SWAAAC Team Instruction - District-Wide

FLSA:   
Exempt 

SALARY SCHEDULE:
Link to https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Page/2906
Certified Salary Schedule

PAY GRADE:
Certified Salary Schedule 

BENEFITS:
Our employee benefits package includes medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, long term disability, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance. Visit our website for full details. 

SUPERVISOR:
Principal or designee. 

SUMMARY:  
The speech language pathologist will assess and provide intervention to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program which fosters achievement for all students. Develops and promotes good relations among community and school clientele.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Ability to assess and provide intervention services to students who exhibit communication disorders which negatively impact their achievement as well as social functioning behavior (including articulation, receptive/expressive language, auditory processing, fluency, voice, written language and literacy), and monitor progress toward Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals.
2. Ability to assess and provide intervention to English language learners.
3. Familiarity of diagnostic assessments for speech language.
4. Strong knowledge of content area, teaching methods, learning styles and educational research related to special education students of all levels and abilities.
5. Strong classroom management, communication, organization and planning skills.
6. Positively impact achievement and differentiate instruction based on the needs of the students by supporting programs designed to increase student achievement.
7. Demonstrate problem-solving skills through collaborative work with students, teachers, staff, parents and administrators.
8. Willing to support and actively participate in a professional learning community.
9. Demonstrate an ability to provide small group and individual services to all levels of student ability (service cognitive delay, autism, learning disabled, emotional disabled, and speech language eligible students).
10. Knowledge of phonemic awareness and literacy interventions (i.e.; multi-sensory reading, reading comprehension, etc).
11. Ability to work cooperatively with special education teams and other staff to provide intervention and consultation regarding the speech language needs of students.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The Cherry Creek School District complies with the rules and regulations set forth by the Colorado Department of Education in terms of hiring candidates who are CURRENTLY LICENSED OR ENDORSED IN THE APPROPRIATE CONTENT AREA(S)

1. Hold a valid Colorado School Speech Language Pathologist License.
2. Proficiency in using technology.
3. Endorsements/Licenses: Speech/Language Pathologist

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This position is for DW SLP SWAAAC

This 1.0 position is broken down into .4 AAC team and .6 Home FAPE