Speech and Language Officer

We are seeking to establish a pool of Speech and Language Officers for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2025 school year and until the end of Term 1, 2026. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

This pool is an opportunity for you to be considered for speech pathology roles (‘Speech and Language Officer’ roles) within the North Metropolitan Speech Pathologist in Schools Pilot Program and Trials. While supported through the North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre (NEMLDC), suitable applicants will be placed in north metropolitan public schools.

About the Pilot Program/Trials

Do you want to work in schools in an impactful, embedded way, without large KPIs?

Through this pilot/trials, speech pathologists (SPs) are employed to work in Department of Education schools in the North Metropolitan region (mainly primary schools with some education support centres and high schools – SPs can agree to service some schools and not others based on the type of school and school location). SPs work onsite at their school(s) during the term, and work from the NEMLDC over the school holidays.

SPs work within the Response to Intervention model, focusing their attention on tier 1 (whole class) and tier 2 (small group) services through capacity building of teachers, education assistants and parents. Speech pathologists may provide some tier 3 (individual) services, however these are irregular and typically short term or consultative in nature (e.g. observation/assessment, trialing support…