excellence: Strong project coordination, time management, and clinical documentation skills, paired with proficiency in electronic data systems (e.g., REDCap).

Why Join Us?

• Make a Direct Impact: Work on the frontlines of an innovative feasibility trial designed to improve lifelong health and developmental trajectories for children in Western Sydney.

• Autonomy and Support: Enjoy the independence of managing your clinical caseload across two local centres while backed by a supportive research leadership team and an on-site Care Coordinator.

• System-Level Influence: Help shape the future of integrated early childhood care by contributing directly to program evaluation and quality improvement

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen. We make tangible contributions because our purpose is clear; to deliver positive economic, social and environmental impact in resolving the global challenges of our age.

At the core of achieving this purpose is the diversity of our staff. When you come to work, you can be yourself, be a change-maker and develop your career in exciting ways. This is why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Learn more about Monash.

Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Professor Rod Hunt, The Financial Markets Foundation for Children Chair, Neonatal Paediatrics +61 3 8572 3935 or rod.hunt@monash.edu

Position Description: Allied Health Specialist

Applications Close: Tuesday 1 December 2026, 11:55pm AEDT

Please submit your application as soon as possible for this fabulous opportunity to join Monash University. Interviews will be held as strong applicants are identified. Applications will close when the role has been filled.

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