What are the responsibilities and job description for the Long Term Temporary Sub: SLP EDUCATOR position at John F Kennedy?
We have an opening for a long-term substitute Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for JFK Elementary School starting 02/02/26 and running through the remainder of the 2025-26 school year.
QUALIFICATIONS –
Education and Training -- Certificate of Clinical Competency-Speech-Language Pathology, and experience instructing and assessing children age 5 up to grade 3 preferred. Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Certifications and Licenses -- Valid Vermont Professional Educator’s License with a Speech Language Pathology endorsement required (6-84).
Duties (include but are not limited to):
• Ability to perform the functions of a Speech Language Pathologist at the elementary level (K-5) including (but not limited to):
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
•Integrates current best practices, research, and special education laws into the education of the disabled, to assure compliance with state and federal laws, and to provide the most effective educational program for assigned students.
•Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of assigned students including: intellectual, social, and emotional characteristics of age group; students' varied approaches to learning; student skills and knowledge; student interests and cultural heritage; economic and cultural influences; student's family, school and community context.
•Serves as liaison person to assure a successful transition of assigned students from school to school, or classroom to classroom.
•Uses assessment information to develop and implement an effective standards-based Individual Educational Plan (IEP) for those students who qualify for such services.
•Researches, coordinates and effectively utilizes available school and community resources and outside agencies to ensure proper delivery of students' IEP (SLP, Social Worker, OT/PT, internal and external professionals and agencies, and the like).
•Plans, develops, and monitors and/or delivers extended school year programs for identified students to assure an effective educational program. Provides technical assistance to summer tutors as needed (if applicable).
•Works with classroom teachers to select, design/modify classroom services (including learning activities, instructional groupings, lesson plans, educational materials, curricula, assessments, teaching strategies, and the like) for assigned students designed to promote the academic, vocational, physical and social development needs of students, adhering to accommodations as appropriate.
•Administers and/or coordinates a thorough assessment which may include language, behavior, visual motor, gross and fine motor, and cognitive skills using a variety of techniques including standardized tests, rubrics, checklists, curriculum based measures, developmental scales, observations, behavior objectives, and the like.
•Confers with parents, school counselors, classroom teachers, social workers, administrators, testing specialists and other professionals as needed to determine proper assessment tools and procedures, and to discuss evaluation results
.•Interprets both educational and clinical findings to accurately determine program eligibility and to assess student progress.
This candidate must be a team player who enjoys working with elementary students and has good classroom management skills.
Salary : $265 - $531