SPEECH & LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST at Patterson Joint Unified School District
Job Description / Essential Elements:
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SPEECH and LANGUAGE SPECIALIST (K-12)
DEFINITION:
To provide services for students who have speech, language and/or hearing handicaps.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
a. Participate in identification, evaluation, and placement of pupils as a member of the special education site-based team or IEP meeting.
b. Establish the extent and severity of speech, language and hearing handicaps and make recommendations for enrollment to IEP team.
c. Develop an IEP for pupils with speech, language and hearing deficits.
d. Implement prescriptive programs, goals and objectives for language and speech therapy through scheduling of individual and/or group sessions.
e. Provide language, speech and hearing therapy to pupils in regular and special class who meet criterion for service.
f. Refer pupils, when indicated, to nurses, psychologists, and others for further evaluations related to their speech, language, and hearing needs
g. Maintain appropriate files and records on each student, including Medi Cal.
h. Confer with parents and professional staff members on student’s progress. Consult with Student Study Team as appropriate.
i. Attend staff and inservice meetings as required.
j. Interpret the communicatively handicapped program to school personnel and the community.
k. Provide inservice regarding language, speech and hearing to regular and special education staff.
o. other duties as assigned.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge of:
Child development; physiological aspects of speech and hearing; knowledge of state criteria for speech and hearing special education eligibility.
Ability to:
Assess students to clarify strengths and deficits in speech and hearing; communicate pupil’s needs and program options in speech and hearing; provide interventions to remedy pupil’s deficits.
Experience:
Student internship as a Speech and Language Specialist or in Severe Disorders of Language classes.
Education/credential:
Education/Requirements:
Possesses or qualified for a valid California teaching credential application to subject area.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
State license in Speech Pathology, and
Bilingual Biliterate ability in Spanish
SUPERVISION:
Works under the supervision of Administrative Personnel.
Board adopted: 10/16/00
Requirements / Qualifications
Valid California Credential in Clinical or Rehabilitative Services Language, Speech & Hearing. District will consider fully qualified interns.
Online application only. In order for your application to be considered complete you must attach all required documents. District does not accept emailed or faxed documents. If you should experience problems, please contact the system administrator - Edjoin. There is a phone number and an email tab on their web site for contact information. I suggest that you check the status of your application after you apply to verify that it was either “Submitted” or “Not Submitted.” It is your responsibility to confirm that your application has been submitted.
- Copy of Transcript
- Credential Copy (Interns must submit verification letter from college stating that you are intern eligible.)
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Three recent written SIGNED Letters of Recommendation required)
- Resume
- Clinical or Rehabilitative Services Credential - Language, Speech and Hearing including Special Class Authorization OR Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential - Language, Speech and Hearing including Special Class Authorization
Requirements / Qualifications
Valid California Credential in Clinical or Rehabilitative Services Language, Speech & Hearing. District will consider fully qualified interns.
Online application only. In order for your application to be considered complete you must attach all required documents. District does not accept emailed or faxed documents. If you should experience problems, please contact the system administrator - Edjoin. There is a phone number and an email tab on their web site for contact information. I suggest that you check the status of your application after you apply to verify that it was either “Submitted” or “Not Submitted.” It is your responsibility to confirm that your application has been submitted.
- Copy of Transcript
- Credential Copy (Interns must submit verification letter from college stating that you are intern eligible.)
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Three recent written SIGNED Letters of Recommendation required)
- Resume
- Clinical or Rehabilitative Services Credential - Language, Speech and Hearing including Special Class Authorization OR Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential - Language, Speech and Hearing including Special Class Authorization
Comments and Other Information
Our District, which is located in Stanislaus County, is an exemplary school district seeking highly qualified and motivated credentialed staff.
Comments and Other Information
Our District, which is located in Stanislaus County, is an exemplary school district seeking highly qualified and motivated credentialed staff.
Application Deadline
5/2/2025 4:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
4/17/2025
Contact
Stephanie Days
2098957782
2098957782
Number of Openings
4
Salary
Pay Range
$77,434 (BA degree and less than 45 postbaccalaurate units) - $145,814 (BA + 75 postbaccalaureate units + longevity) Annually
$77,434 (BA degree and less than 45 postbaccalaurate units) - $145,814 (BA + 75 postbaccalaureate units + longevity) Annually
Add'l Salary Info
In addition, district pays 4% special education stipend and stipends for advanced degrees, as well as offers year for year credit for all verified, credentialed experience, including longevity. District pays $10,800/$11,400/$12,000 annual benefit cap.
Length of Work Year
190 days
Employment Type
Full Time
STIPEND
4% stipend given for fully credentialed Speech/Language Pathologists
EXPERIENCE
Year for year credit given for ALL verified public school teaching experience, including longevity.
STIPEND
$3,177 stipend for Masters & additional $3,177 stipend for Doctorate (24/25 salary schedule)