* New Graduate Speech-Language Pathologist

Interior Health; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health authority in British Columbia as a Speech-Language Pathologist! This role offers new graduates the chance to work in diverse environments, including hospitals and outpatient services. With a focus on mentorship and professional growth, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills and confidence through our Allied Health Transition to Practice Mentorship Program. Enjoy a supportive workplace that values work-life balance and offers competitive salaries, relocation reimbursement, and employer-paid benefits. This is your chance to make a difference in the community while advancing your career in a vibrant and beautiful region.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous relocation reimbursement

Employer-paid vacation starting at 4 weeks

Extended health and dental benefits

Employee wellness services

Employer-matched pension contributions

Education and development opportunities

Unionized role stability

Qualifications

• Full registration as a Speech-Language Pathologist with CHCPBC is required.
• Must have less than 18 months of employment experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical practice and mentorship to new graduates.
• Support new graduates in their transition to practice.

Skills

Speech-Language Pathology

Clinical Practice

Mentorship

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Tools

Clinical Tools

Job description

Position Summary
New graduates… A Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) career with Interior Health Authority in British Columbia is full of opportunities to grow and advance! We have opportunities in Adult Services and Early Childhood Development, and applicable positions may qualify for up to $20,000 as a recruitment incentive.

New graduate SLPs are employed in diverse practice environments and have opportunity to work across the health care continuum, including hospital-based acute care, outpatient services, long-term care homes, and home and primary care programs. All new graduates will be provided the opportunity to identify their preferences for a position during the recruitment process. Whatever your interest, we have something for you.

Allied Health Transition to Practice Mentorship Program

Our Allied Health Transition to Practice Mentorship Program is designed to support and guide new graduates as they embark on their careers with Interior Health. This program provides you with a unique opportunity to build knowledge, confidence, connections, and competence as you transition into your new career.

As a new graduate, our Regional Transition to Practice Mentor will provide you with added support for:

1. Orientation and onboarding
2. Fostering and strengthening relationships
3. Clinical practice and mentorship to build practice readiness and consolidate skills
4. Developing a customized learning plan to transition to practice
5. Virtual office hours and introductions to other new graduates
6. Protected and/or supernumerary time for mentor/mentee connections, job shadows, self-directed learning, and/or classroom learning
7. Navigating tools and resources

What we offer:

We are one of Canada's Top 100 employers and offer welcoming workplaces with a range of benefits and policies to support you at every stage of your career.

1. Competitive salary
2. Generous relocation reimbursement for eligible positions
3. Reimbursement of eligible professional fees
4. Employer-paid vacation starting at 4 weeks
5. Employer-paid extended health and dental benefits for you and your eligible dependents
6. Employee wellness & family assistance services
7. Employer-matched contributions to our defined benefit pension plan
8. Education and development opportunities
9. Consistent schedule and stability of a Unionized role

About Us

Interior Health is a Canada Top Employer for 2025! We are committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work-life balance are promoted within the team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.

About Our Locations

Whether you are looking for a big city, smaller town or rural community, we have the position and location to suit.

Okanagan: Beautiful beaches, lakes, orchards, vineyards, golfing and world-class ski resorts all just minutes away from the main centres of Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton and Oliver.

Thompson Cariboo Shuswap: Spectacular scenery, agricultural abundance, provincial parks, culturally and historically rich communities such as Williams Lake, Kamloops, Salmon Arm and 100 Mile House.

Kootenay’s: The wilderness capital of B.C. offers majestic mountain ranges, glacier-fed lakes and lush forests for skiing, hiking, biking and camping. Home to sunny, laid-back communities like Cranbrook, Fernie, Trail and Nelson.

Instructions on How to Apply
If you have recently graduated, or are graduating from a recognized Speech-Language Pathology program in the next 6 months, please submit your resume directly to this job posting. One of our Recruiters will be in touch soon.

Qualifications
Full practicing registration as a Speech-Language Pathologist with the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia (CHCPBC)
Valid BC Driver’s license where required
Have less than 18 months' worth of employment experience.
Have not participated in a new graduate or transition to practice program with another B.C. Health Authority.