Speech Language Pathologist

Overview

Grande Yellowhead Public School Division invites applicants for

Speech-Language Pathologist

Location : Educational Service Centre – Edson, Alberta

Assignment Type : Full-Time, 37.5 (1.0 FTE) Hours per week, 10 Months per year.

Duties to commence immediately.

As a Speech and Language Pathologist, you will be responsible for providing prevention, health promotion, identification, assessment, intervention, and case management to students across the Division. The successful candidate will assist school teams to develop strategies and action plans to strengthen inclusive practices and better meet the diverse learning needs of all students.

Responsibilities

• Provide intervention strategies (universal, targeted and specialized) and program development to address :
• Speech delays and disorders including articulation, phonology and motor speech disorders.
• Language delays and disorders, including expression and comprehension in oral and non-verbal contexts
• Fluency disorders, including stuttering.
• Voice and resonance disorders.
• Cognitive-communicative disorders including social communication skills, reasoning, problem solving and executive functions.
• Pre-literacy and literacy skills including phonological awareness, decoding, reading comprehension and writing.
• Provide a flexible approach to service delivery adjusting to the diverse and changing needs of the child and family.
• Administer, score and interpret standardized speech-language assessments
• Contribute to student Individualized Support Plan (ISP) development and program planning.
• Support and develop a strength-based model of services
• Supervise and provide direction to Therapy Aides and school educational assistants
• Facilitate professional development for parents, teachers and educational assistants
• Support and observe students as part of the multi-disciplinary team
• Work collaboratively with the Division and School Based Teams and professional agencies.
• Travel to all five zones within the school Division is required

Preference Will Be Given To Applicants Who Possess

Benefits

This competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

In accordance with Board Policy the successful applicant will be required to provide the following :

Please include a list of references with permission for Grande Yellowhead Public School Division to contact any or all references.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those shortlisted will be contacted.

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