1.0 FTE Continuing Positions - 7.50 hours per day - 180-day base contract per year (Monday - Friday)

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

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 Executive Director of Special Education 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.

Marysville School District complies with all federal and Washington State rules and regulations and will provide equal employment opportunity and treatment for all applicants and staff in recruitment, hiring, retention, assignment, transfer, promotion and training.  Such equal employment opportunity will be provided without discrimination with respect to race, creed, national origin, age, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.  The district will provide equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society.  The following employees have been designated to address questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:   Civil Rights Coordinator - Gregg Kuehn, Risk Management Supervisor, gregg_kuehn@msd25.org, 360-965-0110; Title IX Officer – Tracy Souza, Human Resources Director, tracy_souza@msd25.org , 360-965-0071; Section 504 Coordinator, Nancy Smith, Director of Categorical Programs  nancy_smith@msd25.org, 360-965-0051; ADA Coordinator – Ginger Merkel, Executive Director of Special Education, ginger_merkel@msd25.org, 360-965-0174.  Address:  4220 80th Street NE, Marysville, WA 98270.  Website:  www.msd25.org.  Marysville School District is a drug- and tobacco-free workplace.