Speech Pathologist II

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist to join the Alberta Children's Hospital Allied Health/Rehabilitation team. The role focuses on infants to youth (0–18) with complex feeding, swallowing, and communication needs in inpatient units and NICU outreach.

You will work within an interdisciplinary team, provide assessments, lead interventions, and support families and partners. Supervisory responsibilities include graduate students and therapy assistants, with a flexible,

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and active or eligible registration with ACSLPA.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical professional practice independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Assess, intervene and manage cases within pediatric rehabilitation and complex feeding/swallowing.
• Supervise students and therapy assistants; mentor staff as appropriate.

Skills

Clinical experience

Pediatric rehabilitation

Feeding & swallowing

Acquired/congenital conditions

Neurological interventions

Education

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

The Alberta Children\'s Hospital (ACH) is a warm & vibrant workplace, serving children & their families in inpatient units & ambulatory clinics. We have an exciting opportunity to join our Allied Health team as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), as part of the site-wide SLP and interdisciplinary feeding teams, with a focus on patient & family-centred care. This position will provide primary support to ACH inpatient units, and our zone wide regional NICU team. The caseload for all positions within the Allied Health department may be subject to change based on operational considerations. As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for interprofessional collaboration with medical teams, assessment & intervention within the clinical assignment, work with families, community partners, discharge & way-finding support. This specialized area includes infants, children & youth (0-18yrs) admitted to inpatients with traumatic, acquired &/or congenital medical conditions. Practice areas include complex feeding & swallowing, clinical & instrumental assessment of swallowing (VFSS&FEES); complex communication needs & AAC supports.You will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team; will exhibit advanced clinical reasoning & problem-solving skills including analytical thinking & conflict resolution; will be organized in managing a complex caseload; will demonstrate initiative & adaptability to meet varying clinical & operational needs; will demonstrate effective interpersonal, verbal/written communication skills. Supervision of graduate students, therapy assistants is required. You will receive guidance, mentoring, & leadership appropriate to your level of experience. Candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or any other characteristics are encouraged to apply.

Description:

As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will provide clinical professional practice both independently and as a part of a collaborative team, which may include external partners. You will be responsible for providing prevention, health promotion, identification, assessment, intervention, and case management. You will participate in the planning, coordination and delivery of rehabilitation services in collaboration with patients/clients, families, healthcare professionals and other partners. Your leadership and interpersonal skills will aid you in supervising students and providing clinical guidance to other staff as appropriate. You will use your clinical expertise to inform ongoing quality improvement, service integration, and program development.

• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Allied Health/Rehabilitation
• Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 22-SEP-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 05-OCT-2026
• Temporary End Date: 09-APR-2027
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 8
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $47.40
• Maximum Salary: $62.97
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Speech Pathologist II
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Allied Health/Rehabilitation
• Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 22-SEP-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 05-OCT-2026
• Temporary End Date: 09-APR-2027
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 8
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $47.40
• Maximum Salary: $62.97
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.Active or eligible registration and practice permit with the Alberta College of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum one to three (1-3) years of relevant, related clinical experience working within pediatric rehabilitation and supporting complex acquired & congenital medical conditions.Minimum one (1) year of recent (within last 2years) experience in tertiary rehabilitation service delivery.Minimum one (1) year knowledge, skills and experience in complex pediatric feeding & swallowing.One year knowledge, skills and experience in complex pediatric communication disorders.Knowledge and experience in neurological interventions, rehabilitative service, and transition support.BCLS-HCP certification .

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience conducting and interpreting instrumental swallowing evaluations (i.e., VFSS and FEES).Knowledge and experience with Augmentative & Alternative Communication.Knowledge of community resources and programs.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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