EDUCATION THERAPIST SPECIALISTS (SPEECH AND LANGUAGE) – GRADE 1 is a South African government vacancy at DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. This job is part of Circular 18 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: OR Tambo Inland | closing date: 19 June 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
Salary
R664 410 – R735 930.per annum (OSD)
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 Fullservice/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 capacitybuilding 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 progammes 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 multidisciplinary 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 intrasectoral networks, therapeutic interventions.
- Monitor and manage assistive devices
Enquiries
Mr. Putter (Tell: 040 608 4200) For e-Recruitment Enquiries, Email: erecruitment@ecdoe.gov.za
Notes
Z83 in the e-recruitment system is currently not downloadable and therefore not signable; so, applicants who submitted applications via the e-recruitment system will not be disqualified for an unsigned Z83 instead will be requested to sign on interview day. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications, and other relevant documents to HR on or before the interview date. Applicants with foreign qualifications would be required to submit an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) on or before the day of the interview. Failure to submit all the requested documents will disqualify the application. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within six (6) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Selected candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial/asset record check, qualification/study verification and previous employment verification). Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. Misrepresentation in the application documents will result in automatic disqualification and disciplinary action in the event the candidate has already been appointed. The Department reserves the right not to make appointment(s) to the advertised post(s). Persons with disability and people from previously disadvantaged groups are encouraged to apply. It is the department’s objective to address the Employment Equity Affirmative Action Measures in line with the Employment Equity Plan and to achieve equitable representation across race and gender. In filling of these posts gender equity and people living with disability will be highly considered. The Department reserves the right to amend / review / withdraw advertised posts if by so doing, the best interest of the department will be well served. (Females and People with disabilities are also requested to apply and indicate such in their applications). NB Please Note: It is the department’s objective to address the Employment Equity Affirmative Action Measures in line with the ECDOE EE Plan and to achieve equitable representation across race and gender. In filling of these posts gender equity and people living with disability will be highly considered. The Department reserves the right to amend / review / withdraw advertised posts if by so doing, the best interest of the department will be well served. (Females and People with disabilities are also requested to apply and indicate such in their applications). Enquiries must be directed to the specified contact person. For e-Recruitment Enquiries, Email: erecruitment@ecdoe.gov.za OTHER POSTS
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Original Text
Directorate: Education Social Support Services
SALARY : R664 410 – R735 930.per annum (OSD)
CENTRE : OR Tambo Inland
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 Fullservice/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 capacitybuilding 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 progammes 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 multidisciplinary 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 intrasectoral networks, therapeutic interventions. Monitor and manage assistive devices
ENQUIRIES : Mr. Putter (Tell: 040 608 4200) For e-Recruitment Enquiries, Email: erecruitment@ecdoe.gov.za
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 18 of 2026 for reference.
Disclaimer: This vacancy was imported from the official DPSA circular PDF. Please confirm the reference number, closing date, and application instructions in the original circular before applying. View the official DPSA vacancy circulars.