TERM – 0.6 Speech Language Pathologist The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) is situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee. The LDSB is the region's only fully inclusive school board. Limestone schools serve more than 20,500 students in 55 schools and five alternative education centres covering a geographic area of 7,719 square kilometres across the City of Kingston, the Townships of Central Frontenac, North Frontenac, South Frontenac, Addington Highlands, Loyalist, Stone Mills, the Frontenac Islands and the Town of Greater Napanee.

The Speech Language

Pathologist will provide assessment, consultation, and direct programming for students with speech and language disorders to help improve students' communication skills such that they can derive full advantages from their educational program. They will also provide support to the education staff on the nature, impact and effective strategies that can help improve communication disorders in school aged children. Communicate with families as appropriate during or following an assessment, programming support or speech therapy.

Formally report assessment results for inclusion in the Ontario School Record (OSR). Provide individual speech/language assessment when indicated. Participate in school case conferences to provide consultation and feedback to school staff, parents/guardians regarding the interpretation of assessment data, appropriate programming, and recommendations for students with speech and/or language disorders.

Advise and/or assist classroom teachers in the implementation of classroom programming to improve the expressive and receptive language skills of students.

Training

Design and conduct articulation training for Communicative Disorder Assistants. As appropriate, consult with other speech-language pathologists to share expertise on specific issues.

Monitoring





Plan and oversee implementation of individual and group therapy goals for students with articulation difficulties. Monitor and provide constructive feedback to Communicative Disorder Assistants during implementation of oral language enrichment groups and articulation. Provide individual, small group or classroom support to students who require specialized programming in speech and/or language development.

Administrative Duties

Participate in committees related to Board initiatives/projects. Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited university and/or eligibility for registration with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO). Minimum of two years of clinical speech-language pathology experience in an educational setting is preferred Use of tests and measurements for assessing communication impairments (speech, Knowledge of the nature of school-aged communication disorders and their rehabilitation.

Ability to travel to multiple work locations as assigned.

Experience working with children, particularly in a school setting, is desirable. Demonstrates experience and commitment to EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion). Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion The LDSB is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring practices that will move us forward in hiring staff who reflect the full diversity and lived experiences within the communities we serve.

We invite and welcome you, through your cover letter, to self-identify as someone who has lived experiences, and who can bring valuable, diverse knowledge and perspective to our district and the students and communities we serve. Accommodation will be provided to applicants to enable equitable participation in the recruitment process. Applicants who are transgender may provide records in a different name than their current legal name or name of common usage.

The Kingston community promotes and supports the diversity that continues to grow within our communities.

📌 0.6 TERM Speech Language Pathologist (Kingston)
🏢 Limestone District School Board
📍 Kingston