Speech Language Pathologist - Berks County Intermediate Unit - Reading, PA

Position Overview

Aveanna Education Services is hiring a Speech Language Pathologist who will be responsible for the delivery of quality care, according to the student's Individualized Education Plan.

Location : Berks County Intermediate Unit - Reading, PA

Service Settings : Daycares and Preschools

Schedule : 7.5-hour workday (7 hours work + 0.5 hour unpaid lunch)

Start times : 8 : 00AM

End times : 3 : 30PM

Age Range : Children ages 3–5

Caseload : Within agency guidelines, includes travel time

HR / Clearance Requirements :

TB Test

PA State Police Clearance (Act 34)

FBI Fingerprint Clearance (Act 114)

Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151)

Mandated Reporter Training

School districts vary with respect to requiring SLPs to complete speech and related evaluations :

• SLPs must collaborate with teachers, parents, and other professionals to gain an understanding of students’ strengths, interests, and needs with respect to speech and language services.
• Depending upon the school district, SLPs should be able to utilize a variety of evaluation tools to assess students’ speech or language needs and help determine if they are eligible for special education services.
• SLPs will propose relevant IEP goals to students’ interdisciplinary teams and work throughout the year to help students achieve their goals.
• SLPs will need to collect and summarize data on students’ progress, and draft progress reports as per district schedules.
• In addition to collaborating with teachers and parents, SLPs will need to work closely with other professionals such as school psychologists, behavior analysts, and mental health therapists.
• SLPs will often need to support students’ use of high, and low-tech AAC systems.
• Relatedly, experience with the SETT framework is desirable, as SLPs will often serve as a primary resource for SETT evaluators.
• Experience with RTI and MTSS is desirable, as schools place high value on the insights SLPs can offer child study teams.
• Experience with or the ability to develop and coordinate therapy schedules to ensure students receive all services identified in their IEPs is essential.
• Experience with feeding and swallowing evaluations and interventions is a bonus.

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As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

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