Speech Language Pathologist

ParaMed Home Health Care; Markham; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Recognition programs

Flexible scheduling

Health and dental benefits

Mobile devices supplied

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Extendicare is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to provide community visits across Ontario, assessing and treating adults and children with speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders. You’ll create individualized care plans and work with a collaborative health care team to improve patient outcomes.

Your role emphasizes diagnosis, treatment planning, and education for patients and families, with emphasis on using evidence-based methods and adaptive strategies for diverse settings

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech Language Pathology and active provincial registration.
• Minimum 1 year of SLP experience; community health experience preferred.
• Knowledge of speech and swallowing disorders and related testing equipment.
• Ability to create patient-centered treatment plans fitting into daily life.
• Ability to work with a diverse healthcare team.
• Advanced communication skills to explain disorders to patients and families.
• VPS clearance and reliable transportation required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and treat communication disorders.
• Develop and implement a treatment plan.
• Create personalized care plans with an interdisciplinary team.
• Educate and counsel patients and families.
• Research speech and communication disorders and develop new procedures and devices.
• Instruct and supervise communicative disorders assistants, students, and other health care professionals.

Skills

SLP practice

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Patient-centered care

Education

Degree in Speech Language Pathology

Provincial license registration

Job description

Location: Across Ontario

In this role of Speech Language Pathologist/Therapist, you will provide community visits to assess and determine treatment in referred adult or pediatric clients for speech and language disorders, pre-linguistic communication behavior, cognitive communication, and or dysphagia.

Job Description

Speech Language Pathologist

Location: Across Ontario

In this role of Speech Language Pathologist/Therapist, you will provide community visits to assess and determine treatment in referred adult or pediatric clients for speech and language disorders, pre-linguistic communication behavior, cognitive communication, and or dysphagia.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Best in class training and development programs
• Celebration and Recognition programs
• Part time and Full-time opportunities and flexible scheduling options
• Comprehensive health and dental benefit plans
• Company paid mobile devices
• Mileage compensation
• Employee perks and exclusive offers

What You’ll Do

• Assess, diagnose, and treat communication disorders such as speech, fluency, language, voice and swallowing disorders.
• Develop, plan, and implement a treatment plan that will remedy the issue the patient is presenting with.
• Create personalized care plans for each patient, often working with other medical staff on an interdisciplinary team.
• Educate and counsel patients and families on communication and swallowing disorders.
• Research speech and communication disorders and develop new diagnostic procedures and devices.
• Instruct and supervise communicative disorders assistants, students, and other health care professionals.

What You Bring

• Degree in Speech Language Pathology. Current registration with the provincial licensing body where applicable.
• Minimum 1 year speech language pathology experience, community health experience preferred.
• Technical knowledge of different speech and swallowing disorders and how to treat them.
• Technical knowledge of specialized equipment for testing and treating speech and swallowing disorders.
• Ability to create a patient-centered treatment plan that would fit into the patient’s life and help improve their symptoms.
• Ability to work with a diverse team of medical professionals.
• Advanced communication skills, with the ability to explain speech and swallowing disorders to patients and their families.
• Able to provide a current, clear Vulnerable Position Screening (VPS)
• Access to reliable transportation as this position requires visiting multiple locations daily.

We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring process. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Time Type

Full time

Compensation Details

Compensation will be discussed during the recruiting process.

At Extendicare, we’ve spent more than 50 years dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents in our long-term care homes across Canada. When you join Extendicare, you become part of a compassionate, mission-driven team committed to creating a safe, supportive, and enriching environment for every resident we serve.

We provide competitive compensation that reflects the value of this role and the unique qualifications each candidate brings. Final salary offers are based on a variety of factors such as your skills, experience, education, and alignment with the responsibilities of this position.

Base salary is one component of our broader total rewards package. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your health, financial well-being, and long-term career growth. Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards offerings during the hiring process.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support certain stages of the recruitment process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing candidate responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment — every application is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure thoughtful and equitable consideration. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Extendicare is an equal opportunity employer committed to respectful and inclusive hiring practices. We welcome all applicants, including those from equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous peoples, women, people with disabilities, and visible minorities.

Extendicare is committed to fostering an accessible, inclusive, and equitable hiring process. We will gladly accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment process upon request and in accordance with applicable legislation. If you require support during any stage of the process, email us at [e-mail].

We acknowledge that the care we provide across Canada occurs on lands that have been cared for by many Indigenous peoples for generations. We recognize First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples and their enduring connection to this land, and the importance of respect and cultural safety in the work we do.