Elementary SLP (Leave Coverage)

The Parish School • Houston, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Parish School is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist for the 26-27 school year in our Elementary department for temporary leave coverage. This role offers a camp-like work environment and the opportunity to collaborate with creative and nurturing Educational and Therapeutic Professionals. The Elementary SLP will provide classroom-based group language therapy, including assessment, development, and implementation of Therapy Care Plan (TCP) goals. The therapist will plan and deliver lessons focused on language, social pragmatics, and executive function skills for individual students and groups. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the SLP will integrate therapeutic strategies and curricula to support the whole child's development, encompassing academic and social-emotional domains. Intervention is delivered in a nurturing, multisensory, and nature-based educational environment. With appropriate training, the SLP may also engage in small group therapeutic reading intervention.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Requisite Texas and ASHA licensure
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
• Current Texas and ASHA licenses
• Demonstrate leadership, excellent oral and written skills for communication, dependability, innovation, initiative, responsiveness to client needs, interpersonal, teamwork, sound judgment, self-management and adaptability skills.
• Ability to create a rigorous, well managed, risk-free, and nurturing classroom environment that promotes academic and social excellence for every student.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with school-aged populations preferred
• Highly proficient in MS Office applications

Responsibilities

• Administers, scores and interprets standardized and/or non-standardized assessments to provide data for the diagnosis and treatment of speech and language disorders as related to educational, medical, social and psychological factors
• Develops and assesses treatment goals for each student on their caseload
• Provides written TCP reports at scheduled times during the academic year
• Supports students during Arts and Sciences classes
• Consults and collaborates with the classroom educator in planning instruction to incorporate speech and language development activities into daily schedules
• Demonstrates understanding and implementation of the 7 Skills of Discipline aligned with the Conscious Discipline approach
• Works with the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement a variety of supports and intervention strategies for each student on their caseload that build skills across developmental areas and promote successful group learning, self-regulation, independence and resilience (Social Emotional Language & Learning (SELLP)).
• Utilizes a co-teaching model to lead and support a variety of small and large group lessons including language arts, written composition, and math among others
• Leads group-based language therapy sessions in each class, offering at a minimum of one language strategy lesson, one social learning lesson, as well as ongoing classroom-based intervention through everyday learning opportunities
• May lead small group reading intervention lessons
• Communicates regularly with parents and offers guidance about student progress, concerns and learning profile
• Educates parents about classroom activities and interventions and contributes towards monthly updates, Parish Portal posts, and weekly “Good News”
• Partners with families to build positive home to school connections
• Conducts a thorough file review for each student on their caseload prior to beginning therapy or assessment
• Participates in round table meeting(s)
• Participates in collaborative committee team meetings, parent conferences, and other team meetings as needed
• Attends a one evening overnight camp if assigned during the spring semester
• Fulfills professional development requirements as outlined by the school
• Maintains student records and professional licensure as required by law, establishment's policy, and administrative regulations
• Provides counseling and guidance on language development and therapy to parents and other staff members
• Participates in select committees as needed
• Fosters a positive work culture

Benefits

• The Parish School provides an education for the entire family within the environment of a nurturing and safe 17-acre campus with on-site pediatric therapy clinic, The Carruth Center.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level