speech pathologist
Education:
Master's degree.
Work setting:
School or educational institution/establishment.
Tasks:
- Conduct audiometric tests and examinations.
- Conduct speech-language tests and examinations.
- Diagnose and evaluate speech, voice, resonance, language, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders.
- Follow up with patients to ensure assigned remedial programs are correctly followed and completed.
- Supervise technical and support staff.
- Develop, plan and implement remedial programs to correct speech, voice, language, resonance, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders.
- Establish group and personalized care plans working as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Provide advice and educational services to patients and families regarding communication and swallowing disorders.
- Establish personalized care plans working as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Supervision:
3-4 people.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities.
Computer and technology knowledge:
MS Excel. MS Outlook. MS PowerPoint. MS Windows.
Communication systems experience:
Total communication. Oral techniques. Alternate or augmentative communication.
Security and safety:
- Child Abuse Registry check.
- Criminal record check.
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Eligible for professional liability insurance.
Transportation/travel information:
Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Fast-paced environment. Attention to detail.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
Experience:
1 to less than 7 months.
Employment terms options:
Day.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- As per collective agreement.
- Life insurance.
- Mileage paid.
- Pension plan.
Other benefits:
Other benefits.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
Support for youths:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).