Summary of position: To provide direct therapy services to students with language development impairments and social communication deficits consultation to teachers parents and other professionals and diagnostic services. Committed to studentcentered familyfocused culturally competent care and strength based treatment.EducationRequired: M.A. in Speech/Language Pathology; C.C.C. (ASHA certification); and DESE licensure as a SpeechLanguage Pathologist ExperienceRequired: Experience working with children with mental health emotional and learning disabilities Preferred: Experience working within a multidisciplinary team consultationand assessment. Mental AbilitiesRequired: Ability to be flexible and work collaboratively. Ability to respond to emergency situations quickly and safely. Ability to work in a stressful and fast paced environment. Must understand child and adolescent development and the impact of mental health emotional and learning disabilities. Must understand issues of confidentiality. Must be receptive to supervision and professional development. Physical AbilitiesRequired: Ability to work and stand for extended periods of time. Job may require bending stooping stretching and lifting. Job requires energy and stamina.Essential functions: Provide focused speech and language interventions to languagedisabled students in onetoone or small group settings.Conduct language groups for selfcontained classrooms as needed.Consult with teachers on language needs of languagedisabled students and on ways of leading language groups.Consult with parents directly and through clinicians on language difficulties of individual students.Provide inservice education to teachers clinicians and child care workers on language difficulties diagnostics and remediation.Conduct annual pretesting and posttesting in language development for students with language needs identified on their IEP.Screen intake/admission materials to determine the speech and language needs of incoming students.Provide formal and informal language diagnostic assessment as as requested and approved by LEAs and parent(s). Document client performance; write timely progress notes for Quarterly Progress reports.Organize monitor and maintain speech/language materials and testing supplies.Write full assessment reports/language profile based on diagnostic results.Attend TEAM meetings IEP meetings and Clinical Case Conferences as needed.Supervise speech/language assistants/interns as directed by Principal; support assistant/intern in determining schedule preparing materials/activities/lessons monitoring progress of students).Provide additional coverage to the school program as needed.Participate fully in inservice training programs and staff meetings. Supervision to be received: Directly responsible to and supervised by Principal or Educational DirectorSupervision to be exercised: Speech and Language Assistants/interns All interested internal applicants must complete an application for promotion or transfer and forward to your supervisor as soon as possibleWalker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon an individuals race color religion national origin sex age marital status sexual orientation genetic information disability veteran status pregnancy national guard or reserve unit obligations participation in discrimination complaintrelated activities or membership in any category protected by federal or state law.