LOCATION: Avondale, AZ, United States 85323
Speech-Language Pathologist – Avondale (RF: 2875)
We are currently seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist SLP for a full-time position working with K-8 students in the Avondale, AZ area during the 2023-2024 school year. The SLP must be willing to travel between several schools, must have a valid Speech-Language Pathologist certificate, and must have a valid AZ Fingerprint card.
Qualifications:
- Must be a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Arizona
- Must have a Master’s Degree
- Must have a valid AZ Fingerprint card
Responsibilities:
- Identifying children’s developmental speech and communication difficulties/disorders.
- Assessing and treating swallowing and communication difficulties arising from a range of causes devising, implementing, and revising relevant treatment programs.
- Assessing communication environments.
- Monitoring and evaluating clients’ progress.
- Working with clients on a one-to-one basis, and in groups, to deliver therapy.
- Writing and maintaining confidential client case notes and reports, as well as information for clients, caregivers and other professionals.
- Coordinates speech-language services with student services provided by other school personnel.
- Maintains records of the speech-language program and prepares progress reports as required.
- Conducts speech and language screenings, evaluations, re-evaluations, additional testing, and assessments as required.
- Obtains additional diagnostic information from appropriate persons and available records for speech-language purposes.
- Conduct collaborative assessments using evidence-based practices to identify students with communication disorders, as well as inform instruction and intervention.
- Address personal, social, emotional, academic, and vocational needs which impact educational goals.
- Assist in development, reevaluation, and continued support in students’ Individual Education Programs (IEP’s).
- Support the interrelationships across the language processes of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
- Family-school collaboration services.
- Recognition and respect of diversity in development and learning.
- Legal, ethical, and professional practices in compliance with federal and state mandates, as well as local policies concerning performance.
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