Speech AND Language Pathologist - Related Services Provider - Sped - SLP - California Virtual Academies - 2024-2025 School Year Eligibility Pool

Job Summary

Job Summary

ABOUT CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL ACADEMIES AND THE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST POSITION: The California Virtual Academies (a network of 9 public charter schools) delivers online/virtual home based instruction to TK-12 students in California.

While our schools do offer some scheduling flexibility, students are required to complete approximately 4-6 hours of coursework daily and log attendance. K12, inc. is our curriculum provider. The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) provides treatment to students in individual or group settings, targeting all domains of communication, including, but not limited to, articulation/phonology, motor disorders, voice, fluency, expressive language, receptive language/language comprehension, and social pragmatic language/social emotional learning.

The SLP may also work with students who are non-speaking/not proficient verbal speakers, who utilize Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to support expressive communication. The SLP will serve as case manager and/or provider to the students that he/she serves. The SLP is responsible for documenting student progress by maintaining accurate records of therapy sessions and completing progress monitoring, as well as completing progress reports quarterly.

The SLP supervises and collaborates with his/her assistant to support in the development of their students' Individualized Education Plans (IEP) by providing accurate data and goal progress. Speech therapy sessions are conducted online, using a HIPAA compliant video conferencing platform. Learning Coaches are required to be present for all virtual therapy sessions.

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Requirements / Qualifications

The SLP manages multiple systems for maintaining and documenting student records, managing materials and equipment, and providing resources to parents to support carry-over and generalization of skills. The SLP supports and collaborates with classroom teachers and support staff by providing effective interventions to support students' communication in their learning environment.

The SLP is also responsible for completing enduring connection calls to support students' attendance and participation, as well as build rapport with families. The SLP plays a vital role in attending Student Study Team meetings by reviewing screenings and making appropriate recommendations when students are referred for communication concerns. The SLP may also offer tier 1/tier 2 interventions within the general education setting to support communication needs.

The SLP is responsible for completing virtual speech and language assessments, though the SLP may be asked to complete in-person assessments, if needed. The SLP will complete speech and language evaluation reports and review of record reports using CAVA's required report templates and will submit reports to be peer reviewed by colleagues. The SLP is responsible for developing IEPs on SEIS, scheduling team meetings, and completing/sending all IEP related documents, including but not limited to Assessment Plans, Prior Written Notices, and Individualized Education Plans.

With rolling enrollment, SLPs will schedule 30-Day IEPs as new students enroll throughout the school year. HOURS AND SALARY INFORMATION: Full Time:

Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm You are not allowed to have another job during these contracted hours. Full Time: Annual salary based on holding a Bachelors or Masters Degree and up to 3 years of experience in California See Salary Scale: https://tinyurl.com/CAVASalarySchedule

• REQUIRED CREDENTIAL/CERTIFICATION:

• (All applicants MUST have the following at the time of applying)

• Permanent California Residence (Must currently reside in 1 of the 42 California counties we service/hire in)

• Valid/Current Preliminary/Clear California Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential

• PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept temporary county certificates, out-of-state, intern, expired, emergency, short-term staff permits, or credentials in the process of being obtained. All applicants must meet all requirements at the time of applying in order to be considered.

• We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with any of the California Virtual Academies may affect your personal STRS account.

• Only full time employees are offered health, dental, and vision benefits.

• Benefits information is only given out upon offer.

• We do provide training for all programs and we have a great staff to serve as your support system.

• ELIGIBILITY POOL:

• Our postings are eligibility pools for positions that may arise during the 2024-2025 school year, ONLY. Applications and interviews are for consideration to be placed in the eligibility pool. As our enrollment continues to grow during the year, there is no way to forecast when a position will open up, which is why there are no set number of open positions listed, nor is such information given out.

• Please Note: Applications and interviews are only valid for one school year. For each school year an applicant would like to be considered, a new application must be submitted.

• REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• Credential Copy (Please look up your Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential on the CTC website, save it as a PDF and upload it to your EdJoin application. Please Do Not upload the 'printable copy' or 'paper copy'. It MUST be the credential as you see it on the CTC website with the document number, issue and expiration date, as well as all authorization codes and subjects. View 'Credential Copy Information Page' under 'links related to this job')

• Letter of Introduction (Please attach a letter telling us about yourself and why you would like to provide services for CAVA.)

• Resume (Please attach a current and updated resume)

Comments and Other Information

These are direct hire positions through the California Virtual Academies. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant/prospective applicant to apply and contact us for all questions and the status of their application.

PLEASE NO SOLICITATION FROM OUTSIDE, THIRD PARTY, OR NPA COMPANIES OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES. The 'Date Posted' of all postings will change every month but are the same postings that opened in March 2024 and close February 14, 2025. POSTINGS ARE ELIGIBILITY POOLS FOR POSITIONS AT CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL ACADEMIES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, 2024-2025, ONLY.

We do not accept applications or documents via email, fax, or US Mail. Applications are only accepted via EdJoin and all documents must be uploaded to your EdJoin application in order to be reviewed. ALL REQUIREMENTS LISTED FOR THIS SPECIFIC POSITION MUST BE MET AT THE TIME YOU APPLY!

If you are in the process of obtaining any of the listed requirements, PLEASE WAIT TO APPLY UNTIL YOU MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS, AS APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME THEY ARE SUBMITTED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with the California Virtual Academies may affect your personal STRS account.

The California Virtual Academies is an organization that offers our teachers and staff members the excitement of exploring an emerging concept in education. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, handicap, disability, ancestry, national origin, color, race, political affiliation, religion, marital status, or veteran status.

For more information about this position, go to the pdf file here https://edjoinprodstoragewest.blob.core.windows.net/jobdescriptions/2659/(CAVA) Speech and Language Pathologist-20230215144258.pdf