Speech & Language Therapy Assistant

Holyoke, CO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5100 students of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery support and belonging.

Holyoke Public Schools strategic plan Moving Forward Together builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach how we work together and how we support students well being.

Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges.

We intentionally build a community that is anti-racist inclusive and culturally responsive.
We ensure that students families and staff get the support they need to be successful.
We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past.
We promote access and inclusion for all students staff and families.
We respect embrace and honor the diversity of our students families staff and community.
We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others.
We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our communitys success.

Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments.

Spanish:

Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar público de prekínder a 12. grado que acoge a casi 5100 estudiantes de los cuales el 80 por ciento son latinos/latinas. Empleamos a casi 1300 personas que juntas educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes muy diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que tengan la certeza de que todos los niños pueden y podrán aprender y que también se esfuercen diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento apoyo y pertenencia.

El plan estratégico de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke Avanzando Juntos toma en cuenta nuestras fortalezas anteriores y al mismo tiempo sirve como un llamado a la acción para acelerar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes a través de una perspectiva diferente sobre cómo enseñamos cómo trabajamos juntos y cómo apoyamos el bienestar de los estudiantes.

Nuestros compromisos de equidad son promesas que hacemos para abordar los desafíos de equidad sistémica.

Construimos intencionadamente una comunidad antirracista inclusiva y culturalmente receptiva.
Nos aseguramos de que los estudiantes las familias y el personal reciban el apoyo que necesitan para tener éxito.
Buscamos e incorporamos las voces de los afectados con el compromiso de incluir a los que han sido excluidos en el pasado.
Promovemos el acceso y la inclusión de todos los estudiantes el personal y las familias.
Respetamos acogemos y honramos la diversidad de nuestros alumnos familias personal y comunidad.
Reflexionamos sobre nuestro propio comportamiento para minimizar el daño a los demás.
Creamos una cultura de aceptación y empatía para que todos se sientan valorados y puedan contribuir al éxito de nuestra comunidad.

Por favor visite el sitio web de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke en para obtener más información sobre nosotros y algunos de nuestros logros recientes.

Job Description:

Provide direct therapy to students of all ages through implementation of small group and/or inclusion intervention focused on listening speaking reading writing auditory memory/processing executive functioning and social thinking/pragmatics skills to support academic and social competencies
Provide consultation to general education and special education staff regarding student needs and best practices
Assist Speech and Language Pathologist with evaluations as needed
Participate in Individual Education Program (IEP) meetings as directed
Assist in the implementation and progress monitoring of IEP goals
Meet all district state and federal requirements for the program to which you are assigned including IEP and Progress Report deadlines
Create a positive educational environment for all students using a multi-tiered system of supports
Use professional quality communication skills to convey information to the students team
Remain current with accepted and appropriate instructional theory practice and research. Including engaging in regular and strategic professional development to stay current in best practices for diverse learn

Personal Qualities of Top Candidates:

Commitment to Equity: Passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child regardless of background or circumstance receives an excellent education.
Leadership: Coaches mentors and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.
Focus on Data-Driven Results: Relentlessly pursues the mastery of instruction based on student performance and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
Adaptability: Excels in a constantly changing environment and adapts to flexibility in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation effort.
Teamwork: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration constant learning and supporting other; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree and Licensure from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Prior experience teaching social/pragmatics preferred
Demonstrate collaborative teaching ability
Experience working with students with disabilities
Bilingual Preferred

Compensation and benefits

Salary and benefits will be competitive and commensurate with experience

DISTRICT OVERVIEWHolyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5100 students of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retain...