Speech Language Pathologist

Edmonton Catholic Schools is a large urban school division whose mission is to provide a Catholic education that inspires students to learn and that prepares them to live fully and to serve God in one another. The Division is comprised of over 44,000 students and 5,000 employees in 95 schools plus other sites.

**Speech Language Pathologist**:
**Requisition ID**: 7113**Hours Per Week**: 35**Position**: New**FTE**: 1**Department**: Speech Language Pathology**No Months Per Year**: 10**Position Status**: Permanent**Employee Group**: OOS**Rate of Pay**: $70,006 - $87,590**Posting Closing Date**: 6/30/23The job provides speech and language services to students within inclusive environments. This includes children who have been identified with severe, mild/moderate needs as well as those children who are typically developing. All programs are inclusive, and welcoming to all children, so an understanding of the Pyramid of Intervention (the integration of broad based supports/strategies, as well as small group and individual strategies are critical. Speech language pathology strategies are incorporated into the child’s program, in authentic and functional ways.

The job is primarily responsible for addressing and identifying speech and language (using assessment as necessary) needs that have been impacting the child’s performance at school. Collaborating and communicating with both the school team and the multi-disciplinary team is also essential. Involvement in building capacity not only with the teacher, but also through the parents with family programming in the community, is also a responsibility of this position. A Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is hired for this position because of their professional expertise to identify, diagnose and treat communication delays and disorders.

**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Liaise closely with the teachers, Educational Assistants, Therapeutic Assistants, Early Childhood Educators, parents and other members of the school team.
- Liaise closely with the multi-disciplinary team including: Occupational Therapists, Behavioural Specialists, Physical Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Fine Arts Specialists and Consultants
- Administer, score and interpret standardized speech and language assessments
- Diagnose speech and language disorders
- Write assessments and treatment reports (IPPs, year-end summaries, etc.) to share with parents and professionals with and outside of the Edmonton Catholic School system
- Provide ongoing observation of development in the areas of cognition, self-help skills, fine motor skills, gross motor development, socialization/play skills and behaviour, in conjunction with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Conduct therapy within the context of typical classroom activities
- Generalize intervention strategies to all natural environments, which include programming for generalization in the classroom, home and new environments.
- Develop and implement lessons and activities to address individual goals of children as outlined in Individual Program Plans (IPP).
- Direct and assist students in performing daily classroom routines
- Lead instruction and activities with large and small group of children.
- Collaborate with other therapists if possible to demonstrate cross-connection (i.e. behaviour and language strategies).
- Devise and train parents to implement home programs to permit carry-over of learning to home
- Provide strategies to facilitate their child’s development.
- Develop family programs in various settings, and together with other families, for group learning and networking opportunities as well as individual family sessions.
- Integrate strategies into natural environments and activities.
- Consult with other professionals (both within and outside of ECSD)
- Coordinate additional services for children including audiology referrals, feeding and swallowing referrals and medical referrals
- Participate in IPP planning
- Meet with other professionals and caregivers.
- Attend and participate in school case/debrief meetings and Early Learning Multi-Discipline meetings.
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop learning and development strategies
- Provide onsite modeling, support and follow-up to classroom teachers and assistants, as capacity is built at school to continue the integration of broad-based strategies within the daily, functional context of the classroom
- Participate in development and delivery of professional development for parents and Division staff, that model effective strategies within the discipline
- Maintain certification through various professional development activities

**QUALIFICATIONS and COMPETENCIES**
- Master of Science in Speech and Language Therapy, plus three years of directly experience including paediatric speech and language intervention
- Registered with the Alberta College of Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists (Practice Permit) is mandatory; continuing professional