*Position located out of Scottsbluff Office  

These positions will provide direct service and evaluations to students from PreK, elementary and/or high school.  Minimum Requirements are:  appropriate Degree in Communications Sciences Disorders, or Speech-Language Pathology; and a current state license (or be eligible for same) in the state of NE, CCC-SLP preferred. 

Extra pay for CFY year (15% on base) and National Certification (30% on base)

Job Title: Speech Language Pathologist

Department: Special Education

Education Level and Certification: Master’s Degree in speech-language pathology; Nebraska Teaching Certificate with Speech Language Pathology Endorsement; Nebraska Licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist and such other licensures or certifications as may be required by DHHS, NDE, and/or the ESU

Reports To: Director of Special Education

Terms of Employment:  191 days, including 6 summer service days / Schedule 4 / Salary based on education and years of experience

Performance Responsibilities & Job Tasks:

Department Responsibilities:

1. Regular, dependable attendance
2. Perform identified responsibilities and tasks
3. Establish and maintain working relationships with various stakeholders
4. Engage active listening and problem-solving skills
5. Manage own time and the time of others, as requested
6. Effectively communicate through both oral and written means
7. Maintain confidentiality of student and family information as required by NDE Rule 51 and Rule 52 and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Job Responsibilities: 

1. Provide direct instruction, consultation, and collaboration for students with
2. communication disorders, as identified by the IFSP and IEP
3. Perform assessments to gather eligibility and present-level data to inform programming and instruction
4. Develop and implement goals, objectives, and service schedules for student IFSPs and IEPs. Complete required special education paperwork from the referral process through multidisciplinary team meetings.
5. Monitor student IFSP and IEP progress, collect, and report data on progress toward goals and objectives
6. Participate in student IFSP, IEP, and MDT meetings, or complete the appropriate excusal form prior to the meeting if unable to attend in person or remotely
7. Coordinate and collaborate with special education teachers, general education teachers, families, and related service providers regarding student needs
8. Prepare and adapt therapeutic materials for instructional use
9. Provide individualized instruction in techniques for more effective student communication
10. Develop specific communication-related strategies, modifications, and accommodations according to individual student needs
11. Educate and coach communication partners about communication-related strategies, modifications, and accommodations according to individual student needs
12. Utilize augmentative and alternative communication systems and strategies according to individual student needs and train communication partners as necessary
13. Conduct communication screenings as part of the pre-referral process and provide recommendations to the team
14. Participate in professional development activities as related to professional duties and goals, including but not limited to attending conferences and workshops, professional learning communities, regional offerings, and online training
15. Participate in early intervention training and fidelity measurements as required
16. Supervise and provide clinical direction to Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLP-A) and/or Communication Assistants 
17. Other duties as assigned by the Director of Special Education.

Working Conditions:

1. Inside heated/air-conditioned classrooms
2. Regular travel required with clean driving record and valid drivers license

FLSA Status: Exempt.  Professional exemption:  The employee has a primary duty of performing work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study or has a primary duty of teaching, tutoring, instructing, or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge and is employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher.

Essential Functions: The essential functions of the Speech Language Pathologist position include: (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and, (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements.

It is the policy of ESU 13 to not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its educational programs, admission policies, employment policies or other administered programs.  Persons requiring accommodations to apply and/or be considered for positions are asked to make their request to the ESU 13 Administrator.