Long Term Substitute -Preschool Early Intervention-Speech Language Pathologist

Job Summary:

The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) will access needs, plan strategies, and deliver evidence-based support to students with communicative disabilities across a variety of educational settings to include general and special education classrooms, specialized schools and community settings. Students may have single sound errors or multiple disabilities, and in working with students, the therapist must be adept at implementing and documenting varied strategies and deploying a variety of service delivery models to enhance communicative competence. Services provided by the SLP include assessment and intervention in speech sound disorders, voice, language, pragmatics, fluency, literacy (phonology), augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and dysphagia. Qualified applicants will possess strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. This position is not eligible for remote work, telecommuting, or off-site work arrangements.

Professional Staff Core Essential Functions: Primary duties and responsibilities an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully fulfill the requirements of a position. 

• Regular attendance and reliable on-site presence

• Knowledge of a broad range of assessment strategies and analysis skills

• Develop Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) in compliance with state and federal guidelines

• Collect and analyze data for progress monitoring

• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues on IU and district initiatives

• High level organization and time management skills

• Strategic thinking in the delivery of services to students

Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not include direct supervisory responsibilities but may provide guidance, support, and collaboration with colleagues and team members as needed to support departmental and organizational goals.

Physical Demands: This position requires regular onsite presence and includes a combination of sedentary and active physical duties. Employees are regularly required to sit, communicate effectively, use hands for fine motor tasks, and move throughout the work environment. Frequent activities may include walking, standing, reaching, bending, kneeling, crouching, and positioning at student level for extended periods of time. Depending on assignment and student needs, employees may also be required to assist with transitions, mobility support, and instructional or daily living activities.  

The employee must be able to lift up to 10