Are you interested in working with our dynamic and progressive school division to pursue excellence in education for students, professional learning opportunities, a flexible health benefits package, and a workplace that embraces diversity? Then we are the place for you

Who we are and what we value:

Parkland School Division (PSD) is a large progressive school jurisdiction serving Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Fort Chipewyan, and Parkland County. PSD meets the diverse educational needs of over 12,000 rural and urban students across 23 sites, including outreach schools and alternative education programs. Our values are what guide us. We strive for learning opportunities that are purposeful, essential, relevant, authentic, and responsive while aiming for excellence in achievement. PSD also values trustworthy, respectful relationships that promote resilience as students and staff work towards our Ultimate Goal: Student Success & Well-being.

Parkland School Division currently has an opportunity for a Speech-Language Pathologist to join our collaborative team of SLPs based in Stony Plain, Alberta. Operating as an itinerant professional across an assigned group of schools, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing and implementing programming across a continuum of supports and services. We are seeking a full time position, but are open to offering flexibility in the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) to accommodate the right candidate.

Function & Purpose of Position

Parkland School Division operates within a tiered, educational framework rather than a clinical medical model. Working as an integral part of the Student Services team, the Speech-Language Pathologist's (SLP)



primary purpose is to support language and communication needs to ensure students can actively access their learning and achieve success. Operating as an itinerant professional across an assigned group of schools, the SLP achieves this through a cohesive continuum of supports. By blending individual student assessments, targeted interventions (delivered through the clinical supervision of Speech Language Assistants), and universal classroom strategies, the SLP provides essential student support while simultaneously building the capacity of educators to embed communication strategies into daily routines.

Job Duties

Continuum of Supports & Capacity Building

- Delivers speech and language services through a continuum of supports, including individual student consultations, targeted group interventions, and universal classroom strategies.

- Builds capacity with teachers, Educational Assistants, and families by modeling and coaching strategies to embed communication supports into the classroom environment.

- Collaborates with school teams to support the development and implementation of universal, whole-class language strategies and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) trials.

- Occasionally design and deliver formal professional development to school staff or information sessions to parents, to build division-wide capacity.

Assessment,



Programming & Consultation

- Conduct diagnostic assessments to identify expressive and receptive language, speech, and communication needs impacting student access to learning.

- Support the identification and documentation of students who qualify for provincial funding models, including Program Unit Funding (PUF).

- Participate in the consultative development of student programming goals and debrief assessment results collaboratively with multidisciplinary school teams and families.

Clinical Oversight of Speech Language Assistants (SLA'S)

- Independently triage and manage an itinerant caseload across multiple school sites, balancing division priorities, mandated reporting timelines, and fluctuating school needs.

- Effectively manage time and scheduling to balance caseload priorities with required multidisciplinary meetings, ensuring all collaborative duties are seen through to timely completion.

- Adhere strictly to Parkland School Division’s established consent protocols and documentation requirements, operating within the Division's specific operational application of ACSLPA standards.

Professional Practice & Administration

- Independently triage and manage an itinerant caseload across multiple school sites, balancing division priorities, mandated reporting timelines, and fluctuating school needs.

- Effectively manage time and scheduling to balance caseload priorities with required multidisciplinary meetings, ensuring all collaborative duties are seen through to timely completion.

- Adhere strictly to Parkland School Division’s established consent protocols and documentation requirements, operating wi

📌 Speech Language Pathologist (Stony Plain)
🏢 Parkland School Division No 70 Centre for Education
📍 Stony Plain