SPED Teacher - Speech Language Pathologist (For the 2024-2025 School Year)

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Job Posting Title:

SPED Teacher - Speech Language Pathologist (For the 2024-2025 School Year)

    

Job Description:

Speech Language Pathologist:

Speech Language Pathologists in the Douglas County School District serve students entitled to special education services across all levels (K-21) who require universal, targeted, and intensive intervention. Candidates must have demonstrated knowledge and of speech language and social language development, behavior management within the context of the general education and special education classroom, consultation, and developmental needs of school aged children and adolescents. Additionally, candidates are responsible for assessing and providing research based intervention to students with a suspected speech language impairment. The SLP must work collaboratively to design Individual Education Programs that implement evidenced based differentiated and innovative instruction aligned to the Guaranteed Viable Curriculum (GVCs) to support academic growth, positive social relationships, functional communication, and positive behavior for learning to promote educational access. Further, applicants should have demonstrated effective case management skills; effective written and oral communication skills; the ability to establish and maintain effective cooperative relationships with school personnel, students, and parents; demonstrated understanding and empathy necessary for working with students and their families; demonstrated ability and desire to function as a team member. A minimum of a Masters in Speech Language Pathology or Communication Science Disorders from an accredited college. The speech language pathologist must have a Colorado School Speech Language Pathologist License. It is preferred that the SLP have a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP). All applicants and District Transfers need to apply online.

SPED Teacher - Speech Language Pathologist - Itinerant

Supports students with speech/language needs by collaborating with the assigned building SLP. Provides speech/language services in a variety of settings and possibly in different school buildings throughout the school year; assigned where there is a need, in order to serve students district wide. Provides services under the direction of the current assigned building Speech Language Pathologist. Serves students entitled to special education services across all levels (K-12) who require universal, targeted, and intensive intervention. Responsible for assessing and providing research based intervention to students with a suspected speech language impairment. Works collaboratively to design Individual Education Programs that implement evidence based differentiated and innovative instruction aligned to the Guaranteed Viable Curriculum (GVCs) to support academic growth, positive social relationships, functional communication, and positive behavior for learning to promote educational access. Applies demonstrated effective case management skills; effective written and oral communication skills; the ability to establish and maintain effective cooperative relationships with school personnel, students, and parents; demonstrated understanding and empathy necessary for working with students and their families; demonstrated ability and desire to function as a team member.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Occasional lifting, five (5) to ten (10) pounds
• Frequent sitting and standing
• Occasional bending and squatting

    

Position Specific Information (if Applicable):

    

Responsibilities:

Maintain accurate and up to date records of every treatment/session delivered to students whether direct or indirect services.  Information will be documented into either the current IEP system and/or current Medicaid system.  Document all student services who are eligible for Medicaid reimbursement if current CCC's with ASHA are held. Complete records of students' progress and development preparing required reports on students and activities. 

Perform certain duties including but not limited to student support, counseling students with academic problems and supporting certain extracurricular activities such as social activities, sporting activities, clubs and student organizations, participating in department and school meetings, and parent