Job Summary:
This position provides a wide-range of speech, hearing, and augmentative communication services in individual or small groups in a variety of elementary and secondary school settings.This position also consults with parents and teachers of children with identified communication disabilities.
Required Qualifications:
- Valid Washington State Educational Staff Associate Certificate with speech language pathologist/audiologist endorsement
- Valid CCC-SLP
- Knowledge of both verbal and non-verbal communications methods
- Ability to work cooperatively with staff, parents, administration and support personnel
- Willingnessto learn and usecurriculum, assessments, education codes, and district policies
- Competency in assessment, data gathering and interpreting techniques;
- Ability to use and/or willingness to learn technology and computerized reporting systems
- Successful experience establishing and carrying out behavior interventions systems
- Current knowledge of federal and state laws, rules and regulation governing the education of children qualified for special education.
- Working knowledge of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) best practices
- Knowledge of the identification process of special education students
- Ability to communicate effectively, possess awareness (for self and others), listen actively, be patient, incorporate humor/lightheartedness into work, be empathic, possess a growth mindset, and be customer-service oriented
- Ability to support the District’s vision, mission, and goals including the belief that all students can succeed
- Ability to maintain a positive attitude
- Ability to provide services in a team setting
- Familiarity with racial equity and inclusion frameworks
- Gives evidence of high, sincere interest in pupils, employees, patrons, and academic programs of the schools
- Successful experience working with self-direction and a high degree of collaboration
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations
- Possession of organizational skills and flexibility to respond to changing student needs
- Ability to function in a calm, efficient, courteous manner under stress and to exercise careful judgment, confidentiality and tact in the performance of duties
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience providing speech and language therapy in the school setting
- Ability to speak Spanish
- Experience working with students from diverse backgrounds
- Practices effective leadership in areas of assignment
Essential Functions:
- Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments
- Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate
- Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct identified speech or language disabilities
- Assists and guides school staff in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments
- Conducts testing, interprets results, and leads the multi-disciplinary team in the identification of special education students
- Assesses, motivates, redirects, and interacts with students in a productive manner.
- Provides training/in-service on strategies for working with students with behavior problems
- Participates in or facilitates school based Multi-disciplinary Team/Group of Qualified Professionals meetings
- Promotes collaboration between school administration, staff and parents for the purpose of maintaining effective, consistent and regular communication between all stakeholders
- Keeps abreast of special education pedagogy and apply this research to special education programs
- Articulates special education visions and goals to regular education and special education staff
- Assists in developing and implementing Childfind activities
- Directly assists classroom teachers with the ongoing management of special needs students within their classrooms
- Completes work in a timely manner consistent with state and federal regulations
- Serves as a member of the Student Support management team, IEP Teams, etc. as pertinent to the job
- Conducts parent and/or parent-student conferences set up to interpret student assessment results
- Participates in curriculum development and implementation of special education services
- Prepares and submits the necessary documentation for Medical Recovery
- Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, etc.) around aspects of special education services
- Stays current on policies and laws related to special education
- Develops and maintains collaborative and transparent relationships with other district staff, families, and community partners.
- Completes all documentation as required by law or prescribed by the Executive Director of Special Services, including but not limited to IEPs, assessment documents, and progress reporting
- Attends staff and other professional meetings as appropriate or directed
- Uses and integrates technology for communication and instruction
- Other duties as assigned
Salary:$58,524.50- $119,550.80 annually, DOE
Work schedule:1.0 FTE
Benefits:12Sick leave and 3 personal leave days; health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance throughSEBB; State retirement throughDRS; other fringe benefits as allowed under theCentralia Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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