Speech Language Pathologist FTE

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The Surrey School District respectfully acknowledges that our schools reside on the traditional, unceded, and shared territories of Coast Salish peoples: the qīcy - Katzie, the qwa:nn - Kwantlen and the SEMYOME - Semiahmoo First Nations, who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.

Surrey Schools values an inclusive school district where equity is deeply embedded, and diversity welcomed. We acknowledge the responsibility to ensure that our schools and district sites foster an atmosphere where everyone feels secure, respected, and valued. Our commitment extends beyond academic excellence to creating and cultivating diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free environments for all applicants, employees, students, and their families. Our identity, as Surrey Schools, is expressed in the shared values of openness, fairness, and belonging and recognizes the importance of diversity of identity and thought.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Surrey Schools is the largest school district in BC and the second largest employer in Surrey. Spread across one of the fastest-growing cities in British Columbia, Surrey Schools provides quality education to over 85,000 students with 124 school sites and a variety of other learning facilities, offering a broad range of innovative programs and services to support student learning. The Surrey School District team of approximately 13,000 employees works to ensure that children are getting the best start they can, preparing them to be the leaders of tomorrow.

• Knowledge of speech-language pathology theory, intervention strategies and practices.
• Deliver service to communicatively impaired students using a range of service delivery models.
• Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills to work with students, parents, teachers, administrators, other professionals, and support workers.
• Work independently and establish priorities for service to several schools in demanding situations.
• Commit to a consultative, collaborative process with school teams, parents and other stakeholders.

The primary goal of the speech-language services program is to support students with communication impairments by:

• Coordinating Speech-Language Services with teams in assigned schools;
• Identifying, assessing and evaluating children suspected of having significant communicative impairment;
• Planning, developing, providing and/or directing appropriate and effective intervention programs;
• Providing ongoing monitoring of children with communicative disorders and offering management suggestions at home and in the classroom;
• Collaborating with school teams to support language goals in the curriculum (e.g., team teaching, I.E.P. adaptations and modifications);
• Communicating with parents about progress and creating an atmosphere conducive to good communication;
• Supporting school teams in understanding the needs of identified children;
• Providing current schedules and caseload information to school teams and the Director of Instruction, Student Support;
• Performing recording and reporting tasks to maintain effective communication with all involved in the child’s program;
• Initiating referrals to other district staff, agencies and community professionals in collaboration with school teams.

• Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology or equivalent academic training and experience.
• Must be registered with the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC (CSHHPBC).
• Eligibility for membership in Speech and Hearing B.C. and/or Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC).

• Experience in speech-language pathology in the public schools.
• A valid B.C. Teaching Certificate may be an asset.

If you are a contract teacher/associated professional with the Surrey School District please apply using our internal Employee Self Serve (ESS) application process. If you are a Surrey Schools teacher but do not have a contract (i.e., TTOC), please use the Make a Future application and indicate your role in the district in your cover letter. If you are an external candidate, please note that in your cover letter.

• Surrey Contract Teachers/Associated Professionals (apply using our internal ESS application process)
• TTOC, Associated Professionals without a contract, and adult education contract teachers (apply using Make a Future)
• Qualified applicants from outside of the bargaining unit (external applicants apply using Make a Future)

Note: The successful applicant is required to consent to a Criminal Record Search prior to employment. Only applicants selected for interviews are contacted. To all others, thank you for your interest.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
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