Team Lead

Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia
Posting Number TL0126 (Quote this number on application documents)
This is an NSGEU Bargaining Unit position.
This position is for internal applicants only.

Location: Central Zone
Compensation: This position includes an annual stipend of $2,820.

Hours: 35 hours biweekly
Start Date: Feb 17, 2026
End Date: Feb 15, 2028
Closing Date: Jan 26, 2026

Speech-Language Pathologist Team Lead
Central Zone

Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HSNS) provides audiology services to Nova Scotians of all ages, and speech-language pathology services to preschool children and adults. HSNS is funded by the NS Government to deliver integrated and standardized provincial services across 37 clinical sites, located in 26 communities. Nationally certified Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists, with support from Communication Disorder Technicians and Administrative Support Professionals, provide core services (prevention, diagnosis, and treatment), develop and monitor provincial clinical standards, and collaborate with partners to deliver a number of special programs (e.g., Autism, Stroke, Cochlear Implant). Established in 1963, HSNS works to prevent and reduce the impact of communication disorders for Nova Scotians.

Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia is an inclusive employer who supports diversity, equality, and reconciliation. Our goal is to be a workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We welcome people from all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical and mental abilities, family status, and political beliefs and affiliation.

HSNS is accepting INTERNAL applications for the position of a temporary, part-time (0.5 FTE) Team Lead to support autism services at HSNS and within the Provincial Preschool Autism Service (PPAS). This position includes a stipend as per Collective Agreement Article 1.11. Reporting to the assigned Manager and in collaboration with HSNS staff, HSNS management team, and external partners, the successful candidate will support clinical service delivery in the PPAS using change management principles and practices.

Applicants currently working in a Central Zone PPAS regular position are eligible to apply. The home base for this position is to be decided upon confirmation of the successful candidates.

Responsibilities, in collaboration with internal and external partners, include:

•Reinforcing fidelity and consistency of programming across service streams

•Supporting clinicians in skill development

•Internal communication of autism supports and services

•Some traveling across province to support clinicians

The successful candidate must possess the following qualifications:
Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited program
Registered member of the Nova Scotia Regulators of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Autism-related clinical experience with a minimum of 1 year within Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia
Experience in training and/or coaching other professionals
Experience leading or working in a collaborative team
High level of expertise in delivery of Pivotal Response Treatment
Experience in provision of alternative and augmentative communication systems
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Flexibility in work schedule to support outreach/parachute services
Valid Nova Scotia driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
Proficiency in spoken and written English

Assets:
5 years of experience working with autistic children and families
Change management training and/or relevant experience
Program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
Interpreting and explaining data related to client services
Experience creating and sharing educational materials/resources
Skills in interagency collaboration and community partnerships
Ability to work in languages other than English

Note – All offers of employment will be conditional upon results of a criminal records check/vulnerable sector search and child abuse registry search, all to be satisfactory to the employer. Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted. Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Nova Scotia Accessibility Act.