Speech Language Pathologist

Fargo Public Schools; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 51,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ASHA stipend

Special Education stipend

Job summary

Fargo Public Schools seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist to support students with language and speech disorders. The role emphasizes assessments, therapy, and collaboration with school staff in a dynamic educational setting.

The candidate must hold a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology and ND teaching licensure with SLP certification, plus a Special Education credential. ASHA-certified staff earn stipends per district policy.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology required.
• 60 semester hours in normal aspects of human communication and clinical techniques.
• 300 clock hours of supervised practicum with various communication disorders.
• ND Teaching License with SLP certification and Special Education Credential.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents; communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Provides thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, and language impairments.
• Provides screening to identify speech-impaired children; refers to agencies and specialists as needed.
• Delivers individualized therapy programs to meet student needs and correct disorders.
• Collaborates with teachers to implement programs in daily activities.
• Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Assessment

Documentation

Problem solving

Education

Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

60 semester hours in communication

300 clock hours supervised practicum

ND Teaching License with SLP Certification

Special Education Credential

Job description

Job Type 1.0 FTE

Benefits Eligibility Benefits Eligible

Schedule Teacher's Contract

Salary Range From $50,616 to $91,468

Position Purpose: Public school Speech-Language Pathologists are communication specialists who work with students who are identified with language disabilities, articulation deficits, dysfluency speech, and voice disorders.

• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
• Serves as a resource to teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.
• Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, and language impairments.
• Provides screening to identify speech-impaired children as requested by Child Study Teams.
• Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community.
• Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct existing speech or language disabilities.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement programs throughout the student's daily activities.
• Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
• Participate in all mandatory training or training appropriate to the position as required by the district.
• Ensures a safe, pleasant, and effective educational atmosphere, provides discipline as necessary, and enforces school policy

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology.
• A minimum of 60 semester hours of academic credit in normal aspects of human communication, development thereof, and clinical techniques for evaluation and management of speech and language disorders.
• A minimum of 300 clock hours of supervised practicum experience with people who present a variety of communication disorders, to be acquired in conjunction with academic training, 150 hours of which shall be obtained on the graduate level.
• ND Teaching License with Certification as Speech/Language Pathologist and a Special Education Credential.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of manager, clients, customers, and the general public. Applied communications is an integral part of the curriculum.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situation. Applied mathematics is integral.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents; skill in oral and written communication. The ability to demonstrate on the computer is necessary. Troubleshooting the equipment is also a performed strength.

This position reports to: Building Principal.

Internal and External Clientele and Purpose of Contact

Example: Personal contact with students, staff, parents/guardians, faculty, and administrators is an essential part of the position and requires the ability to share information and must be sensitive to people and their needs. The position may handle confidential and private data.

Problem Solving

Work involves differing situations and the ability to rapidly access and prioritize competing demands. It is important to identify the problem and resolve it promptly and tactfully.

Freedom to Act - Decision(s) Position Makes and Decision(s) Referred to Higher Authority

The incumbent performs tasks under the direction of a certified teacher and responds to day-to-day needs, answer questions, and responds to emergent issues. Non-emergent issues are discussed with the Teacher or Building Principal.

The incumbent takes the initiative to ensure completion of all tasks and will adjust priorities to accommodate competing workload demands.

All employees must comply with department and institution procedures and policies, Fargo Public School policies and procedures, as well as local, state and federal laws, regulations, guidelines and business and industry standards.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Stand, walk, sit, talk or hear, use hands dexterously, reach with hands and arms frequently. Taste or smell, stoop/kneel/crouch or crawl rarely. Climb or balance occasionally.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Example: The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Work is performed indoors.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and level of work difficulty required of the position. It is not intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar level of difficulty.

• Staff who hold an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certification are eligible for an annual stipend of $1,000*.
• Special Education staff may be eligible for an annual case management stipend of $3,000*.

*Full stipend amounts are based on a full contract year. Staff hired after the contract year begins will receive a prorated amount. Please see the Fargo Public Schools Teachers Contract attached to this posting for more information.

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If any person believes that the District or District staff have inadequately applied the regulations of (1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (2) Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, (3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or (4) the Americans with Disabilities Act, they may bring forward a grievance to the District's Section Director of Compliance who serves as the 504 Coordinator. The District's grievance procedures are established to provide a prompt and equitable resolution of a complaint. However, it should be understood by the individual involved that a complaint can be made to the Office for Civil Rights without going through the District's grievance procedures: