Speech-Language Pathologist
The Speech-Language Pathologist is a certificated, exempt position with Element Education. The Speech-Language Pathologist directly reports to the Director of Special Education and is primarily responsible for screening, assessing, identifying, and providing direct and indirect services to students with communication disorders that adversely affect their educational progress.
Essential Functions
Support Student Learning
- Screen, diagnose, assess, and identify students with all types of communicative disorders
- Provide speech, language, and communication assessments including, but not limited to, articulation, fluency, voice, expressive and receptive language and pragmatics for the purpose of identifying communication disorders, determining program eligibility, developing recommendations for treatment, and providing services to students with speech and/or language impairments
- Act as case manager for speech services only students
- Develop IEPs, treatment plans, instructional programs, and interventions based on student’s IEP goals/objectives and Learning Styles in coordination with the IEP team
- Effectively participate in and attend IEP meetings and regularly communicate test/assessment results, diagnosis, updates, and proposed treatment plans to the IEP team
- Consult with EFs regarding accommodations necessary in the student’s education program
- Works with EFs, RSPs, and parents on methods and materials that are associated with addressing IEP goals; such as carry-over and enrichment techniques related to therapy goals or whole-language concept
- Instruct and support staff and students with instruction-using communication technologies to support student learning in the areas of communication, behavior, social skills, and academics
- Develop and provide direct and indirect individual and/or small-group instruction/therapy sessions, conferences, and coordination of services for students based on established IEP goals and objectives for remediation and improvement of communicative disorders in the areas of articulation, language, fluency, voice, receptive and expressive language and/or pragmatics
- Collaborate with EFs, parents, and other IEP members regarding implementation of students’ instructional program
- Collaborate with related services providers, EFs, instructors, and parents to monitor special education students’ progress towards IEP goals and communicate progress with parents (at report card dates)
- Respond to telephone calls/email messages from parents, staff, and teachers/tutors regarding special education
- Submit requests for special education curriculum and supplemental materials (in accordance with students’ IEPs) to Director of Special Education
- Distribute supplemental materials to students and staff, as needed; Maintain records of non-consumable items, including technology
- Provide and assist with parent and staff trainings and support, as needed; Act as a resource in the areas of speech and language therapy to students, staff, and parents
- Collaborate with Director of Special Education and participate in SST process, as needed
- Work virtually/remotely, as-needed
- Ensure the safety of students including, but not limited to, assisting in conducting emergency drills and cleaning of workspace
Element Education is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $77,770.00 - $110,312.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Pet insurance
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
- Wellness program
License/Certification:
- California SLP License (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
