Speech Language Pathologist

The Children's Guild Alliance is a nonprofit organization serving children, families, and child-serving organizations. We are dedicated to transforming how America educates and cares for its children through education, behavioral health, national training, and consultation services. Affiliates of The Children's Guild Alliance include The Children's Guild, Monarch Academy public charter and contract schools, Monarch Preschool College Park, TranZed Academy for Working Students, TranZed Apprenticeships, The Children's Guild DC Public Charter School, Transformation Education Institute, and The National Children's Guild Fund. We are among the most experienced child-serving organizations in the Greater Baltimore/Washington region and are currently expanding in national and international programs. Each year, the agency's continuum of care and hundreds of professional staff help thousands of youth and young adults and their families achieve excellence and success. We operate public charter and contract schools, special education schools; preschool; apprenticeships, pre-career programs; therapeutic group homes; treatment foster care; and behavior health services. We invite you to be part of our innovative team.

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The Children's Guild is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Pathologist to provide speech and language services to children who demonstrate a functional inability to perform in an educational environment. The SLP will provide push-in and pull-out services based on the needs of the student and the services prescribed in the individualized education plan. The SLP will develop, implement, and track progress on each student's IEP on their caseload. The SLP may also have to complete speech assessments or work with another SLP to conduct assessments.

Summary

To provide diagnostic and therapeutic services relative to communicative skills to children enrolled in the Guild school program as determined appropriate by the Speech-Language Pathologist and the IEP Team; to collaborate with teaching teams, primary caregivers, and other professionals to meet the child's communicative needs, and to foster understanding about communication in general.
To fulfill the IEP requirements of the assigned students in the terms set forth by the IEP and in compliance with all applicable COMAR regulations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide and document speech and language pathology services using online systems.

Developing, implementing, and tracking progress on an individualized education plan.

Participate in IEP meetings, including annual reviews, eligibilities, 30/45 day reviews, and parent requested meetings.

Complete quarterly progress reports for students receiving SLP services.

Conduct assessments on students or collaborate with another speech provider to complete SLP assessments for eligibility.

Observe, document data, and request services for students who may be eligible or need SLP support.

Participate in school-based meetings, including related services meetings and classroom team primacies.

Developing relationships and working collaboratively with administrators, school staff, parents/families, and community partners to create effective systems of prevention and supports to meet the individualized needs of children.

Engaging school leaders in conversations about supporting children and families' developmental and learning needs through data-informed, evidence-based practices.

Conducting classroom observations and providing recommendations and consulting to teachers/families to improve communication strategies and supports.

Being comfortable and open to having conversations about areas of strength and areas for improvement; being solutions-focused, positive, reflective, and respectfully transparent with teachers, school leaders, colleagues, and supervisors

Providing professional development to peers, school leaders, and school staff.

Efficiency in documenting in electronic health records and school-based electronic platforms.

Assume other duties as assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual will retain accountability for the following Key Result Areas (KRAs).

Key Result Area : Documentation

Timely development, collaboration, and writing of IEPs

Timely completion of quarterly progress reports for each student within their IEP

Completing accurate and timely service notes and service trackers

Key Result Area 2: Service

Providing services as mandated in each students IEP

Consulting with classroom staff regarding student services and interventions to assist with student success.

Key Result Area 3: Communication

Collaboration with the IEP Team

Communicating with parents/guardians about student progress and interventions to assist student success and completing documentation of communication services in the electronic record and/or school databases.

Providing discipline-specific expertise through collaboration with other team members, including classroom staff.

Maintain open lines of communication with supervisor and keep supervisor updated.

Key Result Area 4: Professional Growth

Participate in school-based professional development and orientation training.

Complete annual training required by the organization and regulatory bodies.

Attend external training, webinars, and/or courses to maintain licensure.

Participate in supervision sessions and school meetings.

Education and/or Experience

Possession of a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Communication Science Disorders from an accredited institution. A minimum of one (l) year Full time post-masters speech-language experience working with children is preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Possess a Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or eligible for certification.

Possess a license in Speech-Language Pathology from the Maryland State Board of Examiners in AUD/HAD/SLP or eligible for certification.

Certified in or eligible for certification in crisis management.

Certified in or eligible for certification in CPR/First Aid.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

All Guild employees are expected to demonstrate an awareness of, respect for, and attention to the diversity of the people with whom they interact (person served, personnel, families/caregivers, and other stakeholders) reflected in attitudes and organizational structure policies, and services.

- Must provide Covid-19 vaccination card or subject to weekly testing.