JL Consulting Group is supporting a long time client hire multiple Speech Language Pathologists in the Federal Way, WA area for the 2024-2025 school year. This position requires working with children of various ages and a variety of disabilities (preschool to 12th grade). Position requires being an itinerant and traveling to different worksites within short distance.
Job Duties:
- Evaluate communication problems including receptive-expressive language, articulation, voice, fluency, neuromuscular and non-vocal.
- Must document evaluation results and relate the impact of the communication disorder to the educational performance of students.
- Identify needs, prepare treatment plans, make recommendations regarding the interventions and individualized programs (IEPs).
- Provide speech/language therapy to communication-disordered students from regular and special educations classrooms.
- Provide informational and consultative services relative to the management of the communication disorder to the student, education team, family, related medical agencies and community agencies.
- Demonstrate positive relationship skills with students, parents and colleagues
- Knowledge of state and federal laws relating to children with disabilities.
- Able to complete activities that support compliance with Federal, State and local mandates
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology.
- ASHA CCCs or equivalent, CFY welcome.
- Current Washington ESA certification.
- Experience with interventions of the communication needs of a variety of students and varying disabilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with children and families who are culturally, linguistically, and racially diverse.
Condition of Employment:
- Criminal background clearance
- Maintain a current ESA Certified Washington State Teacher’s Certificate
Physical Demands:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.