Speech Pathologist Pre-K (2026-27)

The Oxford Hills School District is seeking excellent candidates for the position of Speech Pathologist Pre-K for the District-wide. This position could be one to five days in person. This could be a part time or Full time position.

Join our staff in serving students in lovely Western Maine foothills. Responsibilities include providing direct and consultative speech/language therapy services to students with moderate-severe impairments, conducting evaluations, serving on multi-disciplinary IEP teams, and assisting in RTI procedures and referrals for students with speech/language impairments.

As a District we are committed to our four Strategic Pillars: Healthy and Resilient Students, Maximizing Our Facilities to Support Learning, Recruiting and Growing Talent, and Rigorous, Relevant and Responsive Learning. We are invested in the well-being of our students and our staff and you will find our classrooms - both indoors and outdoors - as evolving spaces intentionally designed to optimize learning.

OUR MISSION

The Oxford Hills School District, in partnership with families and communities, engages and supports all students in diverse and challenging learning opportunities to prepare them to graduate as healthy, responsible, and productive citizens, ready to succeed in our global societies.

CORE BELIEFS

Therefore, the Oxford Hills School District, in collaboration with its parents and communities, will:

• Meet students where they are, motivating and helping them develop their individual learning paths.
• Hold students to high expectations and provide adequate time and support to achieve them.
• Prepare students for success by helping them develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Foster high aspirations and the skills of self-determination, self-control, and self-advocacy.
• Guide students to be curious learners and ethical leaders, able to adapt to changing times.
• Provide learning experiences in a safe, caring, and welcoming environment.

OXFORD HILLS REGION

The Oxford Hills School District (MSAD 17) comprises the towns of Norway, South Paris, West Paris, Oxford, Waterford, Harrison, Hebron and Otisfield. MSAD 17 shares vocational resources and accepts students in its Oxford Hills Technical School programs from the RSU10 School District towns of Buckfield, Hartford and Sumner. Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education is located within the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.

The Oxford Hills offer a variety of outdoor resources for anyone wishing to enjoy the region, whatever the season. The area boasts more than ten lakes and ponds for outdoor recreation, a land trust with hundreds of acres for skiing, snowshoeing, and is in close proximity to several downhill skiing areas! Community support for Oxford Hills athletics and extracurricular activities is very strong and represents the robust regional commitment to the students and schools within the district.

Expectations of Oxford Hills School District Staff:

As contributing members of the district's learning community, all district staff members are expected to:

1. Model a strong work ethic, perseverance and grit, as well as responsibility and respect;
2. Utilize best practices for motivating today's students in a safe, supportive learning environment;
3. Demonstrate knowledge in the development of real-world learning experiences and community partnerships to provide students with opportunities for extensions of learning, applied learning, community service, and citizenship;
4. Demonstrate a willingness and ability to collaborate, engage, and communicate with colleagues, parents and the public.

Further, instructional staff will emphasize and employ practices that lead to improvement in student achievement by:

1. Instilling problem-solving and critical thinking as a "new basics" for learning across all grade levels;
2. Delivering strong literacy instruction across content areas;
3. Helping student develop skills to apply, interpret, analyze, and evaluate the vast, ever-expanding amount of information;
4. Employing effective lesson design by adjusting to students' personal learning needs and preferences, including appropriate technology applications.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Oxford Hills School District is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

TITLE: Speech-Language Pathologist

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. State of Maine Speech-Language Pathologist license (or evidence of eligibility)

2. At least three years of successful experience

REPORTS TO:

Building Principal, Director of Student Support

JOB GOAL:

The Speech-Language Pathologist works as a part of a team of colleagues to evaluate, consult and provide treatment services to school aged children. The pathologist, a member of the IEP team, performs assessments and provides services to eligible children ages 3-22. The Speech-Language Pathologist ensures that services meet the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 as set forth in the Maine Department of Education Regulations Chapter 101.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

General

1. Ensures the implementation of the District's mission and goals.
2. Promotes a positive environment and interacts in a positive manner with colleagues, parents, students, and visitors.
3. Recognizes urgency; can distinguish between the urgent and important vs. merely urgent, and acts accordingly.

Evaluator

1. As an Evaluator, the Speech-Language Pathologist works with members of the IEP Team to order, complete, and deliver speech-language therapy evaluations of students by:
   1. Conducting comprehensive speech-language therapy evaluations that include but are not limited to the assessment of language, voice, fluency, articulation, and social communication
   2. Collecting data by use of informal or non standardized evaluation techniques
   3. Interpreting and utilizing assessment data for the purpose of writing reports and developing written intervention plans
   4. Ensuring that a written evaluation that comports with Chapter 101 is completed in a timely manner
   5. Ensuring that evaluation findings are reported to the IEP team
   6. Attending IEP meetings, as requested
   7. Contributing recommendations to the IEP team to consider when making decisions and/or developing plans
   8. Assisting the IEP team with goal development based upon assessment results

Therapist

1. As a Therapist, the Speech-Language Pathologist works with teachers and students. The Speech-Language Pathologist demonstrates his or her role as an essential and equal partner in the educational process by:
   1. Case managing students with IEPs, as assigned
   2. Collaborating with IEP Team members to provide services to students in a variety of therapeutic models
   3. Providing services to students that align to specific IEP goals and objectives
   4. Documenting and entering session data for billing purposes, as required

Consultant

1. As a Consultant, the Speech-Language Pathologist works with teachers, administrators, and parents. The Speech-Language Pathologist demonstrates his or her role as an essential and equal partner in the educational process by:
   1. Engaging with teachers and students to assist with classroom needs
   2. Collaborating with administrators on best practices within the schools
   3. Completing classroom observations and providing clinical feedback
   4. Providing resources to parents, as requested

TERMS OF AGREEMENT: Negotiated Agreement with District Speech Pathologists

EVALUATION: Annual Performance Review