Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

Uplift Michigan Online School is looking for Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our team

Uplift Michigan Online School must provide an excellent education to all our students consistent with the mission, vision, and goals of the school and with the core values of Summit Management Consulting. Your primary goal is to ensure that each of your students is learning subject matter identified in the State standards and the Uplift Michigan Online School curriculum. This is a contracted position that does not include benefits.

Essential Functions

• Provides speech and language therapy services, as identified through the IEP plan to students enrolled in the education programs of Uplift.
• Administers speech and language therapy assessments to determine a student's level of functioning relative to their age and educational placement in such areas as speech, language, and swallowing disorders.
• Writes assessment reports identifying the student's needs and proposed treatment strategies; writes individual student goals and objectives as part of the IEP; maintains progress records; participates in the IEP meeting.
• Develops speech and language treatment plans and goals to improve student speech and language abilities and enhance their ability to learn.
• Provides students with individual treatment and group therapy sessions to correct specific areas of speech and language.
• Develops speech and language therapy treatment plans based on the educational goals for eligible students to improve the student's functional abilities within the school and naturalistic settings, in collaboration with the IEP team.
• Monitors therapy programs and consults with educational staff regarding inclusion of appropriate occupational therapy treatment strategies into the educational program; evaluates the efficacy of the established program and makes modifications within the framework of the IEP process as necessary.
• Participates in meetings between Uplift staff and families on the appropriate implementation of programs; collaborates and coordinates occupational therapy goals with the educational program.
• Demonstrates educational and developmental strategies to students and families for successful home intervention.
• Provides interpretation and summaries of assessment reports to families; recommends appropriate activities and materials designed to support speech and language in the home.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the laws and policies governing Special Education in Michigan, particularly as they pertain to the delivery of speech and language therapy services.
• Consults with other members of the educational team regarding the mandated and best practice roles of speech and language therapists.

• Administers speech and language therapy programs as needed in terms of budget recommendations, space, and equipment recommendations.

• Maintains an accurate record of therapy sessions, consultations, and other activities.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Administrator.

General Expectations
You are directly accountable to the Administrator. As a member of the Uplift Michigan Online School team, you are also expected to communicate and coordinate with the school office personnel and collaborate with your fellow teachers. As an Uplift Michigan Online School employee, you will be expected to:

• Conduct yourself in a professional manner – demonstrating competence in your area of responsibilities and extending respect and courtesy to coworkers. This position is one that demands an exceptional attendance routine, including consistently arriving early to set the tone for the day along with staying after to plan or support students.
• Adhere to all Uplift Michigan Online School employee policies as well as expectations as outlined in the handbooks. We will supply a hard copy to you upon request.
• Conduct yourself in accordance with the mission, vision, and goals of Uplift Michigan Online School, as well as the core values of Summit Management. This will foster mutually beneficial relationships and promote a spirit of excellence in our endeavors.

Evaluation
All employees are evaluated based on the performance of their primary responsibilities and their adherence to the general expectations outlined in the job descriptions. It is also expected that each employee does their part to maintain a spirit of team unity and cooperation. Each employee can expect to be observed and provided with immediate feedback frequently throughout the schoolyear with a year-end evaluation.

Competencies

• Leadership
• Time management
• Positive communication skills; able to relate to students, parents, and staff
• Behavior modification skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Strong organizational skills
• Classroom management
• Word, Excel, Power point, Email skills
• Positive reinforcement skills
• Punctuality, exemplary attendance
• Knowledge of and ability to follow federal and state safety regulations
• Ability to work as a team
• Understanding and ability to incorporate student learning styles
• Mastery of assigned subject of instruction

Work Environment
This job operates in a professional home office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Schedule
This role requires work between 8am and 4pm, Monday through Friday and additional hours as needed. This is a full time, salary position that requires 40 hours plus, if necessary to complete required tasks. This is a remote position, but the hours are not flexible.

In person commitments are a requirement. These include:

• State testing
• Field trips
• Professional development
• Graduation

Required Education and Experience
Master's degree required as well as a valid State of Michigan license as a speech language pathologist. Previous experience working in a school environment preferred.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Summit Management Consulting, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Summit Management Consulting, LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall,