School Speech Language Pathologist

Mission Our mission is to provide the children of NCS with educational opportunities through a rigorous, comprehensive K-8 program that cultivates the intellectual, social and emotional development of each child. Our students, who include children with autism spectrum disorders, will become independent learners and critical thinkers, will acquire the academic skills that they need to succeed in college preparatory high schools and will exhibit the social and emotional skills that will allow them to reach their full potential Responsibilities: Planning and providing high quality speech and language therapy services to students with IEPs, addressing areas such as receptive and expressive language, articulation, fluency, social-pragmatic skills Implementing "Social Club" programming for students diagnosed with ASD according to Social Thinking® curriculum and concepts Writing session notes, progress reports and IEP goals for students with mandated speech services Conducting individual student evaluations (formal and informal) and reporting results Providing classroom strategies and intervention level services for at risk students as needed Regularly updating and meeting with leaders, teachers and parents on student progress Participate/Provide professional development: On-going participation in learning opportunities with colleagues On-going feedback in order to promote professional growth Provide workshops to families/staff Qualifications: Master's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology or Communicative Disorders Licensed SLP/CF (high quality supervision available) Experience working with students with social-cognitive learning challenges Bilingual therapist preferred Familiarity with Michelle Garcia Winner's Social Thinking® Curriculum (preferred) Superior communication skills Salary Range: $70,000-$90,000+

Created: 2024-10-19