7 Adult Speech jobs in South Africa

Speech Pathologist — Pediatric Communication & FeedingPurpose

Enable functional communication and safe mealtime routines. Increase participation across home, school, and community.

Scope

• Assessment, therapy, parent coaching, and program design.
• Individual or small-group sessions.
• Collaboration with clinicians, mentors, and caregivers.
• Documentation, outcomes tracking, and reporting.

Core Responsibilities

• Conduct baseline and periodic speech-language assessments.
• Set measurable goals and session objectives.
• Deliver therapy for expressive/receptive language, speech sound production, social communication, literacy foundations, and AAC when indicated.
• Develop mealtime/feeding plans where needed; risk screening; escalation pathways.
• Create home programs; train caregivers; brief Therapy Assistant with written protocols.
• Monitor progress with standardized and functional measures.
• Maintain accurate notes, monthly summaries, and end-of-program reports.

Deliverables

• Goal plan with baselines and targets.
• Session notes within 24 hours.
• Monthly progress summary.
• Final outcomes report.

Skills

• Pediatric communication and feeding expertise.
• Parent coaching. Clear, concise writing.
• Data-driven decision making.

Tools

• Telehealth platform, shared documents, goal trackers, simple data sheets.

Experience / Qualification

• Degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Experience with neurodivergent children preferred.
• Competent with AAC basics and mealtime management.

KPIs

• Goal progression on schedule.
• Parent carryover ≥80%.
• 100% documentation on time.

Occupational Therapist — Independence, Participation, AccessPurpose

Build independence in self-care, learning, and daily routines. Improve participation in home and community contexts.

Scope

• Functional assessment, therapy, environmental adaptation, and home program design.
• Collaboration with clinicians and caregivers.
• Documentation and outcomes reporting.

Core Responsibilities

• Assess motor, sensory, self-care, and executive function skills.
• Set goals and task-analysis ladders for routines (morning/evening, classroom tasks, community access).
• Deliver therapy for fine/visual-motor, praxis, sensory modulation, handwriting, and executive skills.
• Prescribe structured home programs and visual schedules; train caregiver and Therapy Assistant.
• Recommend low-cost aids when indicated; define safe use and benefits.
• Track outcomes with functional measures; adjust intervention intensity.

Deliverables

• Functional assessment and goal plan.
• Program sheets and visual schedules.
• Session notes, monthly summaries, final outcomes report.

Skills

• Task analysis. Habit formation. Environmental fit.
• Parent coaching. Clear written protocols.

Tools

• Telehealth platform, routine planners, checklists, timers, data sheets.

Experience / Qualification

• Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Pediatric experience preferred.

KPIs

• Independence milestones met.
• Home-program adherence ≥80%.
• Timely, audit-ready documentation.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: R180,00 per hour

Expected hours: 3 – 15 per week

Education:

• Bachelors (Required)

Work Location: In person

Contract:
Full-time, Permanent

Work-mode:
On-site

Location:
Dubai, UAE (Work Permit will be provided if needed)

Salary:
Up to 20,000AED per month (tax-free, depending on experience)

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based intervention for children with speech, language, and communication needs
• Develop and implement individualised therapy plans tailored to each child's developmental profile and family goals
• Prepare detailed assessment and progress reports in line with clinical and regulatory standards
• Collaborate with families, caregivers, teachers, and multi-disciplinary colleagues to support therapy outcomes
• Apply a range of therapeutic approaches, including but not limited to Makaton, PECS, PROMPT, SCERTS, and TEACCH (where relevant)
• Participate in clinical supervision, training, and professional development opportunities to continuously enhance practice
• Contribute to case discussions, team meetings, and service development initiatives
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with professional and organisational requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology/Therapy
• Minimum 2 years' experience in paediatric practice with a stamped reference from a previous employer
• Licensed with (or eligible for) Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
• Valid UAE driving license and access to a car
• Proficient in writing professional assessment and progress reports
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Experience with Makaton, PECS, PROMPT, SCERTS, or TEACCH approaches is desirable

Benefits

• Competitive and tax-free monthly salary (AED 15,000 – 20,000)
• Employer-provided UAE Visa and Work Permit
• Comprehensive health insurance and benefits
• Possible relocation payment support
• 30 days paid annual leave
• Annual flight ticket contribution
• Monthly clinical supervision
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• Supportive, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary team environment

Are you passionate about using your knowledge and skills to help others? Answer your calling, and take your leave of purpose.

