$3,690 gross weekly! Ventura, CA! School Speech Language Pathologists Needed!

40 hours a week (Mon-Fri)

The Speech-Language Pathologist in the school setting isresponsible for performing student evaluations as well as providing anddocumenting therapy services in accordance with the plan of care developed foreach individual student and the physician’s orders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify, with the help of parents and school team, students who need communication assessments.
• Assess students’ communication skills using appropriate test instruments, parent and teacher interviews, record review and observations relating speech and language needs to classroom learning
• Evaluate the results of a comprehensive assessment to determine if the findings qualify students for speech and language or other services with the help of the school team and the child’s parents/guardian
• Develop and implement individualized education programs (IEP’S) for students who qualify for services under current federal and state regulations and local policies within legal timelines, in collaboration with parents and school teams.
• Service and remediate communication deficits through the use of appropriate materials and activities including augmentative and alternative communication systems which directly correspond to goals and objectives set forth in IEPs
• Document outcomes for students with communication disorders.
• Train school staff and parents in understanding how various communication disorders affect academic development.
• Collaborate with teachers and other school staff in developing and providing intervention strategies that foster students’ understanding, speaking, reading and writing skills that meet the demands of general school activities through inservices or personal communication with them
• Advocate for effective teaching practices by keeping abreast of curriculum development
• program designs, and textbook and material choices within the school district and helping to serve on committees which make these decisions when appropriate.
• Be available to serve on the Student Study Team as needed
• Participate in the Annual and Triennial Review processes
• Participate in staff meetings as requested
• Keep required documentation of services provided to include therapy logs and MediCal forms.
• Prepare student progress reports and communicate with parents on such through personal meetings and/or phone conversations.

Minimum Requirements:

• Active Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Licensure in thestate of assignment required
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-LanguagePathology (CCC-SLP) preferred and may be required by state/contract.
• Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice
• Participation and completion of Maxim’s Competency programwhen applicable
• Current CPR if applicable
• TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
• Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation)
• Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
• Successful completion of new hire training as applicable tojob site
• Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAArequirements
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to andfrom appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors,co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in theEnglish language is required
• Computer proficiency required
• Must be at least 18 years of age