Company: Sparks of Speech
Location: Ajax, Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa, Courtice, Bowmanville (In-home sessions)
Position Type: Part-time, Independent Contractor
Join the Sparks of Speech team!
Are you a passionate Speech-Language Pathologist who loves working with children and families? Are you looking for a role that offers flexibility, independence, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a child’s everyday environment?
Sparks of Speech is growing, and we’d love to welcome another Paediatric SLP to our team!
We provide family-centred speech, language, literacy, and communication services to children in the comfort of their homes and communities. We’re looking for a compassionate, collaborative, and enthusiastic clinician who enjoys building strong relationships with children and caregivers while providing high-quality, evidence-based care.
What You’ll Do
As part of our team, you will:
- Provide consultations, screenings, assessments, and evidence-based intervention for children with a variety of speech, language, literacy, and communication needs
- Develop individualized treatment plans using SMART goals, clinical expertise, evidence-based practice, and relevant best-practice guidelines
- Build meaningful relationships with children and their families while providing caregiver education, coaching, and home strategies
- Monitor progress and adapt therapy plans as each child’s needs evolve
- Collaborate with CDAs, SLPs, OTs, families, educators, and other professionals as appropriate
- Provide weekly or biweekly supervision to Communication Disorders Assistants (CDAs)
- Independently manage your caseload and maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation using our electronic charting system
- Maintain documentation and clinical practices in accordance with CASLPO standards
We’d Love to Meet You If You…
- Genuinely enjoy working with children and families
- Are warm, playful, creative, and able to make therapy engaging
- Are confident working independently while also enjoying being part of a supportive team
- Have strong communication, organization, and case-management skills
- Value family-centred, neurodiversity-affirming, evidence-based care
- Are comfortable supporting children with a range of communication and developmental needs
- Are committed to ongoing learning and professional growth
Additional Training That Would Be an Asset
Experience or additional training in any of the following would be considered a strong asset:
- Orton-Gillingham or structured literacy approaches
- PROMPT
- Motor speech disorders, including Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Speech sound disorders
- Literacy and reading intervention
- Autism and neurodiversity-affirming practice
These are considered assets and are not required — we welcome clinicians with different areas of experience and expertise!
Availability
We are looking for someone who can offer:
- Evening availability during the week
- Availability for at least one weekend day
- Flexibility to provide in-home/community-based services to paediatric clients
Please include your general weekly availability when applying.
Qualifications
Applicants must have:
- A Master’s/Graduate degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, or an equivalent recognized program
- Registration in good standing with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)
- Professional liability insurance
- A recent Vulnerable Sector Screening
- Reliable transportation for community/in-home visits
Why Join Sparks of Speech?
We believe great therapy starts with great relationships — with our clients, their families, and our team.
You’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse paediatric caseload, develop your clinical interests, collaborate with other professionals, and provide therapy in an environment where children are often most comfortable: their own homes and communities.
If you’re looking for a flexible paediatric SLP role where you can bring your personality, creativity, and clinical skills to your sessions, we’d love to hear from you!
Pay: $100.00-$110.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
