About the Department of Education
The department employs approximately 260 full time speech language pathologists across the state to support students, their teachers and their families with the student's speech language communication needs.
Why start your career in Speech Language Pathology with Department of Education?
1. Interesting and varied caseloads
2. Great support for you as you begin your career
3. Senior clinical mentorship
4. Experienced senior clinical and SLP professional supervisors keen to assist with your professional support and ongoing clinical development.
Your Opportunity
Apply your professional skills and knowledge in contemporary speech language pathology as you collaborate with education teams within schools to deliver high quality speech language pathology services which address barriers to learning for students with speech language communication difficulties, across a whole of school approach.
Additional Benefits
5. A supportive and flexible work environment
6. All the required equipment provided to you including laptop and mobile phone, access to fleet vehicles in some locations or travel allowance
7. Access to the Employee Assistance Program – to support your wellbeing
8. Salary packaging available
9. 38hr work week for full-time staff members. Part-time options available
10. Flexible working arrangements available – negotiate your hours to fit your best work-life balance
11. Locality allowance for those working at specific (remote) centres across the state.
Mandatory and others requirements of the job
12. You must have completed or be in the final year of completing your degree in speech pathology from a recognised tertiary institution, or other equivalent formal qualifications.
13. When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services and a criminal history check to commence employment.
14. You will be required to work throughout the service area of the position's base location and you may be required to operate a government vehicle, therefore you will require the appropriate licence (Queensland ‘C' class licence).