Senior Speech and Language Pathologist - Professional Support (Northern) - 962620

Are you a Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) considering the next step in your career?

Would you like to lead a team of SLPs helping children and young people communicate and supporting their teachers and families?

Speech and Language Pathologists working with DECYP play a key role supporting students’ communication and learning in Tasmanian schools.  

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About the Role

As a DECYP Senior Speech and Language Pathologist you will:

• lead a team of speech and language pathologists providing professional advice and clinical services to support students and families.
• Diagnose and report on communication and swallowing disorders, organise and implement treatment for students.
• provide leadership on matters such as complex clinical cases, professional learning, recruitment, service allocation and inter-agency liaison.
• provide professional learning on language development, communication and swallowing disorders to schools, families and community groups.
• contribute to the strategic direction of DECYP’s student support services.

You will be welcomed into a highly supportive, team-based environment. Your regional and statewide speech and language pathologist teams stay connected via regular meetings and online communication channels.

We are offering

• Ongoing - start date 4 June 2026
• Part-time
• 38 hours per fortnight
• We are a child-safe organisation
• Pathways to grow your career

• Opportunity to manage a dedicated and skilled team of professionals.
• A central team base to help you stay connected with your team
• Opportunities to work with children and young people with a diverse range of communication and swallowing needs and/or to specialise in early intervention or complex communication needs.
• Access to a wide range of assessment tools and therapeutic resources.
• A wide range of professional learning opportunities including regular discipline specific and interprofessional conferences.
• Opportunities to play a role in shaping the future of speech pathology through collaboration with the University of Tasmania and other tertiary institutions.

Additional benefits include: 

• Flexible working arrangements with time for non-clinical duties during work hours 
• Generous leave entitlements including: 3 Christmas leave stand down days in addition to 20 days annual recreation leave (pro-rata), paid parental leave, long service leave and the option to purchase additional leave
• 10 days per year (pro-rata) of non-attendance time (during school holidays).

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Applicants should be aware that for twelve (12) months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill any subsequent full-time or part-time vacancies in accordance with Employment Direction 1.

We are looking for

Essential

• Tertiary qualification/program of study accredited by Speech Pathology Australia and is a full member of Speech Pathology Australia or is eligible for membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) with a registrati