Speech and Language Pathologist ($3000 annual stipend + remote work) - District Wide - 2026 - 2[...]

Speech and Language Pathologist ($3000 annual stipend + remote work) - District Wide - 2026 - 2027 SY

Speech and Language Pathologist: $1500 Stipend for CCC Credentials and 1 day a week remote work

General Responsibilities

Supports District schools and principals in their effort to foster an optimal educational environment for students. Provides services for special education students with communication disorders of speech, language, voice, and fluency.

Major Tasks

• Participates in staffing procedures.
• Provides appropriate report methods to meet procedural requirements (evaluation reports, progress reports, written IEPs).
• Develops, and implements an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for each student diagnosed as needing therapy.
• Conducts regularly scheduled conferences with parents and teachers to develop and monitor the IEP.
• Develops, prepares, and utilizes appropriate materials to support therapy approach.
• Provides therapy to help students achieve better communication.
• Assists teachers, parents, and other specialists by providing strategies and suggestions to improve effective communication.
• Provides ongoing training for teachers and paraprofessionals to implement a variety of communication strategies, devices, and technology.
• Educates staff on speech language impairments, guidelines for eligibility of SLI services, and federally funded mandated paperwork.
• Provides training and supervision to speech/language paraprofessionals implementing therapy programs.
• Maintains appropriate records to meet procedural requirements including data collection and MIPS.
• Attends and participates in regularly scheduled meetings conducted by the Special Education Director, including SLP department meetings, Sp. Ed. meetings, district wide meetings, SST meetings, and school site meetings if needed or appropriate to our field.
• Maintains professional competence through inservice/staff developmental education provided by the District and/or self-selected professional growth activities (ArSHA & ASHA).
• When applicable, responsible for programming augmentative communication devices and helping to determine the appropriateness of the device.
• May be in contact with private speech pathologists who serve students to discuss common therapy goals, techniques, and progress.
• May need to contact private schools that service CCUSD district children to discuss progress reports, IEPs, etc.

Qualifications

• Valid AZ Speech and Language Therapy certificate or Professional certificate, effective January 1, 2007.
• Preferred: MS/MA degree from an accredited institution with a major (or equivalent) in speech and language.
• Preferred: Certificate of Clinical Competence.

Supervision: Received from Director of Special Education

Evaluation: At least once annually by the administrator in accordance with the policy of the Governing Board.

Position Type: Full-Time