Are you a passionate Speech-Language Pathologist eager to support students in schools with their communication to assist their learning? Schools in the Sunshine Coast, North Coast Region need your expertise to address a range of speech and language communication challenges.
Join a dynamic, innovative team dedicated to supporting children and schools and make a lasting impact by helping students overcome barriers to learning and participation.
Collaborate with state schools to provide specialised speech-language therapy, ensuring students can fully engage with their education. Enjoy access to a robust induction, ongoing professional development, and supportive supervision within an organisation that values work-life balance.
Whether you are an experienced professional or a recent graduate, we invite you to apply and be part of a rewarding and meaningful career.

Job details

About the Department:

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role:

The North Coast Region is seeking speech-language pathologists to join their team with positions available in the Sunshine Coast, which includes schools from Caloundra to Noosa. In school settings you will provide services to students with speech language communication needs and support to their teachers and families.

Your Opportunity:

• Apply your professional skills and knowledge in contemporary speech language pathology, as well as promote the importance of speech language communication skills as key areas underlying learning for all students.
• 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, using a whole of school approach as part of the educational program.

Benefits:

• A supportive and flexible work environment;
• Professional supervision by senior speech-language pathologists and a formal induction program;
• An established network of SLPs who provide collegial support;
• Access to professional development;
• A career advancement structure;
• Salary sacrificing opportunities;
• 38hours per week (full-time);
• Access to accumulated time off;
• Positions based in rural and remote locations may have access departmental housing and reallocation allowance.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Other information about the opportunity:

• This role may require the use of a government vehicle, and candidates must hold the appropriate license endorsement (Queensland ‘C' class license) to operate the vehicle.
• The position requires the incumbent to work across the service area associated with the base location.

Interested? To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history);
• Attach a 2-page response to the How you may be assessed section of the attached role description. 

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. 

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. 

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). 

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. #LI-PRIORITY 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• NCR634659_25T - Role Description (PDF, 243KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants