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Speech-Language Pathologist

St. Catharines, ON
$42 - $50/hour
Mid Level
Temporary
Full-time
Fixed term contract

Top Benefits

Competitive salary
Employee recognition by celebrating each other regularly
Employee wellbeing initiatives and program

About the role

Niagara Children's Centre is looking for :

Speech-Language Pathologist (Full-Time Contract) x 1 - Contract ending January 15, 2027

Who Are We?

Niagara Children’s Centre is recognized throughout the Niagara Region as the provider of rehabilitation and support services to over 6,500 children and youth with physical, developmental and communicative delays and disabilities each year. Core services include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language services, augmentative and alternative communication, family services and therapeutic recreation. Our family centered programs aim at helping each child achieve their own unique potential within their home, school and in the community.

Why Join Niagara Children’s Centre?

Feel the difference of a career at Niagara Children’s Centre. From your first day, you’ll feel the support of the welcoming atmosphere where staff respect and care about each other. Working at Niagara Children’s Centre means you’ll feel the impact of your knowledge and expertise firsthand as you develop lasting relationships with our families, parents/caregivers. We host a variety of social activities and recognition events to ensure our staff feel loved and our competitive salary, benefits and opportunities for personal development ensure you’ll feel supported throughout your career.

If That’s Not Enough, What About:

  • Employee Recognition by celebrating each other regularly
  • Employee Wellbeing initiatives and program
  • Social events throughout the year, it’s not just all work!
  • Invest in your future with a pension plan from HOOPP
  • Inclusive environment that allows everyone to feel welcomed and part of a dedicated team
  • Constant Professional Development to strengthen your skills to be the best clinician you can be

What Will You Be Doing?

The Speech-Language Pathologist works to assess, identify, and treat communication difficulties in children in conjunction with parents and other caregivers to enhance quality of life and participation. Communication difficulties may be in one or more of the following areas: language (understanding others and expressing themselves); speech (sound development); fluency; voice/resonance; hearing (aural habilitation); need for augmentative and alternative communication; and pragmatics.

This position may be required to work with children and youth with a complex profile of needs to deliver an interdisciplinary approach to care with community partnering agencies in an outreach capacity in the home, community or school.

This is just a snapshot of what you would be doing. To learn more, you can find a full job description and an organizational chart at https://niagarachildrenscentre.com/careers.

Does This Sound Like You?

  • Registration and membership in good standing with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario
  • Post-secondary degree in Speech Language Pathology
  • Sound understanding of speech language therapy amongst children and youth
  • Ability to identify goals and establish appropriate treatment plans to achieve said goals with children, youth, families and other care providers both in-person and virtually through telepracticing
  • Effectively educate children/youth, families and other care providers related to their specific needs, utilizing a variety of strategies and through a variety of mediums (group, individual, lectures, online, etc.)
  • Current CPR and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) certifications
  • Bilingualism considered an asset

Vaccination and Accommodation Policy

All employees are subject to mandatory immunization requirements as a condition of employment. Accommodations can be provided as required in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code. Please notify Human Resources if such accommodations are required.

Application Process:

If you are inspired by the work of Niagara Children’s Centre and would like to join our team, we would love to hear from you! Qualified and interested applicants are asked to submit the following:

  • Cover letter
  • Resume

Applicants are to submit their application package as one document to: HR@niagarachildrenscentre.com

We will be evaluating applications on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage early submissions.

We thank all applicants for your interest, however, only those applicants receiving an interview will be contacted.

Niagara Children’s Centre is committed to providing a barrier-free environment for all stakeholders including our clients, employees, job applicants, visitors, and any other individual who enters our Centre or access our information. As an organization, we respect and uphold the requirements set forth under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Customer Service Standard, and the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulations. If you require an accommodation(s) during the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: $42.59-$50.16 per hour

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Licence/Certification:

  • Registration with CASLPO (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-07-10

About Niagara Children's Centre

Non-profit Organizations
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Niagara Children's Centre is recognized throughout the Niagara Region as the provider of rehabilitation and support services to children and youth with physical, developmental and communicative delays and disabilities. Core services include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language services, augmentative and alternative communication, family services and therapeutic recreation. Our family centred programs aim at helping each child achieve his or her own unique potential so that they can participate in all activities at home, school and in the community.

Niagara Children's Centre est reconnu dans la région de Niagara comme étant le fournisseur de services de réadaptation et de soutien aux enfants et aux jeunes ayant des retards et des incapacités physiques, développementaux et de communication. Les services principaux comprennent la physiothérapie, l'ergothérapie, les services d'orthophonie, la suppléance à la communication et la communication alternative, les services familiaux et les loisirs thérapeutiques. Nos programmes axés sur la famille visent à aider chaque enfant à réaliser son potentiel afin qu'il puisse participer à toutes les activités à la maison, à l'école et dans la communauté.