ESA - Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - 20277303

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*Total Possible Salary Range: $71,847 - $135,415/year

Contracted Days: 183

FTE - 1.0

IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENT

Speech Language Pathologist provide assessments and remediations for students identified with a need for special services in the areas of language, speech, voice and fluency.  These services are designed to help students meet their educational goals and to decrease the effects of the handicapping condition on the student’s ability to participate in the educational process in cooperation with other staff members and parents.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Conduct and interpret informal and formal assessments of appropriate students, identified and referred for assessment
• Plan and implement educationally relevant therapy programs for eligible students. Participate in the development of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) in conjunction with school personnel and parents.
• Monitor and attend to behavior of students during SLP Therapy services.
• Coordinate SLP services with those of other health and educational personnel and provide consultative services.
• Participate in varied service delivery models (i.e. individual, group, consultative) in cooperation with the student, other school personnel, and the student’s family.
• Evaluates students in terms of planned goals, revises intervention strategies as a result of the evaluation, and provides students with feedback on their progress.
• Organizes and schedules assigned caseload at varied locations.
• Request/recommend from the Special Education Department the basic SLP equipment and supplies needed.
• Continue professional educational development and participate in in-service activities for staff and support personnel.
• Participate in policy formulation as it relates to SLP services. Maintain records and submit reports as required by law and district process and procedure.
• Maintain, clean, utilize and transport SLP equipment used for student’s therapy.
• Maintain accurate service logs within the District-designated service logging system.
• Adhere to special education compliance requirements under state and federal law.

The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive and may be supplemented, as necessary. The position may perform a variety of non-essential functions consistent with its scope and intent.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience  

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to function as a team member with staff and parents in the development of student IEPs.
• Ability to communicate and interact positively with all types of disabled students, professional associates, and patrons of the school district.
• Knowledge of educational versus medical concerns needing assistance from SLP.
• Knowledge of Special Education service delivery models.
• Knowledge of rules and regulations from programs providing services to children with handicapping conditions and Clover Park School District policies.
• Knowledge of, and ability to maintain/clean, SLP equipment.
• Ability to initiate and maintain required and adequate student and office records.
• Ability to follow established guidelines to supervise Assistants when appropriate.
• Ability to regularly lift and push/pull 40 pounds and occasionally lift 60 pounds.
• Ability to be flexible in regards to scheduling, school selections and assignments.
• Ability to organize workload in two or more work locations on a daily basis.

Certification and Licenses

• Valid Washington Educational Staff Associate (ESA) Certificate with Speech and Language Pathologist endorsement
• Valid Washington State Driver’s License.
• Must be able to obtain access to Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Desirable Qualifications

• Minimum of one-year experience working with youth aged 3 to 21.
• Working knowledge of computer software.
• Current First Aid/CPR
• Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• American Speech and Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence
• Department of Health Licensure in Speech-Language Pathology

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed in a regular office and school environments. Travel to and between school sites is necessary. Must be able to use fingers, hands, and arms, and to listen carefully and focus while filtering out normal office noise. The ability to speak and see clearly; sit or stand for prolonged periods of time; lift 35 pounds; and bend, twist, walk, and reach requiring ordinary physical effort are all required. Expected to attend evening meetings. Exposure to normal levels of office dust, VDT screens, and office machines and their required chemicals are part of the job.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Employment with Clover Park School District is conditional pending completion of a Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background check as required by RCW28A.400.303. (NOTE: All associated background check fees are the employee’s responsibility.) The fingerprint scan must be completed prior to the first day of employment.

Insurance Benefits

Employees who are anticipated to work 630 hours during the school year (September 1 through August 31) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, long term disability and basic life insurance benefits.

Clover Park School District benefits are administered by the Washington State Healthcare Authority under the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). Click on the link https://www.hca.wa.gov/employee-retiree-benefits/school-employees for information on available benefit options.

Retirement and Deferred Compensation

Eligible employees are required to be a member of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems Plan. For eligibility  information, check on the link to the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.

Employees also have the ability to participate in tax deferred 403(b) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans (DCP). These are supplemental retirement savings programs that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.

Clink on the link https://www.drs.wa.gov/plan/dcp/  for information on 457 plan (DCP)  with the Department of Retirement Systems.

To enroll in an eligible 403(b) plan, employees must consult with their own financial planner that is an approved vendor.

*Clover Park School District total possible pay consists of base salary plus the following:

Building Centered Responsibility - 5 days

District Centered Responsibility - 2.5 days

Event Responsibility - 1 day 

Attendance required for compensation of responsibility pay (building-centered, district-centered, and event).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Clover Park School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence, the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or marital status. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Address questions and complaints of alleged discrimination to the following individuals at Clover Park School District, 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood, Washington 98499-1341: Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator, Greg Davis, Executive Director of Compliance and Student Services, (253) 583-5154, gdavis@cloverpark.k12.wa.us; Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Jennifer Herbold, Executive Director of Special Education, (253) 583-5170, jherbold@cloverpark.k12.wa. Title IX inquiries may also be directed to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), https://bit.ly/US-OCR. Information about the nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures, and how to report a concern or complaint, is available at https://bit.ly/CPSDHIBPolicy; OSPI required language per RCW 28A.300.286 is available at https://bit.ly/OSPIModelLanguage.

Salary : $71,847 - $135,415