Applications will be accepted beginning
Monday, September 9, 2024 12:00 AM
(Eastern Standard Time)
Parchment Elementary Speech and Language Pathologist
Description: Under the direction and supervision of the Principal or Special Education Supervisor, the Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for providing appropriate educational experiences to meet the needs of the students on their caseload. The candidate will be responsible for IEP development, progress reports, and coordinating services for their students.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s Degree in speech pathology and clinical certification of clinical competency
- American Speech and Language Hearing Association Certification
- Collaborate with general education and special education teachers
- Communicate effectively with parents, teachers and other staff
- Experience with classroom “push-in” services preferred
- Experience with data collection and data-driven intervention
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ability to relate positively and work cooperatively with students, school staff, and parents
- Provide diagnostic, consultative, and direct speech and language services to students in both individual and small group settings; establishing goals based on assessments, data, and student need; and documenting student progress on goals and objectives
- Provide speech and language assessment and diagnostic services and effectively functioning as an evaluation team member
- Function as speech and language consultant for special and general education teachers regarding the integration of language instruction into the curriculum
- Organize and balance a variety of complex job responsibilities including therapy, consultation, and compliance
- Ability to understand and fulfill special education requirements by law
- Collaborate with the IEP team to create a comprehensive plan to support the needs of the student while working toward their IEP goals and objectives. This includes assisting with all areas of the student’s disability related needs including evaluations
- Attend and participate in all special education meetings
- Participate in professional development activities aimed at current trends and best practices
- Consistent and reliable attendance
- Other duties as assigned
RATE OF PAY: Per the Master Agreement
This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but to accurately reflect the primary job elements. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this classification.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; stand; sit; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception and peripheral vision.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is standard classroom setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally high depending upon student population and activities. Employee may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens.
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION: The Parchment School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, including sexual orientation and/or transgender identity, disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information or any other legally protected category in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities. Inquiries by applicants, students and/or parents/guardians relates to discrimination on the basis of disability/status should be directed to: Superintendent of the Parchment School District, 520 N. Orient Street, Parchment, MI 49004. Phone Number 269-488-1050.
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