DSISD Speech Language Pathologist ($15,000 Sign On Bonus)

Speech Language Pathologist

Position Type: MEA Professional Staff

Closing Date: Open until filled

Starting Date: TBD

Salary & Length of Contract Year: 183 Days. In Accordance with Master Agreement

Responsible To: Director and Supervisor of Special Education

Qualifications:

• An earned Master's degree.
• A valid Michigan Speech Language Pathologist License.
• Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech & Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or in your Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY).

Responsibilities:

Service Provider will carry out the speech and language requirements of the child's IEP/IFSP as designated by the IEP/IFSP Team. Develop and maintain a schedule of student contacts consistent with the IEP/IFSP requirements which will be available to instructional and administrative personnel.

Maintain adequate records, progress monitoring, and assessment data to be used by the IEP/IFSP Team in planning for the needs of the student.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience in identifying students with disabilities.
• Knowledge of Special Education law.
• Experience in consultation strategies and working with community agencies.
• Experience in assessment, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
• Experience in administering and interpreting a variety of assessments.
• Experience in developing academic and behavioral interventions.
• Background in learning and behavior management.
• Experience in leading problem-solving teams through data-based decision-making.
• Experience with training and monitoring the implementation of various research-based intervention programs.
• Ability to clearly express ideas and concepts verbally and in writing.

Assessment/Diagnostic:

• Conduct comprehensive evaluations for determining special education eligibility.
• Complete all evaluation reports in a timely manner consistent with the DSISD process and procedural mandates.
• Serve as a member of the Multidisciplinary Diagnostic Team, providing supportive assessment data and consultation to team members and case management as assigned by the supervisor.
• Prepare and interpret social or developmental histories and assessments and also obtain parent/guardian input for the assessment process
• Utilize a variety of assessments to determine the need for special education services.
• Provide analysis and interpretation of information and data in oral and written reports. Interpret diagnostic findings to parents.
• Provide appropriate recipient parties with all written reports completed as a part of the referral/diagnostic process.
• Assist parents in the understanding of decisions, procedures, and other questions of concern affecting their children in the IEP/IFSP Team process.
• Participate in Individualized Educational Planning Team meetings, write and maintain specific measurable IEP/IFSP goals and objectives, and assist with the development of other IEP/IFSP goals and objectives.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Provide Special Education administration with the necessary information required for monitoring activities.
• Attend, upon request, weekly scheduled student staffing meetings.
• Regular, reliable attendance.
• Regular attendance at scheduled department/discipline meetings.
• Complete and send home progress reports.
• Maintain ongoing contact with parents to assist them in the development of a realistic understanding of their child's abilities, progress, and future goals.
• Provide recommendations for educational interventions to assist classroom personnel with student learning, achievement, and behavior.
• Active member of creating, reviewing, analyzing, and revising implementation plans and interventions.
• Use data-based decision-making to lead a problem-solving model in dealing with student academic and behavioral concerns.
• Consult with principals, staff members, and parents/guardians to assist students in making academic progress.
• Ability to develop and maintain acceptable relationships with school staff.
• Required to travel throughout Delta and Schoolcraft counties to service our local school districts and PSA.

Records/Clerical:

• Complete timely service logs for all Medicaid-eligible students on your caseload into the ISE system (if so assigned by the department administration).
• Maintain and submit monthly service/activity log.
• Maintain working files for caseload, including test protocol information.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director or Supervisor of Special Education.

In-Service:

• Develop and implement in-service training programs in areas of interest and expertise.
• Actively keep abreast of current research and innovative techniques through educational journals, workshops, conferences, and other professional readings and activities.

Apply To:

When applying for a position with the Delta Schoolcraft ISD, interested candidates must complete the application on this site. We will contact you for further information and a possible interview. Please do not send paper documents, during the application process you will submit your documents electronically. If you cannot upload your documents, be prepared to provide this information should you be called for an interview. Note: You assure that we have a complete record of your candidacy if you upload all materials yourself.

Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, gender, marital status, height, weight, disability, or arrest record. Persons denied equal opportunity based on these conditions may file a complaint with Lindsey Pepin, Delta-Schoolcraft Civil Rights Coordinator and/or the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, Lansing, Michigan.