Casual Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

Casual Speech-Language Pathologist

Position: Casual Speech-Language Pathologist

Location: HDSB Schools [Burlington, Halton Hills (Acton & Georgetown), Oakville, Milton]

Pay Rate: $71,337.00 - $96,375.00 per year as per the collective agreement

Salary step would be determined based on previous experience

The Halton District School Board (HDSB) is one of the fastest growing school districts in Canada. Together, our 10,000+ staff serve more than 66,000 students in more than 100 schools in the communities of Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Georgetown, and Halton Hills. We are seeking qualified Casual Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) to be placed in the SLP casual pool. Individuals within this casual pool may be offered temporary, short-term employment up to 3 months in length to fill temporary vacancies during the absence of the regular incumbent.

Casual pool applicants who are successful in the interview and provide the board with a clear vulnerable sector check and a confirmation of their diploma/degree will be contacted when short-term and long-term temporary assignments become available. Once employed in a short-term or long-term temporary Speech-Language Pathologist position, casual/replacement SLP applicants will have priority consideration for long term occasional and permanent job opportunities as they are posted as per the PSSP Collective Agreement. For temporary long-term occasional (LTO) positions, longer than three months, a comprehensive Employee & Family Benefits plan applies to those in positions longer than 90 consecutive days.

Once an applicant is offered an accepts a short-term or long-term temporary position, they become employees of the HDSB. Successful casual pool applicants will be placed within the casual pool for a period of up to 2 years.

Benefits of working as a Speech-Language Pathologist with the Halton District School Board:

• Direct opportunity to impact student wellbeing and academic success
• Opportunity to work in a Board where collaboration, inclusion, and innovation are fostered
• Professional Development / Mentorship
• Opportunity to actively engage and learn collaboratively with peers
• Participate in a variety of ongoing ad-hoc committees and teams

Position Summary

Reporting to the Special Education Manager of Speech-Language Pathology Services, the Speech-Language Pathologist will work primarily in a variety of elementary and secondary schools within a defined geographic region.

Responsibilities Will Include

• Providing student-specific assessment, consultation, preventative and interventive services to support a caseload of students with a wide range of communication delays or disorders, including students who range from nonverbal to highly verbal
• Engaging in the provision of professional development and supports related to whole class, small group and individual learning
• Providing consultative/collaborative support to educational staff, students, and parents
• Collaborating with educators and students in specialized language programs/classrooms
• Collaborating with educators to support early literacy programs

Minimum Qualifications

• A Master’s degree from an accredited University
• Current registration in the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)
• Strong interpersonal skills, and verbal and written communication skills
• Flexibility, patience, tolerance, enthusiasm, creativity and team-oriented
• Experience working with children with receptive and expressive language and early literacy delays

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a School Board setting
• Experience in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
• Familiarity with assistive technology
• Experience supporting individuals from a variety of lived experiences (socio-economic, cultural, etc.)

Appointments Are Conditional Upon

• Provision of an original copy of a criminal background check with vulnerable sector screening dated within 6 months
• Agreement to comply with the Board’s policies, procedures, and code of conduct

Please submit your cover letter and resume to Apply To Education through the following link Job Category: Management and Professionals - Job Code #3577431

Equity

The Halton District School Board recognizes that, consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, employment practices and procedures at all levels should reflect, demonstrate understanding of and respond to a diverse population. The Board is committed to providing a workplace environment that is fair and equitable to all.

Requirements

Although hiring policies must adhere to the qualification requirements set out in applicable Regulations (eg. Regulation 298, “Operation of Schools – General”) and any applicable collective agreement provisions, the Board recognizes the importance of the following when developing its selection and evaluation criteria:

• Valuing applicants’ additional experience, lived experience, skills, backgrounds, and perspectives
• Granting first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, to applicants who self-identify as members of historically under-represented communities

We encourage you to respond to our voluntary applicant self-identification questions. This data will inform our understanding of the diversity of our applicant pool as well as the progress of applicants throughout the hiring process.

Accommodation

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates who have temporary or permanent disability, or who otherwise require accommodations based on the protected grounds highlighted in the Ontario Human Rights Code in respect to the recruitment and selection process.

Wellness

The HDSB is committed to providing a respectful and healthy work environment.