"Clinical Educator in Speech Pathology - Jacana School for Autism"

Job Description:

• Part time 0.6FTE
• Fixed term – 3 years
• Bundoora Campus & Jacana School for Autism
• Salary Level B starting from $114,855 plus 17% superannuation ( pro-rata for part-time)

About the position

Clinical Educators (CEs) perform the important function of providing professional services whilst supporting and supervising our students to develop their clinical skills and professional competencies. CEs are experienced clinicians with a deep understanding of their field and contemporary evidence-informed professional practice. In this role, the focus for activities is onsite at Jacana School for Autism in Jacana, but with some time spent at La Trobe’s Bundoora campus.

This position has been developed in partnership with Jacana School for Autism to provide a Speech Pathology service onsite specifically for enrolled students. Additionally, the role is enhanced with an expectation to supervise Speech Pathology students, that can provide additional capacity for service provision in the school. The person in this role will spend some time on the Bundoora campus, to ensure professional currency and connection to the discipline.

Duties at this level will include:

• Liaising with the Principal and senior staff at Jacana School for Autism to determine the optimum timing for service delivery of Speech Pathology, in parallel with student placement opportunities.
• Provide assessment and intervention for students presenting with difficulties in areas such as speech, language, literacy and swallowing (e.g. mealtime assessments) in a range of settings (individual, group, in and outside of school contexts)
• Provide multidisciplinary care through collaboration with other health services providing on site services at Jacana School for Autism.
• Facilitating staff and parent education sessions to support children with communication needs
• Ensuring students’ clinical experiences are designed to enable students to demonstrate the attainment of clinical skills and professional competency, in line with the learning outcomes of clinical placement subjects.
• Assess student performance and provide students with constructive and timely feedback on their development and attainment of professional competency.
• Role model the ethical standards and professional behaviours expected of a health care professional.
• Undertake other duties and administrative functions commensurate with the classification and scope of the position as required by the Clinical Education Lead Speech Pathology, Head of Clinical Education, or Dean.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this position, you will have:

• Speech Pathology degree and clinical and professional experience recognised by the University/profession as appropriate for the relevant discipline area.
• Proven ability to provide evidence based assessment and intervention for children with communication and swallowing difficulties
• Proven ability to provide effective clinical supervision of students, including an ability to adapt teaching styles to meet diverse learning needs.
• Demonstrated ability to be effective in teaching clinical skills in face-to-face and/or blended modes.

Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.

Benefits:

• 17% employer contributed superannuation
• On site child care facilities
• Flexible work arrangements
• Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses

How to apply

Closing date: By 11:55pm, Sunday 15th February 2026

Position Enquiries: Ashlee Basile, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Education

via email: A.Basile@latrobe.edu.au

Recruitment Enquiries: recruitment@latrobe.edu.au

Position Description below:

PD - Clinical Educator in Speech Pathology - Jacana School for Autism.pdf

Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.

Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:

• Cover letter,
• An up-to-date resume and;
• A separate document addressing each bullet point under the Essential Criteria ‘Skills and knowledge required for the position’, which is located in the position description.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.

All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.