Opportunities open for speech pathologist at St John of God Accord

Di Butcher joined St John of God Accord as a speech pathologist but over the past four years has had the opportunity to expand her leadership skills to now work as the service’s Allied Health Manager.

What allied health services are offered at St John of God Accord?

At Accord we offer allied health services to people with a range of intellectual and physical disabilities. We have a team of speech pathologists, occupational therapists, psychologists, music therapists, and positive behaviour support practitioners that work with our clients.

How long have you worked with us?

I’ve been working at Accord for about four years. I cam on as a part-time speech pathologist, then became the allied health team leader and now I’m the allied health manager. The team has grown from when I started which was a team of about six, to now having 17 team members.

What do you love about working with St John of God Accord?

What I love about my role is the people, the clients we work with but also the people in the team. Everyone in the team is really passionate about the work they do. And all striving to really do the best for their clients.

What would you say to someone thinking of working with us?

If you are thinking of working with us at St Joh of God Accord in the allied health team, you would be someone who is really passionate about helping people, someone who really enjoys working collaboratively with team members and someone who wants to find meaning in the work you do.
 
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