Speech and Language Pathologist

Job Description

Job DescriptionSalary: $80,000 - $109,032 DOE

JOB DESCRIPTION: Under the direction of the school site principal and the Director of SPED, the SLP will
screen, evaluate and provide treatment for students with a variety of communication needs including but not
limited to speech sound disorders, receptive/expressive language impairments, social language deficits, voice
disorders, and fluency disorders; monitor, assess and adjust treatment in response to student needs and
progress; meet, consult and confer with parents, staff, faculty, administrators, and others concerning the
speech, language and other communication needs of students.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to individuals with a wide variety of speech,
language, and swallowing differences and disorders within the above-mentioned domains that range infunction from completely intact to completely compromised
Integrate the highest quality available research evidence with practitioner expertise and individualpreferences and values in establishing treatment goals
Utilize treatment data to guide decisions and determine effectiveness of services
Integrate academic materials and goals into treatment
Serve on multitiered systems of support (MTSS)/response to intervention (RTI) teams to help studentssuccessfully communicate within academic, classroom, and social settings
Serve as case manager, service delivery coordinator, members of collaborative, multidisciplinary team
Serve on early intervention (TK) and school pre-referral and intervention teams to assist with thedevelopment and implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs)
Discuss, evaluate, and address negative emotions and thoughts related to communication disordersincluding but not limited to: articulation/phonological, language, fluency, and voice disorders
Educate parents, teachers and other school-based professionals about the clinical markers of languageimpairment and the ways in which these impairments can impact a students reading and writing skillsto facilitate early referral for possible evaluation and assessment services
Educate parents and school personnel about the SLP role in addressing the semantic, syntactic,morphological, and phonological aspects of literacy disorders across the lifespanAdminister standardized and/or criterion-referenced tools to compare individuals with theirpeers. The assessment process can include, but is not limited to, culturally and linguistically
appropriate behavioral observation and standardized and/or criterion-referenced tools; use ofinstrumentation; review of records, case history, and prior test results; and interview of the individualand/or family to guide decision making

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Conduct full-scale speech and language assessments including but not limited to culturally andlinguistically appropriate behavioral observations and standardized and/or criterion-referenced tools,review of records, case history, and prior test results; and interview of the individual and/or family toguide decision making
Drafting of IEPs
Understanding and use of evidence-based practices
Prepare and deliver professional development presentations relating to communicative disorders withinspeech-language pathology
Maintain records and prepare reports
Knowledge of Welligent preferred
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others

Requirements:
Masters Degree from an accredited Program in Communicative Disorders or comparable education(must be ASHA approved)
Valid California Speech-Language Pathologist License
Valid California Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential
Spanish language fluency preferred, not required