Position Overview:

The Central Falls School District seeks to hire a talented, knowledgeable, and highly innovative certified educator to fill the district wide Speech and Language Pathologist (Spanish highly preferred) position for the 2023-2024 school year. All CFSD educators are expected to carry out the District’s core values of EQUITY, EMPOWERMENT, and EXCELLENCE as they work towards building relationships with students/colleagues, delivering personalized, high-quality instruction, cultivating strong partnerships with our families and community, and meeting all position expectations and District policies. Certified staff is expected to abide by the Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards and the CFSD/CFTU collective bargaining agreement policies and procedures. Guided by the District’s Strategic Plan, we strive to prepare all students for success!

The Speech and Language Pathologist works as a member of the special education team providing direct and consultative services for children with communication and other disabilities. The Speech Language Pathologist collaborates with teachers, special educators, other school personnel, and parents to develop and implement individual or group programs, and support classroom activities. Services are provided within the general education classroom, on a pull out basis and/or within the context of a specialized program. Successful candidate must have demonstrated success with and be knowledgeable about a variety of interventions; have training and experience with the administration and interpretation of a wide range of assessments and evaluation tools. In addition to direct student services, the Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for the testing and evaluation of students initially referred or for reevaluations for caseload students.

REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Valid RIDE Educator Certification as a Speech & language Pathologist,
2. Bilingual preferred (Spanish)
3. Prefer experience working with children at the early childhood level
4. Successful school experience as a Speech Pathologist;
5. Knowledge of technologies to enhance communication;
6. Knowledge of research-based practices and interventions to address communication;
7. Proven demonstrative skills in school settings, diagnostic assessments, and comprehensive student evaluations;
8. Ability to perform all of the duties listed in the job posting in accordance with all Central Falls School District policies and practices.
9. Strong commitment to the District’s core values of Equity, Empowerment, and Excellence
10. Commitment to abiding by all professional teaching standards and policies as outlined by the Rhode Island Department of Education and the District’s policies, procedures, and the CFTU collective bargaining agreement.
11. Under Rhode Island General Law 16-2-18.1, all NEWLY hired employees will be required to obtain a State and National background check (BCI) from the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office prior to the employment start date.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: Including but not limited to:

1. Provide consultation to classroom teachers on speech and language strategies, especially as it relates to multilingual learners, that need to be implemented in the classroom.
2. Assist teachers and teacher assistants in developing language-based classroom activities and follow through on their implementation.
3. Assist parents in learning ways to increase language stimulation in the home by providing activities as needed.
4. Plan and organize 1:1, small group, and whole group speech and language therapy for students with speech-language disorders, Autism Spectrum, social-emotional, complex learning disabilities, etc.
5. Consult with teachers on the use of assistive technology in their classroom and make adjustments as needed as well as install apps on communication devices.
6. Fill out referral forms for assistive technology evaluations and attend evaluation meetings.
7. Assess needs in the area of speech, language and hearing and prepare diagnostic reports using unbiased assessments tools.
8. Present diagnostic reports to the Evaluation Team as well as families.
9. Read and interpret reports from other school districts or other countries.
10. Serve as a member of the team that will develop an Individual Education Program for each of the pupils enrolled who require speech services.
11. Communicate with parents, School Administrators, teachers and other support staff for the coordination of services.
12. Demonstrate ethical behavior and a genuine concern for others under all circumstances; model what is expected of others.
13. Incorporate student's background in the lesson plan and understand how to linguistically make connections with prior native language development.
14. Identify new approaches and strategies to learning and teaching that are based on well-researched data, student-centered, and always focused on improving performance.
15. Cultivate a stewardship of collaborative learning and leadership in and out of the classroom distributing knowledge and expertise in a skillful way that empowers and supports others.
16. Understand, analyze and evaluate information and make connections among multiple factors, data points, ideas, learning styles, personalities, and potential solutions to make the best decision possible.
17. Maintain a positive and engaging learning environment that promotes academic, social and personal well-being of all students.
18. Such other duties as deemed necessary by the Director of Student Services.