Continuing Speech Language Pathologist

NATURE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The successful candidate will be part of a collaborative team of SLPs and work alongside teachers, EAs and administration at multiple schools as part of the SBRT. Days of work to be determined.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

· A Master's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology.

· Registered membership with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC).

· Knowledge and successful experience in working with children designated in a low incidence category.

· Successful experience in working with special needs students and their families.

· Ability to provide a wide variety of speech/language services to students with many different needs.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Membership with Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) and Speech and Hearing BC (SHBC)

· Experience in assisting with the development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)

· Experience with AAC, including communication apps such as Touch Chat and LAMP WFL.

· Successful experience with SETBC applications.

· Knowledge of the K-12 curriculum and successful experience working in the public school system.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES and EXPERIENCE

· Strong commitment to excellence in teaching and demonstrated teaching ability.

· Demonstrated ability to design and implement a variety of assessment practices to measure and monitor student progress effectively.

· Strategies to identify learning difficulties and implement effective intervention to maximize academic success.

· Demonstrated successful experience supporting the success of all learners in an inclusive environment.

· Strong organizational skills.

· Excellent oral communications, written communication, and group facilitation skills.

· Superior work ethic and social emotional competencies, excellent reflective judgment, and commitment to building effective learning communities.

· Comprehensive understanding of curriculum.

· Confidence and proficiency in using instructional organizers, concepts, and strategies that actively engage all students in learning.

· Ability to positively influence instruction, curriculum, assessment, and social-emotional learning practices in a collaborative environment.

· Knowledge and understanding of the application of relevant computer technologies to teaching and learning.

· Willingness to be involved in professional development, with an ongoing commitment to learn and implement new methodologies and strategies.

· Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with students, parents, and staff to enhance the school as a learning community.

How to apply to this posting:

Create your profile on Make A Future,

To apply click "APPLY ONLINE" at the bottom of the posting.

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If you are a current B Ed/PDP student; Begin your application, indicate that you are a student, and continue to add completed documents to your application throughout your practicum.

Please include the following documents and information with your application:

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Completed application package.

Please complete all the sections including Experience, Education & References and answer all the corresponding questions.

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Minimum of three (3) professional teaching references who have observed your work as a teacher.

For each referee, please include the names, titles, and email addresses and your professional relationship.

Cover Letter

Résumé

Final Practicum Reports, or a recent Principal's Evaluation (if you have been teaching for a few years)

Copy of unofficial transcript(s) or grades summary

All candidates are required to submit to a BC Ministry Criminal Record Check and a local Police Criminal Record Check as condition of employment.

The North Vancouver School District is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and an accessible environment. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, and we will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request. Please contact HR for any questions, accommodations or specific requests at hr@sd44.ca.

We value the opportunity to learn, share and grow on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish people, specifically the Skwxwú7mesh Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation.

*All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada without sponsorship.

** The North Vancouver School District values the time you have taken to submit your application; however, only those applicants selected to move forward will be contacted. **

This job is classed under Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (NOC 31112) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.

Audiologists diagnose, evaluate and treat individuals with peripheral and central hearing loss, tinnitus and balance problems. Speech-language pathologists diagnose, assess and treat human communication disorders including speech, fluency, language, voice and swallowing disorders. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists are employed in hospitals, community and public health centres, extended care facilities, day clinics, rehabilitation centres and educational institutions, or may work in private practice. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

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