Speech Language Pathologist

Speech Language Pathologist

The Tuscarora Intermediate Unit is accepting applications for a Speech Language Pathologist for Mifflin County, PA for the School Year. The Step 1 salary for this position is $60,472. Salary is determined by step placement on salary scale, based on education and experience. Applicants must upload the following required clearances: Act 24 Arrest and Conviction Report, Act 34 Pennsylvania Criminal History Clearance, Act 151 Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance, Act 114 Federal Criminal History Clearance. This is a full-time, 187 day position. SLP will work with early intervention and K-12 students. Supplemental annual stipend of $1,000 for IEP development. Tuition reimbursement may be provided. Mentor will be assigned as needed. 10 Sick Days and 2 Personal Days awarded annually. We offer a $2,000 sign-on bonus to highly qualified applicants with the following highly qualified credentials: Possess a Master's Degree or Master's Equivalency in Speech Pathology from an ASHA accredited program. Certification - Pennsylvania Instructional I or Instructional II Certificate in Special Education, Speech/Language Impaired PK-12 or Speech-Language Pathologist Educational Specialist, Certificate PK-12. Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) is preferred; however, a Clinical Fellowship candidate will be considered. Pennsylvania State License in Speech-Language Pathology (preferred). Prior experience in an educational setting is preferred.

The Speech Therapist shall be directly responsible to the Supervisor of Special Education for supervision and evaluation. The Speech Therapist may work in either a school age program or an early intervention program as assigned by the Supervisor and Director of Special Education. Fundamental Duties/Essential Functions include: Administering standardized tests for accurate diagnosis of communication disorders, using all available diagnostic information to assist the multidisciplinary team in determining eligibility for services and to formulate short and long-term intervention goals, developing therapy and treatment plans to address speech and language disorders, establishing treatment goals and appropriate milestones for students, researching speech and language disorders and appropriate remediation techniques, maintaining effective communication with parents/guardians and district staff/classroom teachers to implement goals and aid in carrying out speech and language objectives, maintaining effective communication with all local service agencies (social, education, medical) to coordinate pertinent information relative to student programming, maintaining adequate records on each student to guarantee program effectiveness and instructional continuity, participating in speech screenings for preschool age students run in conjunction with local area service agencies, participating in periodic meetings with the supervisor, periodic staff meetings and scheduled in-services that will identify needs and new methods and will insure provision of the most effective services, assisting regular and special education professionals in the transition process from preschool to school age special education services, assisting regular and special education professionals in the transition process from a school age program to a post-secondary outcome, completing Medical Access billing and all required components indicated by the Department of Human Services if certification and licensure is in place, attending trainings to stay current in evidence based practices in the discipline, and performing other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor of Special Education or Director of Special Education.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities include: Knowledge of the Pennsylvania Special Education Regulations and Standards, knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force, occasionally, to lift, carry, push, or otherwise move equipment/supplies including students, ability to provide personal, reliable vehicle for own travel requirements, ability to orally communicate effectively in English with others in all levels of group and individual contacts, ability to communicate effectively in writing, using the English language, and ability to employ interpersonal skills so as to effectively collaborate with school administrators, staff, parents and agency personnel.