Speech-Language Pathologist

Job description

🎯 Description:

Kativik Ilisarniliriniq is seeking a dedicated Speech-Language Pathologist to support students across Nunavik’s northern communities. Working in a consultative, community-based model, the SLP will assess and treat speech, language, and communication challenges to help students reach their full academic and personal potential.

✅ Responsibilities:

• Provide itinerant speech-language pathology services in Nunavik schools (in-person, remotely, in groups)

• Screen, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, oral and written language, social communication, and cognitive communication disorders

• Develop intervention plans and recommendations for parents and teachers

• Train and support educators and technicians working with students

• Create culturally and linguistically appropriate evaluation and intervention materials

• Contribute to the development of language learning programs and literacy initiatives

• Keep professional documentation up to date

• Participate in service meetings and projects

• Travel regularly to communities across Nunavik

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required experience and qualifications

⭐ Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Speech-Language Pathology

• Member of the Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec (OOAQ)

• Practical knowledge of two of the school board’s three languages: Inuktitut, English, French

• Willingness to travel frequently to Nunavik

• Beneficiary of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA): considered an asset

• Experience in northern, remote, or intercultural contexts: considered an asset

• Experience working with school-aged children: considered an asset

💰 Salary:

$50,150 to $92,027 per year, based on qualifications and experience, in accordance with the SPPENOM collective agreement.
Additional benefits may include:

• 20 days of annual vacation

• 2 weeks of paid leave during the holiday season

• Free parking

• Employee and family assistance program

• Career advancement opportunities

• Hybrid work schedule
  If eligible:

• Summer schedule

• Northern allowance

• Food transportation allowance

• Moving expense reimbursement

• Attraction and retention bonuses

• Up to 3 annual return trips to Nunavik

📩 How to Apply:

Apply online at https://carriere.kativik.qc.ca/
or send your resume to applications@kativik.qc.ca, with SLP2505-02 in the subject line.
Deadline to apply: Open until filled.
Only selected candidates will be contacted.
The masculine form is used for linguistic simplification.

Job posting period

Until 2025-06-15 at 16:00