Speech and Language Pathologist

**Position Summary**

**Success profile**

What does it take to be successful working at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- **Active Listening**: Giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand points being made, asking appropriate questions, and not interrupting.
- **Organized**: Ability to process and organize electronic and paper documentation, information, and reports.
- **Holistic Approach**: Consider the “whole” child, which encompasses not only the physical, social, emotional, and mental, but also the cultural and spiritual aspects of the child, within the context of their family, extended family, community and culture.
- **Critical Thinking**:Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses, alternative solutions, conclusions or approach to problems.
- **Advocacy**:The successful applicant acknowledges and honors that parents, caregivers and families know their children best and you work to ensure families feel empowered to be advocates in supporting their own children's development needs.
- **Inclusion**:You acknowledge children as a gift and support them in achieving participation in community life.

PRE-SCREENING ASSESSMENT
- Submit your resume and complete our Prevue Assessment simultaneously. The assessment is an integral part of our evaluation process.
- Allow yourself a minimum of 35-40 minutes to complete the assessment.**Work that matters**
Are you looking to start a career where you'll make meaningful connections within the community? Our team is passionate about supporting our community.

Seabird Island is located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.

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**Benefits and perks**
- Extended health and dental benefits,
- Accrued vacation and sick time,
- Pension plan with matching employer contributions,
- Access to internal training programs, professional development and skill enhancement,
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary teaching team,
- Equitable hourly rates in accordance with collective agreements, and
- Casual dress code

**What you’ll do**
- Provide screening, assessments, diagnosis, intervention, and follow up with children (0-6 years old) that are referred to the Ey Qwal Speech and Language program.
- Identify children’s developmental speech and communication difficulties/disorders.
- Provide individual treatment plans for each child assessed as well as follow-up assessments.
- Provide direct 1:1 group speech and language programs for children needing services.
- Supervise the speech and language assistants that will be working directly with children needing services.Participate in screening fairs.
- Provide parents, Centre staff, community members and other involved persons with take home materials and program plans to assist them in helping children meet agreed upon speech/ language goals.
- Provide information sharing activities to communities regarding the importance of speech and language development.
- Managing and maintaining files on current children and open caseload including updating records, and files.
- Provide video support services to remote communities through Zoom/Teams
- Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by your Supervisor, Director, or the CAO.

**Reporting**
- Monthly reporting to Supervisor/ECE Director
- Provides monthly Corporate Reporting Share point (CRSP) Reports to Supervisor

**What you bring**

**Education**
- Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology.
- Active Membership with the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC

**Experience**
- Two years of recent experience obtained within the last five years.
- Advanced training and expertise in specialty area such as; speech language and or hearing (preferred)
- Must be experienced in Augmentative Communication techniques.
- Experience with grant funding is required.
- Experience working with Jordans Principal funding requests an asset.
- Experience working in a licensed Early Childhood Development Centre is required.

**Skills, knowledge, and attributes**
- High professional and ethical standards with a commitment to the principles and values of the Indigenous people
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional education.
- Previous experience working in an indigenous community is an asset.
- Experience with public relation interactions on behalf of Seabird Island Band
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, be able to efficiently organize many details in a time efficient manner.
- Proven assessment skills included but not limited to;
- Types of Assessments used: (SPAT) Structured photographic articulation test third addition.
- CELF- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals third addition
- Rosseti Early Language
- Proven critical thinking and d