Speech & Language Pathologist

Speech-Language Pathologist

Position: 1.0 Full Time Temporary Speech-Language Pathologist

Location:HDSB SchoolsBurlington Halton Hills (Acton & Georgetown) Oakville Milton

Term: September 2 2025 to June 26 2026

Pay Rate:$80113.00 - $106216.00 per year as per the collective agreement

Salary step would be determined based on previous experience

Work Schedule: 10 Months/year (September - June); 35 hours per week

The Halton District School Board (HDSB) is one of the fastest growing school districts in Canada. Together our 10000 staff serve more than 66000 students in more than 100 schools in the communities of Burlington Georgetown Halton Hills Milton and Oakville. We are seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to join our clinical services team.

For temporary long-term occasional (LTOs) positions once hired as a long-term occasional member of the team applicants have first consideration for permanent opportunities. A comprehensive Employee & Family Benefits plan applies to those in positions longer than 90 consecutive days.

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 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

Participating in multi-disciplinary teams/committees and School Resource Team meetings

Providing clinical direction to Communicative Disorders Assistants

Independently maintaining and managing a caseload across a number of schools obtaining informed consent from parents/guardians/students maintaining appropriate confidential records and providing timely reports

Consulting/collaborating with administrators and teachers on school-based supports providing recommendations for programming and making referrals as appropriate for other services to support students

Minimum Qualifications:

A Masters 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

Experience supporting children with significant communication delays/disorders and/or neurodevelopmental including students on the Autism Spectrum.

Strong computer skills

A commitment to ongoing learning

Excellent judgment organizational and time management skills

Authentic resilient dependable reliable and have the ability to problem solve effectively

Adherence to a high level of professional and ethical standards

Experience working in a fast-paced environment

Demonstration of knowledge of current evidence-based practices in Speech-Language Pathology

At least one year of experience working as a Speech-Language Pathologist

Reliable transportation and the ability to work at a variety of locations throughout the day

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.)

Lived experience as a member of an equity-deserving group

Broad understanding of and an inclusive approach to relationship building with diverse stakeholders in the community and in schools

Experience and/or interest in providing clinical skills training to post-secondary students

Experience implementing and/or familiarity with Michelle Garcia Winners Social Thinking curriculum or similar social communication methodologies

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 Boards policies procedures and code of conduct

Please submit your cover letter and resume to Apply To Education by Wednesday June 11 2025 through the following link Job Category: Management and Professionals - Job Code #3951854

The Halton Region has been growing fast and growth is projected to remain strong for the foreseeable future. The regions population is anticipated to almost double in size by 2051 from a current population of 596637 to a projected population ofby 2051.

We thank all applicants for their interest in opportunities with the Halton District School Board. Contact will be made with applicants whose experience and qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. Communication with short-listed applicants will ordinarily be made through the email address provided on the applicants Apply To Education profile page or through the applicants HDSB email address. Please ensure that contact information provided at the time of application is current.

First consideration for posted vacancies will be given to qualified applicants from the employee group in which the vacancy occurs.

Applicant Self Identification Questions:

As part of the recruitment and selection function the HDSB will collect voluntary self identification data from applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code HDSBs Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedure HDSBs Employment Equity Policy and Ontarios Anti Racism Data Standards:

Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Anti-Racism Act 2017 S.O. 2017 c. 15 in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act R.S.O. 1990 c. M.56. In accordance with HDSBs Employment Equity Policy personal information collected on this form will aim to achieve an inclusive diverse and representative workforce. It works to intentionally identify and remove barriers for equity-deserving communities at each stage of the hiring process. Encouraging diversity of the workforce in the school board is vital because the workforce should be reflective and representative of the community.

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; and

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. This data will inform our goals strategies and actions and our progress towards creating and sustaining an inclusive and equitable workforce. Any information that you provide in response to these questions will be referred to during the hiring process for this position and will be shared with the hiring manager and/or committee members responsible for the hiring process.

The section includes questions from Ontarios Anti-Racism Data Standards (Standards 2017). The Standards were established to help identify and monitor systemic racism and racial disparities within the public sector. The Standards establish consistent effective practices for producing reliable information to support evidence-based decision-making and public accountability to help eliminate systemic racism and promote racial equity (adapted from Ontarios Anti-Racism Data Standards 2017).

Questions about this collection may be directed to Dixon Mohammed - Manager Recruitment Selection and Staffing at

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.