| Date Posted: | Jul 01, 2025 | |
| Closing Date: | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Location: | Canada | |
| Status: | Full-Time |
Description
Communication Disorders Assistant
(Speech-Language Pathology Assistant/Early Childhood Therapy Assistant)
• Full-time term – 37.5 hours a week
• Starting August 19, 2025 – June 16, 2026 (with possibility of extension)
• Salary range is $29.69 - $36.13 per hour, depending on qualifications and experience
• RRSP share plan and health/wellness spending account
• 2 weeks paid vacation at winter break and 1 week at spring break, with 7.7% vacation pay at the end of the term
Excellent opportunity to join the professional team of the Child Development Centre in beautiful Whitehorse, Yukon. Our growing team provides quality early intervention services to children from birth – 5 years of age throughout the Yukon. Relocation allowance of up to $2000 is available.
Located in iconic Yukon, Whitehorse is a spectacular city that offers a unique blend of adventure, community, and serenity. With room to spread out and enjoy a variety of activities such as hiking, cross-country and downhill skiing, mountain biking, snowmobiling, fishing, and a vast array of arts and cultural activities. Whitehorse offers English first-language, French-first language and French immersion schools.
Surrounded by mountains and nestled among dense black spruce and poplar forests of the Yukon River Valley, the City of Whitehorse aptly chose “The Wilderness City” as its slogan. With some of the cleanest air in the world, yet with multiple flights to southern jurisdictions offered daily, Whitehorse is more connected than you think. The city provides a high quality of life and a welcoming community.
Qualifications
• Communication Disorders Assistant Diploma, Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant Diploma, or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Currently enrolled in a related post-secondary program (e.g., Communication Disorders, Speech-Language Pathology, Linguistics, Psychology, etc.)
• A combination of relevant work experience and education in a related field
• Experience working with young children is an asset
• Experience working in a cross-cultural setting
Responsibilities
• Implementing therapy plans focused on communication with individual clients and/or in a group setting, under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist
• Collecting data and completing screens as requested
• Working with a team, including family members and Child Development Centre staff
• Maintaining documentation and other administrative duties as requested
• Assisting in the preparation, organization and maintenance of resources
Pay Rate
$29.69 - $36.13 per hour
Hours Per Week
37.5