If you’re an experienced Speech-Language Pathologist looking for a meaningful career move - and a change in lifestyle - Island Health welcomes you. As an essential member of the healthcare team, your expertise plays a critical role in helping young children develop the communication, feeding and swallowing skills that support their health, development and participation in everyday life. Join a team that values your knowledge, recognizes the impact of your work, and invests in your professional growth.

This is a regular full-time position with Public Health at the Port Alberni Health Centre in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, BC. In this community-based role, you will provide speech-language pathology services to children under the age of kindergarten eligibility, working closely with clients, families, caregivers, colleagues and community partners.

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with weekends and statutory holidays off. Travel between sites may be required.

What You’ll Do

As a Speech-Language Pathologist with Public Health, you will identify, assess, diagnose and treat communication delays and disorders, as well as feeding and swallowing difficulties. Working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will:

- prioritize referrals and manage an assigned caseload;
- assess children’s communication, feeding and swallowing needs;
- develop and implement individual and group treatment programs;
- provide consultation and education to families, caregivers, staff and the community;
- promote culturally safe, child- and family-centred care; and
- collaborate with Acute Care and community-based services to support continuity of care.

What You Will Need to Apply

- Graduation from a recognized university program in Speech-Language Pathology.




- Current licensure in a practising category with the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia (CHCPBC) as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
- A valid Class 5 BC driver’s licence.

What We Offer

At Island Health, Speech-Language Pathologists can build long-term careers supported by competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, a strong pension plan, internal mobility and opportunities across a wide range of clinical and community-based settings throughout Vancouver Island.

- Competitive salary: $44.85–$56.02 per hour
- Regular full-time hours: 75 hours biweekly
- Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental and vision
- Municipal Pension Plan
- Continuing education and professional development opportunities
- Relocation assistance may be available for eligible candidates
- Eligibility for the BC Loan Forgiveness Program

Finding the right role also means finding the right lifestyle. In Port Alberni, clinicians are building meaningful careers while making space for life outside of work — with lakes, trails, mountains and the west coast close by, along with shorter commutes and a strong sense of community. Because sustainable careers in health care require balance too. Apply today.

Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka’wakw Peoples. As an organization, we are committed to cultural safety and humility and we demonstrate this through our actions to address Indigenous-specific racism, systemic racism and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.

Pay: $44.85-$56.02 per hour

Advantages:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Work Location: In person

📌 Speech-Language Pathologist (Canada)
🏢 Island Health
📍 Canada