Senior Speech Language Pathologist, Supervisory - Talent Pool - Department of Education

job recruited via Department of Education and Training (Queensland) (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)

Job Reference QLD/CO668227/25P

Closing date November 16, 2025

Location Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - North,Brisbane - South,Brisbane - East,Brisbane - West,Cairns region,Central West Qld,Darling Downs - Maranoa,Far North Qld,Flexible,Gold Coast,Ipswich region,Logan - Beaudesert,Mackay region,Moreton Bay - North,Moreton Bay - South,North West Qld,Rockhampton region,South West Qld,Sunshine Coast,Toowoomba region,Townsville region,Wide Bay

Contact 0427 314 756

About this job

About the Department of Education

The Department of Education is committed to giving all children a great start, engaging young people in learning, creating safe and inclusive workplaces, and investing in communities to build a stronger Queensland.

Your Role

As a Senior Speech Language Pathologist (Supervisory), you will provide professional leadership and clinical supervision to school-based Speech Language Pathologists. You will guide and support the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality services that enable children and students to access, engage, and fully participate in their learning.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Provide leadership and clinical supervision to Speech Language Pathologists, working collaboratively with regional and school management teams to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Contribute to the development of statewide programs, policies, operational standards, and procedures that support the effective delivery of speech language pathology services across Queensland.
• Offer professional supervision, leadership, and support to Speech Language Pathologists within the region to achieve quality educational outcomes for students.
• Identify professional development needs and lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of supervision, training, and development initiatives.
• Collaborate with Principal Advisors and Senior Officers across all therapy streams to identify and address common issues affecting therapy services in education.
• Refer to the Role Description for the complete list of responsibilities.

About You

The following skills and attributes will be highly regarded:

• A high level of knowledge and experience in the delivery of speech language pathology services within an educational setting.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams at both regional and statewide levels.
• Sound understanding of professional support and supervision models within speech language pathology.

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 written statement in response to the attached role description.
• Responses to the online questionnaire (the questionnaire will open after you have clicked apply and entered your personal details).
• Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in 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.

Application Downloads

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Applicant Information Package.pdf

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CO668227_25P - Role Description.pdf

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