Speech and Language Pathologist SY

Speech and Language Pathologist 26/27 SY

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Title: Speech and Language Pathologist

Classification: Exempt

Terms of Employment: 190 Day Contract. Salary based on education and experience.

Salary: Approved Certified Compensation Plan (Education and Experience).

• Assesses students’ communication skills (e.g., articulation, language, fluency, voice) to determine their communication needs and develop recommendations.
• Consults with teachers, parents, other personnel and/or outside professionals to provide requested information, develop plans for services, and make recommendations.
• Facilitates meetings (e.g., IEP conferences, parent meetings, in‑services) to develop plans and provide information regarding students’ functional goals.
• Instructs students to implement goals for remediation of speech and language deficits.
• Prepares documentation (e.g., evaluations, observations, progress reports, contacts with parents, teachers, and outside professionals) to provide written support, develop recommendations, and convey information.
• Presents information on various topics related to the area of professional expertise for the purpose of communicating information and gaining feedback on treatment.
• Researches resources and methods (intervention and treatment techniques, assessment tools and methods, community resources) to determine appropriate approach for students’ speech and language services.
• Screens students to determine the need for further individualized assessment.
• Assists other personnel as required to support them in completing work activities.
• Participates in meetings (e.g., parent conferences, in‑service training, site meetings) to receive and/or provide information and meet credential requirements.

• Skills to apply assessment instruments, interpret test data, and communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of assessment instruments and their application, relevant education codes, state and district policies.
• Ability to complete a case study and develop an individual education plan, work independently, be flexible, work under time constraints, and collaborate with staff, parents, students, and community.
• Physical abilities: lifting/carrying, reaching/handling/fingering, talking/hearing, visual acuity. Ability to sit for prolonged periods.

• Licensure for Speech Therapy (Arizona Department of Education Certificate).
• Valid Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Prior job experience preferred.
• Physical requirements:
  
  critical sensory requirements include general vision (corrected to 20/20), hearing (corrected), speaking and giving directions clearly. Ability to walk, sit, stand, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, lift (up to 50 pounds).

The Maricopa Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, Sex, Disability, Age, or Sexual Orientation in admission and access to its programs, services, activities, or in any aspect of its operations. The District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Job descriptions and documentation requirements can be accessed and printed from our website at www.musd
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