Work Schedule:  1.0 FTE Continuing Position -  up to 7.50 hours per day - 180-day base contract per year (Monday - Friday) beginning the 2020-2021 school year.

Reports To:  Executive Director of Special Services

Salary:  Per Marysville Education Association Negotiated Salary Schedule

Base & TRI Salary Schedule at http://www.msd25.org/employee-groups

Account Code: 2106-26-2110-0000-2000-0000-0

Position Summary:

This position is a certified speech language specialist who provides evaluative, habilitative therapy, and consultative services for students disabled by disorders of language, speech, or hearing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid Washington State Educational Staff Associate (ESA) with School Speech Language Pathologist endorsement
• Valid Washington State Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) license
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Successful experience at appropriate grade level preferred
• Experience and/or training with cultural, ethnic, and language diversity preferred
• Successful Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation Fingerprint Clearance
• Proof of Immunization (if born 1/1/57 or later)
• I-9 Employment Eligibility in compliance with the Immigrations Reform and Control Act
• Completion of all district-required training within thirty (30) calendar days from hire date

Desired Skills: 

• Ability to identify students with speech/language disorders
• Ability to communicate and assist school personnel, public agencies, and parents relative to speech/language disorder
• Knowledge of implementing speech/language services in keeping with district and state guidelines
• Knowledge of an ability in processing hearing screening programs as prescribed by state law and consistent with district policy
• Knowledge of student evaluation processes and procedures
• Knowledge of and ability to modify the behaviors which characterize the speech/language and/or hearing disorder

Essential Job Functions: 

This list of essential job functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.  Depending upon individual assignment, the employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties:

• Design yearly program for implementing the speech/language/hearing services within the assigned buildings in keeping with district, state, and federal guidelines
• Process hearing screening programs as prescribed by state law and district policy
• Identify students with speech/language disorders
• Evaluate students with speech/language disorders to determine cause, nature, prognosis, habilitation goals, and recommend remediation
• Conduct regularly scheduled therapeutic procedures which will modify the behaviors characterizing the speech/language and/or hearing disorder
• Provide information and assistance to teachers and other appropriate staff and nonpublic school agencies through such activities as consultation and in-service education
• Consult with parents relative to student’s speech/language/hearing disorder
• Participate in multi-disciplinary staffing procedures which involve language disabled students
• Maintain appropriate records and data system
• Participate in activities which ensure professional growth
• Maintain consistent presence at assigned worksite and regular work hours
• Professionally interact with students, staff, and public
• Establish and maintain professional contacts with students
• Comply with all district policies and procedures
• Comply with the Code of Professional Conduct
• Perform related duties as assigned

Work Environment: 

Work is typically performed in and around a student learning environment; may be exposed to childhood diseases; may be required to balance and crouch, crawl, bend, or kneel; may be required to stand for prolonged periods; may be exposed to high noise levels; and may experience a multitude of demands and changing priorities with frequent interruptions.

Evaluation

This position shall be evaluated periodically by the Supervisor and/or Executive Director of Special Services pursuant to the currently established district procedures and evaluation criteria.  The process shall include an evaluation of the employee’s performance of the above essential job functions.

Classification History

Job description developed January 2006.  Job description revised November 2008.  Job description revised May 2010.  Job description revised April 2011.  Job description revised February 2012.  Job description revised April 2014.