Speech and Language Pathologist

British Columbia Public School Employers' Association | Make a Future - Careers in BC Education; Vanderhoof; On-site; CAD 74,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Nechako Lakes School District seeks a District Speech and Language Pathologist for a maternity-leave term position. The 0.8 FTE role runs from January 6, 2025 to June 30, 2026, with a salary range of $73,574 to $114,612 plus a provincial recruitment and retention allowance assignment.

Must hold a Master's in Speech-Language Pathology and be eligible for membership with Speech and Audiology Canada, Speech and Hearing BC, and CHCPBC. Travel between schools is required.

Qualifications

• Masters level training in speech and language pathology.
• Eligible for membership with Speech and Audiology Canada, Speech and Hearing BC, and CHCPBC.
• Must have reliable transportation and travel to outlying communities.
• Hold a valid Class 5 BC Driver's License with a clean driving record.
• Experience assessing speech and language needs of students with autism and other disabilities.
• Experience with educational teams and problem solving.
• Ability to implement AAC devices.
• Experience designing programs for students with autism and other disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Work with educational staff to assess and design programs for students with a variety of disabilities.
• Write programs to support students and assist implementation.
• Travel to different schools in outlying communities.
• Collaborate with other agencies and support personnel.
• Communicate with parents.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Problem solving

Communication with parents

Education

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Tools

HANEN methodologies

Job description

SCHOOL: VANDERHOOF AND AREA SCHOOLS

START DATE: JANUARY 6, 2025, to JUNE 30, 2026 (MATERNITY LEAVE)

SALARY: $73,574.00 to $114,612.00 + CURRENT PROVINCIAL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ALLOWANCE ASSIGNMENT: .80 FTE TERM POSITION - EXCLUDED

DISTRICT SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

MUST HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN OUTLYING COMMUNITIES IS REQUIRED

Qualifications:

• Committed to making collaborative decisions about instructional design and selection of instructional materials based on data related to student learning.
• Eligible for membership with Speech and Audiology Canada, Speech and Hearing BC, and registration by the College of Health Care Professionals BC (CHCPBC).
• Must have Masters Level Training or equivalent in speech and language pathology.
• Training in Hanen methodologies would be an asset.
• Possess strong organizational, time, and general management skills.
• Experience in assessing speech and language needs of students with autism and other disabilities.
• Experience in working with educational teams with problem solving and implementation.
• Ability to problem solve, model, and learn to implement a variety of AAC devices.
• Experience in designing programs for students with autism and other disabilities.
• Hold a valid Class 5, B.C. Driver's License and an exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current driver's abstract.
• Specific assignment to be determined by the school principals, in consultation with the District Principal of Inclusive Education.

Key tasks and expectations related to this specialist position will involve:

• Working with educational staff to assess and design programs for students with a variety of disabilities.
• Writing programs to support students and supporting implementation.
• Travel to different schools in outlying communities.
• Will involve working with other agencies and support people.
• Communication with parents.

SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DISTRICT PRINCIPAL OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Professional dispositions are defined here as the values, commitments and professional ethics that influence an educator's approach to their work. The SD 91 Board of Education expects our educators to demonstrate the following dispositions;

• A belief that every child can learn.
• Commitment to the BC Education Plan.
• Commitment to ongoing professional learning for the purpose of strengthening student learning.
• Commitment to making evidence-based, collaborative decisions about student learning in a professional learning community environment.
• Commitment to integrating First Nations culture and experience into learning activities.

Our Board of Education believes that teacher interest in providing extracurricular activities contributes significantly to our students' positive school experience.

For more information applicants should contact Director of Instruction, Claire McKay (cell: 250 996-1600) or by email at [e-mail]

Nechako Lakes School District gratefully acknowledges that we live, work, and play on the unceded, ancestral territories of fourteen First Nations representing the Dakelh, Nedut'en and Wet'suwet'en peoples.