Speech Language Pathologist - Statewide Talent Pool, Education

Queensland Government; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrificing opportunities

Access to accumulated time off

Housing/relocation allowance for rural

Job summary

The Department of Education in Queensland is hiring speech-language pathologists to deliver high-quality services to students with communication needs across schools. You will collaborate with teachers and families, promote communication skills as essential for learning, and work within a supportive, supervised environment with ongoing professional development.

The role is full-time (38 hours per week) with opportunities for professional supervision, induction and access to housing/relocation

Responsibilities

• Provide services to students with speech language communication needs in school settings.
• Collaborate with education teams to address barriers to learning.
• Promote the importance of speech language communication skills as foundational to learning.

Job description

The Department of Education employs approximately 260 full-time speech-language pathologists throughout the state. In school settings you will provide services to students with speech language communication needs and support to their teachers and families.

• Apply your professional skills and knowledge in contemporary speech language pathology, as well as promote the importance of speech language communication skills as key areas underlying learning for all students.
• Collaborate with education teams within schools to deliver high quality speech language pathology services which address barriers to learning for students with speech language communication difficulties, using a whole of school approach as part of the educational program.
• A supportive and flexible work environment
• Professional supervision by senior speech-language pathologists and a formal induction program
• An established network of SLPs who provide collegial support
• Access to professional development
• A career advancement structure
• Salary sacrificing opportunities
• 38 hours per week (full-time)
• Access to accumulated time off
• Positions based in rural and remote locations may have access departmental housing and reallocation allowance

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Other information about the opportunity

• This role may require the use of a government vehicle, and candidates must hold the appropriate license endorsement (Queensland ‘C' class license) to operate the vehicle.
• The position requires the incumbent to work across the service area associated with the base location.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.