Senior Speech Language Pathologist, Supervisory

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland Department of Education Full time

Are you passionate about leading and supporting Speech Language Pathologists in Queensland state schools? The Department of Education's Therapies and Nursing Services team is creating a recruitment pool for Senior Speech Language Pathologist (Supervisory) positions.

This pool will be used to fill both permanent and temporary vacancies, of varying full-time equivalencies (FTE), that arise within 12 months of the vacancy closing date across any region. The salary is reflective of 1.0 FTE for Senior Speech Language Pathologist HP4.

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.

Occupational group
Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support



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