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Position Title: Speech Language Pathologist
Location: Nestucca Valley School District
Start Date: November 2025
Reports To: Special Programs Administrator
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary: Individual Contract
FTE: 0.8 FTE
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
As a member of an educational team, the SLP's goal is to facilitate a child's/student's communication competence, which is critical for positive educational outcomes. A core role of the SLP is to participate in a variety of teams, which involves team decision making in the area of general education intervention, evaluation, eligibility, and services. SLP's plan and implement on-going speech and language programs/services in conjunction with other educational services provided by the school districts. SLP's work with students who exhibit the full range of communication disorders, including those involving language, articulation (speech sound disorders), fluency, voice/resonance, and swallowing.
QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required:
- Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC Speech) or Oregon Licensure in Speech Pathology.
- Experience with children with a variety of disabilities and needs.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to exhibit professionalism and effective human relations.
- Ability to effectively manage and supervise students and their work.
- Ability to facilitate meetings and collaboration efforts with staff and community.
- Ability to comply with Oregon vaccination mandate.
- Valid Oregon Driver's License preferred.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Performs some or all of the following tasks. Other duties may be assigned.
The SLP's caseload primarily includes students with a variety of language/communication disorders and a smaller percentage of students who have moderate/severe articulation disorders, and fluency, voice, and swallowing problems that affect access to education.
- Ensure that all students receive high quality, culturally, and linguistically sensitive competent services.
- Demonstrate awareness, knowledge, and sensitivity in the area of language acquisition with linguistically and/or culturally diverse populations.
- Provide intervention that is appropriate to the age and learning needs of individual students and is selected through an evidence-based decision-making process in accordance with the IEP/IFSP documentation.
- Design school-wide speech-language services that employ a continuum of service delivery models in the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities and implements a variety of service delivery models, including pull-out, in-class, and consultation.
- Address social, academic, and vocational needs that have an impact on attainment of educational goals.
- Consult and collaborate with teachers and parents to increase access to language in the curriculum in order to support development in the area of literacy across the language processes of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
- Identify appropriate instructional strategies, modifications, and/or accommodations in collaboration with the educational team.
- Identify, implement, and support students with the use of augmentative communication devices.
- Maintain appropriate records and reports (if applicable, including Medicaid billing) - Screen and identify communication disorders in children with special needs.
- Act as a member of the multidisciplinary team during the assessment process and evaluate students/children in the area of articulation, voice, fluency, and language impairments.
- Develop and maintain accurate information regarding IEP / IFSP records in accordance with special education and district guidelines, timeline, and processes in order to meet individual student needs.
- Prepare and complete documentation in a timely manner: speech and language evaluations, progress reports, transition reports, and student data collection system.
- Attend and participate in team, school, and district meetings as necessary
- Access and attend professional development to increase knowledge and provide high quality services.
- May be involved with mentoring and/or supervision of graduate SLP students, clinical fellows, and/or new SLPs on the team (per licensure guidelines).
- May supervise SLP-Assistants and/or paraprofessionals (per licensure guidelines)
- Conduct hearing screenings, as necessary
- Drive between locations as required.
- Attend and participate in building staff meetings, IEP meetings, PLT's and district in-service meetings.
- Perform physical requirements unaided or with the assistance of reasonable accommodation.
- Annually pass the District's required online training by the District's assigned due date.
- Follow District protocol for reporting absences.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Salary and work year to be according to the current negotiated contract.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job is evaluated in accordance with provisions of Board policy.
WORKPLACE EXPECTIATIONS:
- Establish and maintain positive and respectful working relationships with students, staff, administration, parents/guardians and community members.
- Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with diverse student, staff and community at all organizational levels by listening to others without interrupting, keeping emotions under control, remaining open to others' ideas and focusing on solving conflicts.
- Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about participants, families and staff.
- Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.
- Follow all laws, District policies, rules, regulations, memos, announcements and reasonable requests by proper authority.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Frequent or prolonged standing, walking and sitting.
- Possible moderate noise level.
- Frequent and prolonged talking/listening in conversations/meetings.
- Requires accurate perceiving of sound, near and far vision, depth perception.
- Requires handling and working with a variety of materials and objects.
- Work may occasionally involve lifting/carrying objects weighing 25 pounds
- Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time, as it deems advisable.
Nestucca Valley School District recognizes the diversity and worth of all individuals and groups. It is the policy of NVSD that there will be no discrimination or harassment of individuals or groups based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, marital status, age, veterans status, genetic information or disability in any educational programs, activities, or employment.
Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process will be provided upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities may contact the Human Resources Officer at 503-392-3194 x408 for additional information or assistance. Speech/Hearing impaired persons may contact the district for assistance through the Oregon telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-735-2900.
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Northwest Regional Education Service District
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