Team Lead Audiology TL0125

Position Number TL0125
Location Provincial Centre
This is an NSGEU Bargaining Unit position.
This position is for internal applicants only.

Start Date June 2 2025

End Date n/a

Closing Date May 1 2025

Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HSNS) provides audiology services to Nova Scotians of all ages and speechlanguage pathology services to preschool children and adults. HSNS is funded by the NS Government to deliver integrated and standardized provincial services across 37 clinical sites located in 26 communities. Nationally certified Audiologists and SpeechLanguage Pathologists with support from Communication Disorder Technicians and Administrative Support Professionals provide core services (prevention diagnosis and treatment) develop and monitor provincial clinical standards and collaborate with partners to deliver a number of special programs (e.g. Autism Stroke Cochlear Implant). Established in 1963 HSNS works to prevent and reduce the impact of communication disorders for Nova Scotians.

Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia is an inclusive employer who supports diversity equality and reconciliation. Our goal is to be a workforce that is representative at all job levels of the people we serve. We welcome people from all ethnicities genders sexual orientation age religion physical and mental abilities family status and political beliefs and affiliation.

HSNS is accepting internal applications for the position of a regular fulltime 1.0 FTE) Audiology Team Lead. Reporting to the Director and in collaboration with HSNS management staff and external partners. The successful candidate will lead and support planning coordination and delivery of provincial audiology services.

Responsibilities in collaboration with HSNS management and staff include:

Assist with procurement rollout and training of capital equipment

Lead/participate in quality improvement initiatives

Provide parachute audiology services throughout Nova Scotia

Mentor and support staff

Identify and coordinate professional development opportunities

Collaborate with external partners

Cochair the Audiology Services meetings

Applicants from across the province are encouraged to apply. The home base for this position is dependent upon the successful candidates location.

The successful candidate must possess the following qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Audiology from an accredited program
• Registered member of the Nova Scotia College of Audiology and SpeechLanguage Pathology
• Minimum of three years clinical experience and 2 years at Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia
• Knowledge of all HSNS clinical audiology services currently provided
• Change management training or relevant experience
• Experience working in a collaborative team
• Experience mentoring and training students and/or staff
• Ability to adapt to changing environments
• Demonstrated initiative in critical thinking and problemsolving skills
• Recent participation in a quality improvement project
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Flexibility in work schedule to support outreach/parachute services
• Valid Nova Scotia drivers license and access to a reliable vehicle; travel within Nova Scotia is required.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English

Assets:

• Experience in leading a team
• Project development and implementation skills
• Leadership training and/or experience
• Experience leading and facilitating meetings and groups

Note All offers of employment will be conditional upon results of a criminal records check/vulnerable sector search and child abuse registry search all to be satisfactory to the employer. Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted. Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process please contact Human Resources at All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Nova Scotia Accessibility Act.