Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Grow your career as a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) while enjoying a healthy work–life balance in rural Alberta. This multi-site role is based at St. Paul Community Health Services, with services also provided at St. Paul Healthcare Centre and Elk Point Healthcare Centre. As a key member of a supportive interdisciplinary rehabilitation team, you’ll work to full scope with clients of diverse needs - assessing, developing care plans, and delivering evidence-based treatments that make a meaningful impact on the lives of your clients. You will possess an understanding of how patients and family are at the center of care strategies to build inclusive environments that reflect the needs and support required for the populations that we serve, fostering inclusive care environments while using strong communication and interpersonal skills to build lasting relationships. St. Paul is “a people kind of place.” Located within Alberta’s Lake country on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 and the beautiful lands of the Metis, St. Paul was founded in 1896 as a Metis colony. You can find all the essential amenities, a variety of recreational options including sports, arts, and social groups, and enjoy outdoor playground right in your backyard. The 300-kilometre Iron Horse Trail welcomes hikers, bikers, horseback riders, and ATVs in all seasons. There are English or French K-12 schools, while Portage College and Blue Quills University offer local post-secondary options. Whatever your age, life stage, or interests, you can grow and thrive in St. Paul. Rural Alberta is beautiful, peaceful, and provides a great backdrop for a fulfilling career. This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca.
Description:
As a Speech-Language Pathologist, you will provide clinical professional practice both independently and as a part of a collaborative team, which may include external partners. You will be responsible for providing prevention, health promotion, identification, assessment, intervention, and case management. You will participate in the planning, coordination and delivery of rehabilitation services in collaboration with patients/clients, families, healthcare professionals and other partners. Your leadership and interpersonal skills will aid you in supervising students and providing clinical guidance to other staff as appropriate. You will use your clinical expertise to inform ongoing quality improvement, service integration, and program development.
Classification: Speech Language Path II (ASP) Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Allied Health Speech Language Pathology St. Paul and Elk Point Primary Location: St. Paul Comm Health Services Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.80 Posting End Date: 16-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 26-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 8 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $48.96 Maximum Salary: $66.20 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Certification in Basic Life Support - Healthcare Provider from the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Preferred Qualifications:
New grads are welcome to apply, though one year of experience in a rural setting is preferred. Experience/training with preschool populations and working in a multi-disciplinary team. Generalist experience/training with dysphagia, childhood apraxia of speech, stuttering and voice and resonance.
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Responsibilities
Provide speech-language pathology services, including prevention, health promotion, identification, assessment, intervention, and case management, independently and in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team. Coordinate rehabilitation services with clients, families, healthcare professionals, and external partners, while supporting staff and students and contributing to quality improvement, service integration, and program development.
Requirements
A master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and active or eligible registration and practice permit with the Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists are required, along with Basic Life Support certification for healthcare providers. New graduates may apply; rural experience is preferred, as is experience or training with preschool populations, multidisciplinary teams, dysphagia, childhood apraxia of speech, stuttering, and voice and resonance.
Skills
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Clinical Assessment
- Care Planning
- Evidence-Based Treatment
- Prevention
- Health Promotion
- Intervention
- Case Management
- Rehabilitation Service Coordination
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Patient and Family-Centred Care
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Student Supervision
- Clinical Guidance
- Quality Improvement
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Keywords
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Basic Life Support
- Prevention
- Health Promotion
- Identification
- Clinical Assessment
- Intervention
- Case Management
- Rehabilitation Services
- Care Planning
- Evidence-Based Treatment
- Interdisciplinary Team
- Patient-Centred Care
- Family-Centred Care
- Student Supervision
- Clinical Guidance
- Quality Improvement
- Service Integration
- Program Development
- Preschool Populations
- Dysphagia
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Stuttering
- Voice and Resonance
