SPEAKS FT Placement Coordinator

Department Summary

The dynamic and diverse department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences houses among the first Speech-Language Pathology graduate programs in California and values scholarly research, pedagogical innovation, student and community engagement, and clinical practice that is equity-minded, culturally responsive, and centers the rights of persons with disabilities. The Department enrolls about 250 students in its B.S. (in CDS) and M.S. programs, houses the on-campus Kay Armstead Center for Communicative Disorders (KACCD), and multiple faculty research labs. The CDS department is one of seven departments in the Lurie College of Education, committed to preparing transformative therapists while striving to be community engaged, interdisciplinary, culturally sustaining, and holistic in its work.

The online MS in speech language pathology track, SPEAKS, will be offered completely online. There is not a requirement for students to travel to campus. Students will take academic courses online and complete clinical placements in schools, private practices, and hospitals with certified and licensed clinicians in their local area, serving individuals in their community.

The CDS Department, the Lurie College of Education, and San José State University value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The faculty, students, staff, alumni, and strategic partners of the Connie L. Lurie College of Education are dedicated to creating meaningful, equitable, and inclusive learning experiences for our diverse community. We take an emancipatory stance in our teaching, research, and service activities. In collaboration with our partners across campus and in the community, we strive to make an impact by transforming our systems and shaping our society to become just and democratic. Our Lurie College family includes approximately 55 tenured/tenure-track faculty, 100 lecturers, 20 staff, and 2,400 students. We are looking for colleagues who are dedicated to critically engaging in their teaching and research, who see strength in the diversity of our student community, and who are committed to challenging themselves and the college as we seek to grow and strengthen our work.

Brief Description of Duties

• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation–through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).
• Keeping up with changes in ASHA standards (CFCC and CAA) and supervision requirements.
• Surveying students regarding placement preferences. (Provide survey, meet with each member of each cohort individually, and schedule follow-up meetings as requested by individual students, ongoing communication with each student as their needs/preferences changes). Facilitate entry/application and sort students into summer/fall/spring placements.
• Locating a placement for each eligible student and verifying/initiating a Memo of Understanding with the site and SJSU.
• Ensuring that students have completed all required fingerprinting, and any other forms and processes of their placement site. (Each site has specific and unique requirements. Placement coordinator is responsible to provide student with the resources for completing drug testing, health care background checks, approved CPR courses etc., and the process for getting program director’s approval to sign off on the attestation).
• Maintaining ongoing communication with the supervisors regarding the mid-semester review so as to monitor any remediation that might be necessary.
• Communicating with the site supervisor regarding the tasks, forms, and protocols involved in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences supervision process.

• Creating/modifying the handbook to meet current procedures and regulations. Requires knowledge of procedural/regulatory changes. (Updated each semester)
• Notifying the students of their placements; providing them with the course handbook; and informing them of their responsibilities for contacting their supervisors.
• Fielding inquiries for student interns from schools, private practices, etc.