Description
START DATE: JANUARY 6, 2025, to JUNE 30, 2026 (MATERNITY LEAVE)
SALARY: $73,574.00 to $114,612.00 + CURRENT PROVINCIAL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ALLOWANCE ASSIGNMENT: .80 FTE TERM POSITION - EXCLUDED
DISTRICT SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
MUST HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN OUTLYING COMMUNITES IS REQUIRED Qualifications:
Committed to making collaborative decisions about instructional design and selection of instructional materials based on data related to student learning.
Eligible for membership with Speech and Audiology Canada, Speech and Hearing BC, and registration by the College of Health Care Professionals BC (CHCPBC).
Must have Masters Level Training or equivalent in speech and language pathology.
Training in Hanen methodologies would be an asset.
Possess strong organizational, time, and general management skills.
Experience in assessing speech and language needs of students with autism and other disabilities.
Experience in working with educational teams with problem solving and implementation.
Ability to problem solve, model, and learn to implement a variety of AAC devices.
Experience in designing programs for students with autism and other disabilities.
Hold a valid Class 5, B.C. Driver's License and an exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current driver's abstract.
Specific assignment to be determined by the school principals, in consultation with the District Principal of Inclusive Education.
Key tasks and expectations related to this specialist position will involve:
Working with educational staff to assess and design programs for students with a variety of disabilities.
Writing programs to support students and supporting implementation.
Travel to different schools in outlying communities.
Will involve working with other agencies and support people.
Communication with parents.
SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DISTRICT PRINCIPAL OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Professional dispositions are defined here as the values, commitments and professional ethics that influence an educator's approach to their work. The SD 91 Board of Education expects our educators to demonstrate the following dispositions;
A belief that every child can learn.
Commitment to the BC Education Plan.
Commitment to ongoing professional learning for the purpose of strengthening student learning.
Commitment to making evidence-based, collaborative decisions about student learning in a professional learning community environment.
Commitment to integrating First Nations culture and experience into learning activities.
Our Board of Education believes that teacher interest in providing extracurricular activities contributes significantly to our students' positive school experience.
New applicants should apply online to Rhonda Togyi, District Principal of Inclusive Education at rtogyi@sd91.bc.ca
For more information applicants should contact Director of Instruction, Claire McKay (cell: 250 996-1600) or by email at cmckay@sd91.bc.ca
Nechako Lakes School District gratefully acknowledges that we live, work, and play on the unceded, ancestral territories of fourteen First Nations representing the Dakelh, Nedut'en and Wet'suwet'en peoples.
