Help every student access learning, communicate and belong.

Join Catholic

Education NT as our Speech Pathologist and build the capability of school teams across the Territory as part of the Inclusion Support Services team.

About Us

Catholic Education Northern Territory (CENT) operates 18 Catholic schools across the Northern Territory, from Early Learning to Secondary, including remote schools. Our schools are places of learning, connection, and growth, guided by the values of Wisdom, Justice, Courage, Love and Compassion. This role is based at the Catholic Education Office (CEO) in Berrimah, with travel to schools across the Diocese.

The Position

You’ll join the multidisciplinary Inclusion Support Services team, working across all three tiers of a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), supporting teachers and school teams to remove barriers to learning for students with disability. This is a fixed-term role from 18 January 2027 to 17 December 2027. The role includes regular visits to our remote Aboriginal Catholic Community Schools, travelling by light aircraft and on unsealed roads.

Why join us?

- Salary of $122k to $132k plus super
- 35-hour working week
- Five weeks annual leave plus additional leave entitlements
- Leave loading equal to 17.5% of 4 weeks' salary
- Salary packaging and novated leasing options
- Employee rewards program (discounts at 450+ retailers)
- Discounted tuition for children attending Catholic schools
- Professional development and leadership pathways
- Free onsite parking - Berrimah office

Work in a values-driven organization guided by Wisdom, Justice, Courage Love & Compassion

Key Responsibilities As a Speech Pathologist, you will:

- Deliver across the tiers: Provide consultative, collaborative and clinical speech pathology support across all three MTSS tiers, covering speech, language, communication and the oral language foundations of literacy, consistent with Universal Design for Learning principles.
- Assess with care: Complete formal and informal assessments,



including classroom observation and dynamic assessment, using culturally and linguistically valid tools, including for students learning English as an additional language and/or dialect (EAL/D).
- Strengthen classroom communication: Observe classroom communication, from the language of instruction to acoustics, and advise teachers on adjustments that help every student participate, including those with hearing loss.
- Build capability: Design and deliver professional learning on oral language and communication for school staff, families and colleagues.
- Work with people: Contribute to ISS team casework and planning, and liaise with school leaders, teachers, families, agencies and the community to promote inclusion and evidence-based practice.
- Keep your practice current: Maintain Certified Practicing membership of Speech Pathology Australia and meet its continuing professional development requirements.

Essential Criteria You have a degree in Speech Pathology (or an equivalent qualification recognized in Australia) and are eligible for Certified Practicing membership of Speech Pathology Australia, plus:

- Experience in speech pathology assessment and intervention with school-aged children, applied in an educational context.
- Understanding of inclusive education, MTSS and your obligations under disability and education legislation, and the ability to turn findings into practical classroom adjustments.
- Ability to work respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
- Excellent written and verbal communication,



including report writing for non-clinical readers.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and to manage your own workload, including sustained self-directed work away from a base office.
- A current NT driver's licence and willingness to travel across the Diocese, including to our Aboriginal Catholic Community Schools (small planes, dirt roads).
- Hold (or be able to obtain) a valid NT Working with Children Clearance.
- Willingness to support the culture and Catholic ethos of Catholic Education NT.

Desirable Criteria

- Current Certified Practising Speech Pathologist status.
- Experience with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), hearing-related communication needs or sound field systems.
- Experience delivering qualified learning or coaching to educators.
- Experience supervising speech pathology students or early career clinicians.

If you're ready to make a practical difference for students with communication needs and work alongside a collaborative team across the Territory, we'd love to hear from you. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

How To Apply

View the application package using the link below. Read the Position Description, then submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the essential criteria to apply.

Application Link For External Applicants https://cent.t1cloud.com/T1Default/CiAnywhere/Web/CENT/Public/Function/%24ORG.REC.EXAPN.WIZ/RECRUITMENT?suite=CES&token;=de2cfb16-dc83-4d13-bb1d-71521824f55c

Application Link For Current CENT Employees https://cent.t1cloud.com/T1Default/CiAnywhere/Web/CENT/RedirectToFunction?token=9f122237-c45e-4a68-a124-e802486b1de2&f;=%24ORG.REC.MYAPN.WIZ&suite;=CES

Applications close: 2nd December 2026

The Catholic Education Office reserves the right to close this advertisement early or extend it beyond the closing date.

For More Information, Contact The Recruitment Team On

- (08) 8984 1400
- [email protected]

📌 SPEECH PATHOLOGIST (Berrimah)
🏢 Catholic Education Northern Territory
📍 Berrimah