Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia
Posting Number SLP0626 (Quote this number on application documents)
This is an NSGEU Bargaining Unit position.
Location: Cape Breton
Compensation: $51.06-66.50/hour
Hours: 70 hours biweekly
Start Date: ASAP
End Date: N/A
Closing Date: Open until filled
Successful applicants may be eligible for a $5,000 signing bonus and relocation allowance up to $2,500 (with return of service).
Speech-Language Pathologist
Cape Breton
Working in Cape Breton offers a unique opportunity to combine meaningful clinical work with a strong sense of community. In this role, you will support children and families while building lasting relationships with clients, colleagues, and community partners. Rural practice brings distinct advantages, closer collaboration with healthcare and education teams, greater continuity of care, and the ability to see the direct impact of your work.
Practice with Purpose. Live with Balance.
Working in Cape Breton offers a meaningful opportunity to deliver high‑quality speech‑language pathology services while being deeply connected to the community you serve. Clinicians in this region value the strong relationships they build with families, early learning environments, healthcare and education partners, and community organizations.
Rural and community‑based practice allows for flexibility, collaboration, and continuity of care. Many clinicians appreciate the opportunity to support diverse and under‑reached populations, including Mi’kmaq communities, and to contribute to more accessible, family‑centered service delivery across the Island.
Outside of work, Cape Breton offers a lifestyle grounded in balance and connection. Known for its natural beauty, rich culture, and welcoming communities, the Island provides a slower pace of living-with minimal traffic, the water never far away, and access to hiking, coastal walks, and vibrant music and cultural events.
“Working here is a privilege-I’ve had the opportunity to build strong relationships with colleagues and the community while fostering meaningful connections in this close-knit place.”
— Team member, Sydney
Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HSNS) provides audiology services to Nova Scotians of all ages, and speech-language pathology services to preschool children and adults. HSNS is funded by the NS Government to deliver integrated and standardized provincial services across 37 clinical sites, located in 26 communities. Nationally
certified Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists, with support from Communication Disorder Technicians and Administrative Support Professionals, provide core services (prevention, diagnosis, and treatment), develop and monitor provincial clinical standards, and collaborate with partners to deliver a number of special programs (e.g., Autism, Stroke, Cochlear Implant). Established in 1963, HSNS works to prevent and reduce the impact of communication disorders for Nova Scotians.
Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia is an inclusive employer who supports diversity, equality, and reconciliation. Our goal is to be a workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We welcome people from all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical and mental abilities, family status, and political beliefs and affiliation.
We are proud to offer:
✓A nationally accredited program with Accreditation Canada
✓A Province-wide support network of professional colleagues, clinical resources, and coordinated clinical services
✓Varied caseloads and work settings
✓Salaries (full-time) commensurate with experience (starting at $92,939), and excellent benefits package
✓Continuing education opportunities
✓Opportunities for relocation and clinical specialization
We are accepting applications for the regular, full-time position of Speech-Language Pathologist within the HSNS Preschool Accessibility Innovations Project. This position will provide virtual, in person, and/or group speech-language services on Cape Breton Island. The home base will be on the Island at one of the current HSNS sites (Sydney, Sydney Mines, Evanston). The successful candidate reports to the assigned Manager and will have a flexible schedule to allow evening and/or weekend services, as required.
This role offers the opportunity to work across a variety of settings and communities throughout Cape Breton, supporting accessible service delivery and helping to reduce barriers for children and families.
Requirements:
- Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
- Nova Scotia College of Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologists (NSCASLP) licensure or eligible for licensure
- Effective communication skills, including proficiency in written and spoken English. If English is not your first language further documents will be required.
- Flexibility in work schedule to provide evening/weekend services
- Flexibility to travel on occasion to attend continuing education, events and/or meetings
- Candidates will have to demonstrate current immunization and/or boosters at the end of the probationary period
- Experience with provision of preschool speech and language assessment and treatment
- Familiarity with a variety of service delivery options for pediatric caseloads
- Flexibility in work schedule to support outreach/parachute services
- Flexibility to travel throughout NS on a regular basis
- Demonstrated commitment to family-centered care
- Valid Nova Scotia driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
Assets:
- Experience with off-site/home-based service delivery model
- Experience working with interprofessional clinical teams and/or working with supportive personnel
- Experience with provision of services via telepractice
- Experience providing caregiver training and/or coaching
- Experience in provision of outreach clinics
- Ability to communicate in multiple languages in a clinical setting
- Lived experience with a communication difference
- Able to start immediately
Note – All offers of employment will be conditional upon results of a criminal records check/vulnerable sector search and child abuse registry search, all to be satisfactory to the employer. Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted. Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Nova Scotia Accessibility Act
