Speech & Language Pathologist

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Location: Honey Creek Community School

Employment Type: Part Time: 0.6 FTE

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DESCRIPTION:

The Speech and Language Pathologist provides prevention, assessment and remediation services for students who exhibit difficulties in the areas of language, speech, voice and fluency and are designed to help students meet their educational needs.  

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QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Valid Michigan Speech-Language Pathology License.

2.  Master's degree in Speech and Language Pathology.

3. An endorsement to work with students who have speech and language impairments pursuant to Rules 340.1781, 340.1782, and 340.1796 of the Revised Administrative Rules for Special Education. 

4. ASHA SLP-CCC preferred

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Demonstrated ability to engage students’ emotional intelligence and support students with a wide range of abilities, backgrounds, and learning styles, using a trauma-informed approach

• Demonstrated ability to embody a commitment to anti-racist work and advancing community and justice in our educational system

• Demonstrated ability to design and implement group projects for interactive, integrated, and individualized curriculum areas which incorporate state benchmarks

• Demonstrated ability to create inquiry-based projects through a justice-centered and service-oriented lens  

• Demonstrated commitment to creating a culture of well-being and collaboration for all students with the goal of creating empowered learners, ethical and global citizens, and resilient individuals 

• Demonstrated flexibility and problem solving skills in order to work as a productive team member

• Understanding and commitment to multi-age groupings

• Strong collaborative skills required. 

• Uses a variety of appropriate formal and informal tools and techniques including observations and interviews to evaluate the progress and performance of students.

• Assesses to determine students’ communication skills (e.g., articulation, fluency, voice, expressive and receptive language, etc.) for the purposes of developing recommendations for prevention and intervention plans that enable students to benefit from their educational experience.

• Collaborates and consults with educational teams to implement strategies that focus on the interrelationship of language processes of listening, speaking, reading, and writing and literacy development for students.

• Consults with educational teams and a variety of groups to develop their understanding of a full range of communication disorders and the impact on student achievement.

• Participates on the multidisciplinary educational team and educational planning process to identify communication disorders, determine program eligibility and develop services recommendations.

• Uses a broad range of strategies and classroom structures appropriately aligned to the learning targets

• Collects, analyzes, and interprets various formal and informal assessments and evaluation strategies to evaluate and modify interventions to support the educational program.

• Provides services to students in ways that build upon individual strengths and offers students maximum opportunities to participate in the planning and direction of their own learning experience.

• Coordinates meetings and processes for eligible students (e.g., testing/screening, IEPs, parent conferences, etc.) for the purpose of presenting evaluation results, developing intervention plans, and/or providing training to parents/guardians, students and staff.

• Adheres to District policies and procedures as well as professional, ethical and legal standards of practice.

• Protects the confidentiality of student records and releases personal data in accordance with state law and board policies.

• Documents, on a regular basis, student’s progress using assessment tools; monitoring through observations/evaluation and/or collecting data.  Uses student progress data to improve instruction and service provision.

• Works cooperatively and communicates with staff, students and parents/guardians.

• Supports a team-based approach to problem solving.

• Regular predictable attendance.