The Tshemba Foundation is appealing to South African speech-language therapists to address a critical health care gap in rural South Africa's Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces where healthcare shortages are posing substantial challenges to adequate health care.

You will experience and learn from a stimulating and challenging working environment, treat conditions and cases not usually seen in urban areas and help leave a legacy of improved quality of care by sharing knowledge and skills with local staff who are eager for support.

About the Role

In your role as a volunteer speech-language therapist you can offer:

• direct or indirect patient care in various departments of a public hospital and/or surrounding clinics
• postgraduate support to medical staff in training
• skills development and/or formal teaching for local staff
• administrative or management support, including clinical and quality improvement projects
• develop health interventions and protocols alongside local staff
• community outreach

Our clinical team will work with you to develop a personalized volunteer schedule that combines your skills and experience with the needs of various hospital departments and clinics in the area.

Length of placement:

• A minimum of 2 weeks

Requirements:

• Proof of training and a current license in good standing
• Registration with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
• Ability to speak Pedi or Shangaan is preferable

Accommodation for volunteers

Tshemba offers its volunteers free, safe and secure accommodation at its Volunteer Lodge, situated in Moditlo Private Game Reserve. The Lodge serves as a welcome off-duty refuge where like-minded healthcare providers relax after an intense day of work. Here they exchange ideas, create healthcare solutions for daily challenges faced and connect with peers from all over the world, all the while taking in the magnificent natural surroundings.

Please note that volunteers must provide their own transport and food.

Medical professionals who have volunteered with Tshemba tell us that they have been re-energized and transformed by the experience, and their passion for medicine reignited.

Please reach out if you have any questions and to discuss volunteering your time.

Recruiter:
University of Fort Hare

Job Ref:
EC /FM

Date posted:
Sunday, October 19, 2025

Location:
East london, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Since its bold founding in 1916, the University of Fort Hare has embodied courage, resilience, and the pursuit of transformation. From its proud legacy as a cradle of African leadership and intellectual liberation to its continued determination to overcome contemporary challenges, Fort Hare's spirit of renewal endures. The University has been steadily advancing its transformative journey over the years — the Decade of Renewal, marked by accountability, innovation, and academic excellence.
Located in the heart of the Eastern Cape, Fort Hare offers more than just a place to work; it offers a purpose. Here, you can help shape the future of one of South Africa's most historic and culturally rich institutions, while enjoying the province's natural beauty, sense of community, and space for professional growth.
Are you ready to be part of this journey and help reposition this iconic institution to the place it so richly deserves?
Applications for the position below are invited from visionary and committed professionals ready to make a lasting impact in the University's ongoing renewal.
*FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Senior Lecturer: Speech Language Pathology (1 post)
POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements: *

• A relevant Doctoral Degree
• Professional registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa in the category of Speech Therapist/Speech Therapist & Audiologist
• At least 3 years' experience in higher education
• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research experience in Speech Language Pathology
• A record of accredited research publications commensurate with the academic rank of Senior Lecturer
• Postgraduate supervision experience including successful Masters/Doctoral supervision commensurate with the academic rank of Senior Lecturer

Added Advantages

• Qualification/courses in higher education teaching and learning
• Evidence of successful external fundraising for research.
• Evidence of supporting early career academics.
• Recognition in a chosen area of research (e.g., NRF rating).
• Evidence of networking and collaboration beyond one institution in research and/or teaching
• Evidence of community engagement integrated with teaching, learning or research

Duties:

• Participate in research; curriculum design, development, and implementation
• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules
• Meet research publication requirements for the academic rank of senior lecturer level
• Secure external research grants
• Supervise postgraduate students
• Establish institutional, regional or national collaborations
• Contribute to mentorship of emergent academic staff
• Participate in community engagement integrated with teaching and/or research
• Participate in administrative duties at departmental, faculty and university levels

ENQUIRIES:
Queries regarding job content can be directed to Ms. Fungai Matumba on and .

The University reserves the right to make an appointment or not to fill the post.

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not hear from us within eight weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

APPLICATIONS:Interested candidates who meet the criteria are invited to visit the website

Eastern Cape, East London

Since its bold founding in 1916, the University of Fort Hare has embodied courage, resilience, and the pursuit of transformation. From its proud legacy as a cradle of African leadership and intellectual liberation to its continued determination to overcome contemporary challenges, Fort Hare's spirit of renewal endures. The University has been steadily advancing its transformative journey over the years — the Decade of Renewal, marked by accountability, innovation, and academic excellence.

