Starting the 2024-2025 School Year

POSITION: Speech Language Pathologist 1.0 FTE

NATURE OF WORK:

School-based speech-language pathologists provide assessment and remediation services for students who exhibit difficulties in the areas of language, speech, voice, and fluency. These services are designed to help children meet their educational goals.

• Attends meetings, such as SLP team meetings, faculty meetings, special education meetings, and parent-teacher conferences
• Collaborates with classroom teachers to schedule interventions using a variety of service delivery models such as classroom intervention, consultation/collaboration, and pull-out as appropriate to meet student needs in the least restrictive environment
• Maintains records of the speech-language program and prepares periodic reports as required
• Keeps updated data for program planning and decision making for students
• Submits timely reports which meet district and state requirements
• Safeguards confidentiality of student records and information
• Willing to complete records for third party reimbursement accurately and in a timely manner as appropriate
• Adheres to established rules, regulations, laws and appropriate ethical standards
• Demonstrates knowledge of federal, state and local rules, regulations and laws
• Attends evaluation and Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings as appropriate
• Conducts speech and language screenings
• Uses appropriate screening instruments
• Selects appropriate assessments based on individual student needs
• Administers tests according to acceptable procedures
• Obtains additional diagnostic information from appropriate persons and available records for speech-language purposes
• Obtains pertinent case history
• Obtains data from other professionals and parents
• Analyzes and interprets information to make recommendations regarding the need for speech-language services
• Integrates data from a variety of assessment techniques and sources
• Determines the impact of the student’s disability in regard to their ability to make progress in the general education curriculum
• Presents and explains data to evaluation and IEP teams
• Prepares evaluation summaries
• Presents information to school personnel about language disorders as they relate to literacy and interactive communication skills
• Presents information to school personnel about speech disorders (articulation, voice, fluency) and their impact on communication and learning
• Provides information to parents and teachers about speech and language development
• Provides information to school personnel, parents and non-school agencies about current procedures and program guidelines
• Provides input regarding the effectiveness of personnel assigned to the speech-language pathologist
• Collaborates/consults with classroom teachers
• Plans evidence-based interventions appropriate for individual students and groups of students
• Implements the service delivery model most appropriate to the students’ degree of severity
• Provides activities commensurate with students’ interests and aptitudes
• Modifies therapeutic instructional approaches and other functions from data gathered during therapy
• Selects/implements evidence-based practices which support the goals and objectives of the speech and language program
• Uses a variety of equipment, materials, devices, and aids
• Uses systematic and evidence-based intervention strategies to foster communicative competence
• Provides feedback and reinforcement to students
• Uses and maintains facilities, materials, and equipment (e.g. FM systems) in an optimal manner
• Arranges therapy environment to create optimum learning conditions
• Chooses therapy materials to meet the needs, age, cultural differences and interests of individual students
• Uses systematic procedures for review of student progress
• Changes activities on basis of student progress
• Promotes effective interpersonal relations with students
• Uses language appropriate to the listener.
• Maintains confidentiality of information received
• Promotes respect for cultural differences
• Encourages others to understand and respect those with disabilities
• Completes procedural documentation appropriately
• Develops appropriate IEPs based on students’ strengths & needs
• Manages time efficiently
• Provides and follows schedules for assigned schools and informs appropriate personnel of departures from schedule
• Keeps updated therapy data and lists dates and times the student received therapy
• Arranges travel time efficiently
• Engages in continuing education and professional growth activities related to speech-language education
• Reviews speech and language literature and makes use of new information during therapy and instructional procedures
• Applies knowledge gained from continuing education activities
• Explores and disseminates information about new and/or improved methods for serving students
• Provides consultation to parents, teachers, and other appropriate school personnel
• Seeks the assistance of teachers, parents and others to meet the communication needs of students
• Gives written information to teachers, parents and others on ways to foster speech-language growth
• Talks with teachers formally and informally about individual student’s needs and progress
• Coordinates students’ therapeutic service with those provided by non-school agencies by telephone, written communication, and/or formal meetings

Qualifications

Masters degree in speech pathology or audiology.  Verification of a passing score on the Praxis II speech-language pathology examination.  Valid Washington State ESA certificate.  Successful previous evaluations and supportive references are required.  

Bilingual Preferred

Healthcare Benefits (SEBB): (All Employees who work 630 hours per school year are eligible.)

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability

Additional Benefits:

• Washington State Retirement (PERS, SERS & TERS)
• Paid Leave:

  - Paid Holiday (260-day employees and bargaining groups that have holidays included within their CBA)

  - Sick Leave

  - Personal Leave

  - Vacation (260-day employees only)

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• VEBA (Non-Rep, WVEA, Principal, Directors and Superintendent(s) ONLY)