EDUCATION THERAPIST SPECIALIST – SPEECH AND LANGUAGE

SALARY : Grade 1: R664 410 – R735 930 per annum, (OSD)
CENTRE : AE (Butterworth) Ref No: DOE03/08/2026
AW (Fort Beaufort) Ref No: DOE04/08/2026
Alfred Nzo West Ref No: DOE05/08/2026
JOE Gqabi Ref No: DOE06/08/2026
REQUIREMENTS : Bachelor’s Degree in Speech-Language Therapy that allows for registration
with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Current
registration as a Speech-Language Therapist with the HPCSA is required,
and proof of this registration must be provided. Applicants should have at
least 5 years of relevant experience as a Speech-Language Therapist
following their community service. Experience as an Education Therapist will
be considered an added advantage. A valid driver’s license is required.
Knowledge: Inclusive Education (IE) policies (White Paper 6); Screening,
Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) policy; Guidelines on the
development of Full-service/Inclusive Schools; Guidelines on the
development of Special Schools as Resource Centres; Care and Support for
Teaching and Learning (CSTL); Integrated School Health Policy. Skills:
Therapeutic assessment and techniques; multi-disciplinary teamwork;
Preventative and developmental approach; Development of training
programmes; Report writing; Analysis of data and trends; Therapeutic
research methodology; Communication, consultation and facilitation skills;
Computer literacy; Presentation skills and organising and planning.
DUTIES : To provide therapeutic and educational services to Public Ordinary and Public
Special Schools within the Education District. Implement therapeutic
capacity-building programmes for early identification of interventions relating
to barriers to learning. Train educators, parents and support staff in the early
identification of learning barriers particularly barriers to accessing the
curriculum.; Conduct assessments; provide short term curriculum
interventions to learners experiencing barriers to learning. Provide
specialized therapeutic support to strengthen District and School-based
Support Teams (DBSTs/SBSTs). Collaborate as multi-disciplinary teams with
DBST to support learners experiencing therapeutic barriers to learning.
Provide therapeutic support advisory services to SBST. Provide direct
therapeutic support services to learners when necessary. Monitor support
programmes for learners with high level needs referred and not yet placed in
Special Schools or High-Level Support Programmes. Conduct discipline
specific research (Speech and Language) and gather information to identify
trends and address these needs within the district. Participate in inter- and
intra-sectoral networks and collaborations. Collaborate on therapeutic support
matters with multi-disciplinary teams at the Special Schools / Resource
Centres and Full-Service Schools / Inclusive Schools to include learners who
experience curriculum barriers to learning. Provide/manage professional
supervision of the therapists in Public Special Schools within the District.
Monitor and support the process of assessment, reporting, referrals and
placement of learners according to levels of need. Monitor and support the implementation of administration- and record-keeping processes. Ensure the
compliance of Therapists in the special schools to the Health Professions
Council of South Africa (HPCSA) Continuous Professional Development
(CPD) policy. Report on the implementation of therapeutic support
intervention programmes for early identification of barriers to learning,
therapeutic participation in and contributions to inter- and intra- sectoral
networks, therapeutic interventions. Monitor and manage assistive devices.
ENQUIRIES : Mr. L Putter Tel No: (040) 608 4200
For e-Recruitment Enquiries, Email: erecruitment@ecdoe.gov.za