Located in the heart of the Eastern Cape, Fort Hare offers more than just a place to work; it offers a purpose. Here, you can help shape the future of one of South Africa's most historic and culturally rich institutions, while enjoying the province's natural beauty, sense of community, and space for professional growth.

Are you ready to be part of this journey and help reposition this iconic institution to the place it so richly deserves?

Applications are invited from visionary and committed professionals ready to make a lasting impact in the University's ongoing renewal.

Senior Lecturer: Speech Language Pathology (1 post)

Minimum Requirements:

• A relevant Doctoral Degree
• Professional registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa in the category of Speech Therapist/Speech Therapist & Audiologist
• At least 3 years' experience in higher education
• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research experience in Speech Language Pathology
• A record of accredited research publications commensurate with the academic rank of Senior Lecturer
• Postgraduate supervision experience including successful Masters/Doctoral supervision commensurate with the academic rank of Senior Lecturer

Added Advantages

• Qualification/courses in higher education teaching and learning
• Evidence of successful external fundraising for research.
• Evidence of supporting early career academics.
• Recognition in a chosen area of research (e.g., NRF rating).
• Evidence of networking and collaboration beyond one institution in research and/or teaching
• Evidence of community engagement integrated with teaching, learning or research

Duties:

• Participate in research; curriculum design, development, and implementation
• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules
• Meet research publication requirements for the academic rank of senior lecturer level
• Secure external research grants
• Supervise postgraduate students
• Establish institutional, regional or national collaborations
• Contribute to mentorship of emergent academic staff
• Participate in community engagement integrated with teaching and/or research
• Participate in administrative duties at departmental, faculty and university levels

ENQUIRIES:

Queries regarding job content can be directed to Ms. Fungai Matumba on and

The University reserves the right to make an appointment or not to fill the post.

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not hear from us within eight weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

APPLICATIONS:Interested candidates who meet the criteria are invited to visit the website for a more comprehensive advert.

Applications must be made online before the closing date, and the following documents must be attached:

• A completed University of Fort Hare application form,

• Detailed Curriculum Vitae,

• A Cover letter stating how you satisfy the requirements of the advertised position,

• Names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees,

• Copies of all your academic qualifications and proof of registration with professional bodies,

• If applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/or a portfolio of your creative output.

• Incomplete or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

CLOSING DATE: 2 November 2025

University of Fort Hare is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Pursuant to complying with the Employment Equity Act No.55 of 1998, when appointing preference will be given to applicants from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile.

NHS GRAMPIAN
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI)
Step Into a New Role That Makes a Real Difference
Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Frailty at the Front Door
Full-time | Job share and part-time options considered | Includes weekend working
Are you ready to take your SLT career to the next level? We're looking for a passionate, skilled, and forward-thinking Speech and Language Therapist to join our Acute Adult SLT team in a newly created Band 7 role. This is your opportunity to shape how SLT supports frailty care at the hospital front door—and beyond.

Why This Role?

• Be a changemaker: This post is part of the Discharge Without Delay (DWD) initiative, designed to improve patient flow and reduce unnecessary admissions.
• Work across boundaries: You'll collaborate closely with both hospital and community SLT teams, helping to ensure safe, timely decisions for frail adults.
• Lead with impact: Your early assessments will contribute directly to comprehensive geriatric care, influencing outcomes from the moment patients arrive.

What You'll Be Doing

• Deliver specialist SLT assessment and input in fast-paced acute and emergency settings
• Build strong links with Aberdeen City Health & Social Care Partnership SLT teams
• Support admission prevention and safe discharge planning
• Contribute to MDT education and service development
• Bring innovation to how SLT supports frailty care in front door services

What You'll Bring

• Depth of clinical knowledge and experience working with frail adults
• Confidence in acute/emergency care environments
• A collaborative mindset and strong MDT working skills
• Flexibility to support community SLT services during peak times
• A passion for quality improvement and service innovation

What You'll Gain

• A supportive team with structured peer mentoring and supervision
• Opportunities to work in a hospital team with diverse SLT specialities including stroke, ENT, head & neck cancer, and neurosciences
• A chance to shape a new service area and grow your leadership skills

This is more than a job
—it's a chance to
lead, innovate, and grow
in a new role that bridges hospital and community care.

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and take ownership of a new frontier in SLT, we'd love to hear from you.

Informal enquiries to Clare Emerson (Lead SLT), or Clare Tarr (Lead SLT in Acute and Critical Care) on , or email
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.