PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Appointing a Speech-Language Therapist to contribute to the clinical practice within the CHHP as well as project development and related research.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Service Delivery

• Client sessions, assessments and treatments.

Administrative Tasks

• Client administration, reports, therapy notes.

Project Development

• Workshops/CPD presentations, marketing of services.

Research

• Outcome measures of intervention.

• A bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy / Audiology or Communication Pathology / Logopedics & Audiology / Speech-Language Pathology (NQF level 8).
• Registration with the HPCSA as a speech-language therapist or speech-language therapist and audiologist.
• A minimum of one (1) year SLT community service experience in Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Ability and experience to work from an evidence-based approach.
• Special interest in Early Communication Intervention and feeding disorders and Alternative and Augmentative Communication or Emergent Literacy Development or Neurodevelopmental disorders or parent-implemented intervention or trauma-informed intervention.
• Ability to deliver therapeutic services to children 0-18 years.
• Knowledge of and ability to conduct school readiness and academic accommodation application assessments.
• Knowledge of parent-implemented and family-focused intervention.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft office).
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to use e-media for teaching, studying and communication.
• Demonstration of language proficiency in order to function optimally in the various multilingual environments of the NWU. 

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• A passion for service delivery and an interest in growing the business of the CHHP.
• The ability to work well independently and also in a multi-professional team.
• Good time management and ability to work well under considerable pressure.