Speech and Language Pathologist -26/27 School Year Vista Horizon/Vista Charter Middle School

Job Description Salary: $80,000 - $109,032 DOEIs your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap.JOB DESCRIPTION: Under the direction of the school site principal and the Director of SPED, the SLP willscreen, evaluate and provide treatment for students with a variety of communication needs including but notlimited to speech sound disorders, receptive/expressive language impairments, social language deficits, voicedisorders, and fluency disorders; monitor, assess and adjust treatment in response to student needs andprogress; meet, consult and confer with parents, staff, faculty, administrators, and others concerning thespeech, language and other communication needs of students.MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to individuals with a wide variety of speech,language, and swallowing differences and disorders within the above-mentioned domains that range infunction from completely intact to completely compromised Integrate the highest quality available research evidence with practitioner expertise and individualpreferences and values in establishing treatment goals Utilize treatment data to guide decisions and determine effectiveness of services Integrate academic materials and goals into treatment Serve on multitiered systems of support (MTSS)/response to intervention (RTI) teams to help studentssuccessfully communicate within academic, classroom, and social settings Serve as case manager, service delivery coordinator, members of collaborative, multidisciplinary team Serve on early intervention (TK) and school pre-referral and intervention teams to assist with thedevelopment and implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs) Discuss, evaluate, and address negative emotions and thoughts related to communication disordersincluding but not limited to: articulation/phonological, language, fluency, and voice disorders Educate parents, teachers and other school-based professionals about the clinical markers of languageimpairment and the ways in which these impairments can impact a students reading and writing skillsto facilitate early referral for possible evaluation and assessment services Educate parents and school personnel about the SLP role in addressing the semantic, syntactic,morphological, and phonological aspects of literacy disorders across the lifespanAdminister standardized and/or criterion-referenced tools to compare individuals with theirpeers. The assessment process can include, but is not limited to, culturally and linguisticallyappropriate behavioral observation and standardized and/or criterion-referenced tools; use ofinstrumentation; review of records, case history, and prior test results; and interview of the individualand/or family to guide decision makingRequired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Conduct full-scale speech and language assessments including xaygatp but not limited to culturally andlinguistically appropriate behavioral observations and standardized and/or criterion-referenced tools,review of records, case history, and prior test results; and interview of the individual and/or family toguide decision making Drafting of IEPs Understanding and use of evidence-based practices Prepare and deliver professional development presentations relating to communicative disorders withinspeech-language pathology Maintain records and prepare reports Knowledge of Welligent preferred Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with othersRequirements: Masters Degree from an accredited Program in Communicative Disorders or comparable education(must be ASHA approved) Valid California Speech-Language Pathologist License Valid California Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential Spanish language fluency preferred, not required