Assistant Speech Language Pathologist Jobs in Wheat Ridge, CO

GRADE: G17 (Range Step 1: $27.31 - Step 9: $34.52 
HOURLY RATE: $27.31
STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 24
FTE: 0.6
MONTHS PER YEAR: 9
JOB CODE: 050808
POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT PERMANENT/REGULAR 
LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.
SUMMARY: Assist certified Speech Language Pathologist by implementing treatment/intervention plans, recording students' status, performing various clerical tasks, discussing students' treatment plans, accompanying students from classroom to service area, support informally assessing students and conducting screenings.  Participate in educational facility activities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
JOB TASK DESCRIPTION:
1. Follow documented treatment/intervention plans or protocols developed by the Speech Language Pathologist.  Accurately collect and record subjective and objective data.  Record students' status with regard to established objectives as stated in treatment plan and report information to supervising Speech Language Pathologist.  Responsible for writing medical notes and assisting Speech Language Pathologists write quarterly progress notes.
2. Perform various clerical tasks, including filing and copying.  Make materials and record data and notes electronically.  Submit billing information for students on their caseload.
3. Assist Speech Language Pathologist in assessment of students and conduct non-standardized screenings as requested by the Pathologist.
4. Discuss students' treatment plans with Speech Language Pathologist.
5. Participate in educational facility activities including committees, meetings and conferences as requested by Pathologist.
6. Perform other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree in speech communications or related field.

 LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:
Criminal background check required for hire. 
CDE Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Authorization required.
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
All applicants (current district employees and external applicants) should list any and all work experience, including current district experience, when completing the employment application.  Please include job titles and duties that you held while doing that job.  Since the Human Resource department uses the application to screen for minimum qualifications required for each job, it is important to have a complete application so you will be considered for the position you are applying for.
SALARY INFORMATION:
All Classified positions are paid on an hourly basis.  All Newly hired classified employees are placed initially on Step 1 of the pay grade for their position. Classified employees can advance an additional 7 steps (maximum Step 8) based on their previous experience.  Final hourly placement on the Classified Salary schedule is dependent on the Grade Level for the position being posted and employees' previous work experience. "Grade" refers to position or job classification and "Step" refers to the number of work experience credit or service years. See our Classified Salary Schedule for hourly rates. For additional compensation information, please refer to The Classified Master Agreement.
BENEFITS INFORMATION:
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).
To learn more about our benefits, please see our Benefits Overview.

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