Speech-Language Pathologist IV - Hawaii District-South Special Education/Special Services

This position services students at schools within the Leeward District as needed and assigned by the Leeward District Administration Office. Salary Speech Language Pathologist IV, SR-22: $6,964.00 – $7,866.00 per month. The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable. Responsibilities Selects specific methods or strategies to assess student communicative performance. Conducts activity and environmental analysis to determine barriers that limit communicative performance in the natural environment. Analyzes, interprets, documents, and communicates findings. Collaborates with team members to determine programming within specified time frames. Provides speech‑language services to address the unique needs of students, updates team members on progress, and recommends changes or rescission of services when needed. Collaborates and consults with parents and school personnel to assist with the generalization of skills and instruct students in the use of strategies to gain communicative independence. Attends student‑focused problem‑solving meetings, school staff meetings, evaluation and eligibility meetings, individualized education program meetings, and complex or district staff meetings as needed. Observes student performance in the natural environment and integrates findings to determine barriers that limit student participation in the educational setting. Collaborates with other school team members to plan educational goals and interventions within specified time frames. Develops efficient schedules and workload. Attends conferences and assists with in‑service training of other educational personnel. Confers with student families and outside agencies. Provides data on services to students, workload, student progress, equipment and material needs, and any other required information. Analyzes performance in the natural environment to determine barriers between school/classroom expectations and student performance. Provides appropriate services to address the distinctive educational needs of individual and/or groups of students. Assists with in‑service training of other educational personnel. Collects information from a variety of sources and provides data specific to the professional area. Qualifications Basic Education Requirement Applicants must possess a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a speech‑language pathology or communication sciences and disorders program approved by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech‑Language Hearing Association (ASHA). Experience Requirement Applicants must have progressively responsible work experience of the kind, quality, and quantity described below. For Speech‑Language Pathologist IV: 1 year of specialized experience, supervisory aptitude may be accepted, and 1 year of total experience. For level IV and above, at least one year must have been comparable to the next lower level in this series. Specialized Experience : Professional experience as an SLP must have equipped the applicant with a full professional understanding of the theories, research, and evidence‑based practices of speech‑language pathology and the proper application of practices appropriate to the student’s educational, developmental, and social needs. Certificate and License Requirements Valid Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). Valid State of Hawaii Speech Pathologist license. Driver’s License Requirement Applicants must possess a current, valid driver’s license. Quality of Experience Possession of the required number of years alone is not evidence of qualification; overall experience must demonstrate the ability to perform duties of the position. #J-18808-Ljbffr