Reports to: Executive Director of Special Services Location: Special Services
Bargaining Unit: CEA FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Summary:
This position provides a wide-range of speech, hearing, and augmentative communication services in individual or small groups in a variety of elementary and secondary school settings. This position also consults with parents and teachers of children with identified communication disabilities.
Required Qualifications:
• Valid Washington State Educational Staff Associate Certificate with speech language pathologist/audiologist endorsement
• Valid CCC-SLP
• Knowledge of both verbal and non-verbal communications methods
• Ability to work cooperatively with staff, parents, administration and support personnel
• Willingness to learn and use curriculum, assessments, education codes, and district policies
• Competency in assessment, data gathering and interpreting techniques;
• Ability to use and/or willingness to learn technology and computerized reporting systems
• Successful experience establishing and carrying out behavior interventions systems
• Current knowledge of federal and state laws, rules and regulation governing the education of children qualified for special education.
• Working knowledge of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) best practices
• Knowledge of the identification process of special education students
• Ability to communicate effectively, possess awareness (for self and others), listen actively, be patient, incorporate humor/lightheartedness into work, be empathic, possess a growth mindset, and be customer-service oriented
• Ability to support the District's vision, mission, and goals including the belief that all students can succeed
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to provide services in a team setting
• Familiarity with racial equity and inclusion frameworks
• Gives evidence of high, sincere interest in pupils, employees, patrons, and academic programs of the schools
• Successful experience working with self-direction and a high degree of collaboration
• Possession of organizational skills and flexibility to respond to changing student needs
• Ability to function in a calm, efficient, courteous manner under stress and to exercise careful judgment, confidentiality and tact in the performance of duties
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations
Preferred Qualifications:
• Prior experience providing speech and language therapy in the school setting
• Ability to speak Spanish
• Experience working with students from diverse backgrounds
Essential Functions:
• Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments
• Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate
• Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct identified speech or language disabilities
• Assists and guides school staff in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments
• Practices effective leadership in areas of assignment
• Conducts testing, interprets results, and leads the multi-disciplinary team in the identification of special education students
• Assesses, motivates, redirects, and interacts with students in a productive manner.
• Provides training/in-service on strategies for working with students with behavior problems
• Prepares and submits the necessary documentation for Medical Recovery
• Participates in or facilitates school based Multi-disciplinary Team/Group of Qualified Professionals meetings
• Promotes collaboration between school administration, staff and parents for the purpose of maintaining effective, consistent and regular communication between all stakeholders
• Keeps abreast of special education pedagogy and apply this research to special education programs
• Articulates special education visions and goals to regular education and special education staff
• Assists in developing and implementing Childfind activities
• Directly assists classroom teachers with the ongoing management of special needs students within their classrooms
• Completes work in a timely manner consistent with state and federal regulations
• Serves as a member of the Student Support management team, IEP Teams, etc. as pertinent to the job
• Conducts parent and/or parent-student conferences set up to interpret student assessment results
• Participates in curriculum development and implementation of special education services
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, etc.) around aspects of special education services
• Stays current on policies and laws related to special education
• Develops and maintains collaborative and transparent relationships with other district staff, families, and community partners.
• Completes all documentation as required by law or prescribed by the Executive Director of Special Services, including but not limited to IEPs, assessment documents, and progress reporting
• Attends staff and other professional meetings as appropriate or directed
• Uses and integrates technology for communication and instruction
• Other duties as assigned
Salary: $62,169.45- $124,490.10 annually, DOE
Work schedule: 1.0 FTE
Benefits: 12 Sick leave and 3 personal leave days; health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance through SEBB; State retirement through DRS; other fringe benefits as allowed under the Centralia Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Application Procedures: Anyone interested in this position should apply through EdJobsNW with a letter of interest, a resume, and three professional references AND submit the letter of interest to Tammie Jensen-Tabor, Executive Director of Special Services at [redacted]. Current employees of Centralia School District need only to send a letter of interest to Tammie Jensen-Tabor.
