Part-Time Speech Pathologist

Title: Part-Time Speech Language Pathologist

Reports To: Education Services Director

Classification: Part-Time Hourly – non-exempt

This is a part-time position working 4-6 hours a week (approximately 20 hours a month) providing speech therapy services for Stepping Stones Alternative Education Program for middle and high school students with moderate to significant developmental disabilities. This year-round alternative placement program serves students from school districts across Greater Cincinnati that are unable to be successfully served by their home district. The work schedule will occur during program hours – Monday-Friday, 8:30am-2:30pm – and will be determined between the SLP and Education Director. In addition, the SLP is responsible for providing ongoing feedback and support to the classroom staff and Education Services Director on how to promote communication skill-building and speech goal progress for students outside of the structured therapy service delivery.

The ideal candidate is someone with experience working with students who have significant communication and speech support needs and has a strong familiarity with alternative communication systems. The candidate should also be comfortable working in a classroom setting with students with behavioral support needs, possess strong communication and instructional skills, and a willingness to coach support staff in implementing best practices. The ideal candidate has a passion for helping teenage and young adult students with developmental disabilities build skills that support their independence, self-advocacy, and socialization.

Job Duties:

• Provide direct services, including assessment, intervention and evaluations to students with speech-language disabilities.
• Design, create and implement interventions that meet the individual needs of the student.
• Write effective IEP goals and objectives and have a system in place to monitor progress. Participate in IEP, ETR meetings as needed.
• Implement educational interventions and specially designed instruction to address the unique needs of the student.
• Use data to design, implement and revise IEP goals that relate and support extended content standards as well as the needs of the student.
• Provide written communication on progress of speech and communication IEP goals to parents and staff.
• Utilize research-based treatments.
• Work collaboratively with the staff, parents, and school districts to coordinate services.
• Assist staff in implementing strategies/interventions to improve the effectiveness of service delivery within the least restrictive environment.
• Serve as a consultant to staff as needed.
• Provide services in the form of direct instruction, consultative, whole group instruction and evaluative.

Job Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and current licensure as SLP
• Multiple years’ experience working in a special education setting
• Acquired and maintains OH state, ASHA, and ODE licensures
• Strong skills in addressing and teaching varying levels of speech and language needs
• The ability to walk/move continuously for extended periods of time, indoors/outdoors as needed.
• Valid driver's license with reliable vehicle and willingness to submit to a criminal background check is also required.

About the Step-Up Alternative Education Program

This unique program partners with multiple Greater Cincinnati public schools to provide an alternative education program for students who have been unable to succeed in a typical classroom setting. Stepping outside of their home district, students of Step Up continue their studies at our 23-acre Given Road Campus in Indian Hill.

Utilizing our non-traditional education setting, Step-Up students receive the tools they need to successfully navigate academic studies, learn self-regulation skills, develop vocational skills through authentic experiences to enable them to transition into adulthood and more fully participate in their community. The Step-Up program operates 3-4 classrooms of up to seven students each, with most students utilizing 1:1 aides along with classroom teachers to engage in academic, communication, and functional living skill instruction.