Speech Pathologist - Part-Time

Tennyson Center for Children•Denver, CO

18d•Onsite

About The Position

At Tennyson Center for Children, our core values guide everything we do. We are Joyful, finding optimism and strength even in challenges; Curious, always learning and innovating to provide the best care; Dependable, building trust through reliability; Authentic, celebrating uniqueness and creating safe, inclusive spaces; and Compassionate, deeply caring for our teammates, our clients, and the community we serve. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to have you join our team and help us make a lasting impact on the lives of children across Colorado! The Part-Time Speech Language Pathologist provides diagnostic, consultative, and direct instructional services to students identified as having a speech language disability or speech language services on an assigned caseload. The SLP independently assesses students, interprets assessment data, writes professional reports, and delivers speech and language services within their scope of practice. As a member of the multidisciplinary team, they contribute to educational and instructional decisions regarding students on their assigned caseload. This position is supervised by the principal.

Requirements

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology
Valid State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) license
Valid Special Services license with CDE as Speech Language Pathologist
One or more years of related experience
All candidates must have (or qualify to obtain) a current Colorado driver's license
All positions require a pre-employment drug test, FBI fingerprint check, CBI criminal records check, child abuse registry check, motor vehicle record check, academic record verification, and reference checks
Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States in compliance with federal law.
All persons hired will be required to verify their eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Responsibilities

Assesses and identifies speech/language disabilities for students on the assigned caseload with supervisory oversight from the full-time Speech Language Pathologist.
Implements reporting format for students assigned to the caseload, documenting assessment findings, progress, and recommendations in accordance with Tennyson Center standards and professional requirements.
Provides individual and group instruction to meet the identified speech/language needs of each student on the assigned caseload in accordance with IEP goals, exercising clinical judgment and independent decision-making within the scope of the role.
Maintains current knowledge of valid and reliable formal and informal assessment measures designed to measure the speech/language skills of children and applies these measures appropriately for assigned students.
Attends IEP meetings for students on the assigned caseload, communicating speech-language findings and recommendations in terms that are easily understood by parents and other team members.
Provides speech and language screening for referred students with speech language concerns on the assigned caseload.
Collects data and monitors progress for students on the assigned speech-language caseload to inform clinical decision-making and service delivery.
Assists the multidisciplinary team in making appropriate educational and instructional decisions regarding students on the assigned caseload.
Provides in-service instruction to staff regarding the language development needs of students on the assigned caseload.
Primarily works independently in clinical decision-making and service delivery for the assigned caseload while maintaining supervisory oversight and regular consultation with the full-time Speech Language Pathologist.
Communicates regularly with the supervising Speech Language Pathologist regarding student progress, concerns, clinical observations, and recommendations for the assigned caseload.
Collects and contributes data for quality improvement initiatives and program evaluation related to speech-language outcomes.
Maintains current applicable personal professional license and/or professional certification in Speech-Language Pathology and obtains a Special Services license as an SLP with Colorado Department of Education (CDE).
Supports and advances quality improvement efforts through adherence to Tennyson Center policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and best practices.