SLP - Assistive Technology

Warren Consolidated Schools is seeking applicants for the following position for the 2025-2026 school year.

Position: 0.5 SLP/0.5 SLP Assistive Technology

Location: 0.5 Susick Elementary/0.5 District AT

1.0 FTE

Qualifications:

Valid Michigan Speech and Language license and member of ASHA required.

Please reference the WEA Master Contract for additional Collective Bargaining information.

Purpose Statement 

The job of Speech-Language Pathologist - Assistive Technology (AT) is done for the purpose/s of focusing on providing diagnostic and therapeutic services to students with special needs in the area of communication as well as understand, train, provide coaching/modeling and technical assistance in the area of Alternative and Augmentative/Assistive Technology.

This job reports to the Special Education Supervisor

Essential Functions

• Ability to assist in transition planning for students with communication disorders to the next level in their school (e.g. preschool-elementary, elementary-middle, middle-high, post high school, ) for the purpose of servicing the preschool and school-age population.
• Ability to be a student advocate for those with communication needs in a school based setting for the purpose of servicing the preschool and school-age population.
• Ability to be organized and efficient for the purpose of meeting paperwork
• Ability to collaborate and consult with teachers, parents, and administrators for the purpose of communicating students needs as it relates to the school-age classroom or preschool population.
• Knowledge and understanding of diagnostic assessments (e.g. standardized and informal, ) for the purpose of treatment of speech and language disorders. This includes understanding the purpose between a screening and full battery: how and when to use them.
• Knowledge of age-appropriate speech and language development for the purpose of providing services to the preschool and school-age population.
• Knowledge of evidence-based treatments for speech and language disorders for the purpose of servicing preschool and school-age populations.
• Knowledge of speech, language and voice issues for the purpose of providing services to preschool and school-age populations.
• Knowledge of the communication needs for multiple impaired populations (e.g. mild cognitive, autism, preschool developmental delays, adolescent populations, etc.) for the purpose of servicing the preschool and school-age
• Rudimentary knowledge of Assistive Technology and how it relates to the communication needs for the purpose of providing services to multiple populations.
• Understanding of how to collect, analyze, and utilize data related to speech and language issues for the purpose of making decisions about treatment and certification.
• Understanding of how to connect classroom curriculum to certification decisions, writing appropriate goals, and treatment plans for the purpose of servicing multiple populations.
• Understanding of Medicaid billing for the purpose of servicing school-based
• Understanding of MTSS and the role of an SLP for the purpose of servicing multiple populations in a school-based
• Understanding of special education law and how to write an IEP for the purpose of servicing multiple

Other Functions

• Act as District Coordinator of the AT Leadership Team and AT Building teams for the purpose of meeting IEP compliance and supporting students' unique needs.
• Collaborate with Curriculum Instructional Technology Specialists at the district level for coordinated services for the purpose of servicing students with special technology needs.
• Coordinate and implement Professional Development in Assistive Technology for multiple groups (e.g. administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents, ) for the purpose of supporting all students in universal design for learning.
• Facilitate and ac as coordinator of the District AT Plan every year for the purpose of supporting students with special needs in assistive technology and compliance with MDE.
• Inventory software, tools, logins/passwords for each building and the district for the purpose of providing appropriate assistive technology opportunities to students.
• Lead and assist teams in AT Evaluations and AT Trials for the purpose of building capacity in building level teams in assistive technology compliance.