Speech-Language Pathologist @ Special Services

SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Salary & Benefits 

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) will work within our school district to provide comprehensive speech and language therapy services to students ranging from pre-kindergarten to high school. This individual will play a vital role in assessing, diagnosing, and treating communication disorders and difficulties, enabling students to communicate effectively and succeed academically.  This position requires working with children of various ages and a variety of disabilities.  Position requires traveling to different school sites within the district.

Salary & Benefits

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology.
2. ASHA CCCs or equivalent
3. Current Washington ESA certification.
4. Experience with interventions of the communication needs of a variety of students and varying disabilities.
5. Experience working with children and families who are culturally, linguistically, and racially diverse is preferred. 

ABILITY TO

1. Continue professional development
2. Organize and perform job responsibilities efficiently and independently without close supervision and able to pay strict attention to detail
3. Speak, read and follow written or verbal communications
4. Practice effective safety and security within individual work routines
5. Develop and maintain positive customer relations with staff and service providers
6. Work collaboratively with District staff and promote teamwork with coworkers
7. Practice ethical and professional standards of conduct including the requirements of confidentiality
8. Relate effectively with parents, staff, students and the public in a multicultural and multiracial community
9. Perform job responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Evaluate communication problems including receptive-expressive language, articulation, voice, fluency, neuromuscular and non-vocal.
2. Must document evaluation results and relate the impact of the communication disorder to the educational performance of students.
3. Identify needs, prepare treatment plans, make recommendations regarding the interventions and individualized programs (IEPs).
4. Provide speech/language therapy to communication-disordered students from regular and special education classrooms.
5. Provide informational and consultative services relative to the management of the communication disorder to the student, education team, family, related medical agencies and community agencies.
6. Demonstrate positive relationship skills with students, parents and colleagues.
7. Able to function effectively as an active, productive, and integral member of educational teams.
8. Able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner, both orally and in writing.
9. Able to organize caseloads.
10. Document third party billing activities.
11. Knowledge of due process.
12. Knowledge of state and federal laws relating to children with disabilities.
13. Able to complete activities that support compliance with Federal, State and local mandates.
14. The preceding list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

The Moses Lake School District #161 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boys Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district’s Title IX, Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, and Equal Opportunity officer, Michelle Musso, 1620 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837, (509) 766-2650, mmusso@mlsd161.org; OR Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Samantha Burgess, 1620 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837, (509) 766- 2670, sburgess@mlsd161.org