Speech and Language Pathologist - Vista Lago Global Academy

Vista Charter Public Schools; Lake Elsinore (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Vista Charter Public Schools seeks a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist to screen, evaluate, and treat students with communication needs across articulation, language, fluency, voice, and swallowing. You will collaborate with parents and school staff to implement IEPs and MTSS supports.

The role emphasizes using evidence-based practices, drafting IEPs, maintaining records, and delivering professional development on communicative disorders.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Communicative Disorders (ASHA approved).
• Active California Speech-Language Pathologist license.
• California Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential.
• Spanish language fluency preferred, not required.
• Experience with MTSS/RTI and IEP processes.

Responsibilities

• Screen, evaluate, and provide treatment for students with communication needs including articulation, language, fluency, voice, and swallowing disorders.
• Consult with parents, staff, faculty, and administrators regarding speech-language and communication needs of students.
• Integrate research evidence with practitioner expertise to set treatment goals.
• Draft and monitor IEPs and service delivery.
• Maintain records and prepare reports; administer standardized/criterion-referenced assessments.

Skills

Speech-language assessment

IEP drafting

Evidence-based practice

Professional development

Record keeping

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Communicative Disorders

ASHA approved program

Tools

Welligent knowledge

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Under the direction of the school site principal and the Director of SPED, the SLP will screen, evaluate and provide treatment for students with a variety of communication needs including but not limited to speech sound disorders, receptive/expressive language impairments, social language deficits, voice disorders, and fluency disorders; monitor, assess and adjust treatment in response to student needs and progress; meet, consult and confer with parents, staff, faculty, administrators, and others concerning the speech, 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 disorders including 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 student’s 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 lifespan
• Administer standardized and/or criterion-referenced tools to compare individuals with theirpeers. The assessment process can include, but is not limited to, culturally and linguistically appropriate 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 making

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Conduct full-scale speech and language assessments including but not limited to culturally and linguistically 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 within speech-language pathology
• Maintain records and prepare reports
• Knowledge of Welligent preferred
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others

Requirements:

• Master’s 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