SPED- Speech and Language Pathologist, Agua Dulce

Student Support-Speech and Language Pathologist

Reporting to the Site Director and under the direction and supervision of the Director of Student Support and Leadership, the Student Support Speech & Language Pathologist will be responsible for assessing and identifying communication disorders and collaborating with learners and families on intervention that is appropriate to the age and learning needs of each individual.

The duties and responsibilities include:

• Work with students exhibiting the full range of communication disorders, including those involving language, articulation (speech sound disorders), fluency, voice/resonance, and swallowing.
• Contribute significantly to the literacy achievement of students with communication disorders, as well as other learners who are at risk for school failure, or those who struggle.
• Conduct assessments in collaboration with others that help to identify students with communication disorders as well as to inform instruction and intervention.
• Provide intervention that is appropriate to the age and learning needs of each individual student, including children who are educationally at risk.
• Configure school wide programs that employ a continuum of service delivery models in the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities, and other students as appropriate.
• Gather and interpret data with individual students, as well as overall program evaluation.
• Meet federal and state mandates as well as local policies including Individualized Education Program (IEP) development, report writing, and treatment plan/therapy log development.
• Collaborate with Facilitators, Student Support, Education Specialist, Counselor, in addition to others to design and implement programs.
• Engage families in planning, decision making, and program implementation.
• Actively engage students in goal planning, intervention implementation, monitoring of progress, and self-advocacy appropriate to age and ability level.

Other responsibilities include:

• Be self-directed by taking initiative and responsibility for your work.
• Work in a collaborative, team based and innovative environment.
• Commit to excellence by seeking ways to improve and exceed expectations.
• Prioritize the growth and needs of the team, lead by example, and foster a supportive work environment.
• High level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness.
• Approach problems and challenges with a human-centered creative mindset, seeks to understand, develops multiple solutions to find the best answer.
• Helps create a positive culture by being committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion promoting ethical behavior and social responsibility within the workplace.
• Be authentic, own your strengths and weaknesses, ask for help when needed, be honest and transparent in your communications, working towards common goals that are meaningful to you and the team.
• Represent iLEAD and the school in which work in a positive and professional manner in all interactions and communications.
• Pursue continuous improvement and maintain professional competence through seeking out opportunities to develop new knowledge skills and perspectives. This includes participation in professional development activities offered and self-selected professional growth activities.
• Perform other responsibilities as defined by the designated supervisor.

Essential functions include:

• Communicating with others to exchange information. (In Person/Telephone/Computer)
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
• Adjusting or moving objects up to 50 pounds in all directions.
• When needed to support a school or education program, must have the ability to travel by public transit as well as operate a vehicle for self-transportation purposes between worksites.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• May encounter outdoor elements: high (>90)/low (<60) temperatures, precipitation and/or wind.
• Ability to work in situations involving the need to make informed and quick decisions.
• Ability to supervise/manage workers and delegate as needed in project management situations.
• Reading detailed documentation and analyzing data sets.
• Writing professionally, both by hand and utilizing computer software.
• Speaking in public settings including making public presentations to large and small groups.
• Dealing and navigating professionally through high-stress situations.

Qualifications include:

• Masters Degree from an accredited school of speech-language pathology or communicative disorders.
• Certificate: American Speech Hearing Language Association Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech pathology or audiology.
• License: State License issued by State of California Board of Medical Quality Assurance Speech Pathology and Audiology Examining Committee.
• Supervision CEUs for SLPa supervision course work as required by the SLPAB.
• Two years of related experience.
• Experience in educating special needs learners.
• Knowledge and understanding of state, local and federal regulations and policies affecting special education.
• Ability to work under pressure, assess priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with diverse groups of individuals including learners, parents, staff, and the community.
• Experience with an education setting and/or real-world experience in being non-traditional, flexible, open minded, and collaborative.
• Ability to problem solve and multi-task.
• Ability to cooperate successfully as a member of a team.
• Demonstrated capability to maintain effective relationships in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
• Very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness.
• Thrive in a collaborative, team based and fast-paced environment.
• Maintain confidentiality of learners and their records.
• Establish and maintain friendly, cooperative and effective working relationships with learners, learners with special needs, parents, facilitators, care team, and administration.
• Demonstrate standards of moral character and behavior to serve as an effective role model for learners.
• Ability to work well and deal tactfully with administrators, employees, parents, learners and the public.

iLEAD California is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering diversity within its staff.