Casual Practice Educator roles

We are seeking expressions of interest from Speech Pathologists who wish to be considered for casual Practice Educator (PE) roles within the Discipline of Speech Pathology at La Trobe University. We are seeking to develop a bank of casual staff members to support clinical placements for students studying in our Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Hons) and Master of Speech Pathology courses.

Placements occur at both the La Trobe Communication Clinic (LCC) and Residential Aged Care Facilities across Melbourne. These clinics are student-led, providing progressive scaffolding of student skills in speech pathology from novice to entry level students, interlinking with academic subjects and enabling students to confidently attend external placements.

Clinicians will work with groups of students to provide evidence-based speech pathology services to children presenting with speech and language delay / disorder and / or adults presenting with communication and swallowing disorders (depending on the placement subject).

Orientation to the LCC or the placement and the student program will be provided prior to the commencement of placement.

Clinicians will be required to attend the LCC (Bundoora) or aged care setting weekly on the specified clinic day / s and support students' preparation for clinic remotely between sessions.

We have several opportunities available this year :

Master of Speech Pathology Paediatric Speech and Language Clinic (LCC) (Competency Level - Novice)

Duration : 9 weeks, 1 day / week, Tuesday or Thursday

Placement Dates : Option 1 : Tuesday 15th July to 9th September 2025

Option 2 : Thursday 17th July to 11th September 2025

Option 3 : Tuesday 16th September to 18th November 2025 (No placement 04 / 11)

Option 4 : Thursday 18th September to 20th November 2025 (No placement 06 / 11)

For further information or to express your interest for one of the above roles, please contact Ashlee Basile, LCC Clinical Education Lead, Speech Pathology, a.basile@latrobe.edu.au

Master of Speech Pathology Residential Aged Care Facility Placement (Competency Level - Novice)

Duration : 4 weeks, 1 day / week, Tuesday or Thursday

Placement Dates : Option 1 : Tuesday 12th August to 2nd September 2025

Option 2 : Thursday 14th August to 4th September 2025

Option 3 : Tuesday 14th October to 11th November 2025 (No placement 04 / 11)

Option 4 : Thursday 16th October to 13th November 2025 (No placement 06 / 11)

For further information or to express your interest for one of the above roles, please contact Malisa Urbano, Speech Pathology Practice Education Team, m.urbano@latrobe.edu.au

• A recognised qualification in speech pathology, ideally with additional relevant post graduate qualifications (in order to meet TEQSA Higher Education Framework Standards
• or extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent alternate combination of relevant knowledge, training and / or experience.
• Eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia
• Clinical experience working with children presenting with speech and language delay / disorder, as relevant to PE role
• Clinical experience working with adults presenting with communication and swallowing disorders, as relevant to PE role
• Experience in and demonstrated commitment to quality student education.
• High level organisational skills with the ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, initiate and follow-up actions, all with minimal or no supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, especially the capacity to work collaboratively and cooperatively in small teams.
• A commitment to ongoing professional development in the relevant area of practice and practice education.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively with people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Placement length and dates : Placement length and dates vary dependent on the placement subject. Placements may be 1-3 days / week, across 4-10 weeks depending on the placement. Multiple opportunities are available across the year.

Casual PE availability : PEs must be available for all the dates listed for any given placement block.

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