SLP/CF School Employment Opportunity (Southern Oregon)

Douglas Education Service District
Southern Oregon
Live Life in the Umpqua Valley

I like to use the phrase “Grow your career here!” because that is what our 3-year mentorship program does. We have three Department Mentors in the areas of clinical supervision, onboarding, and district processes, and teletherapy. Currently, we are only seeking in-person SLPs to join our team of 30 SLP/As serving K-12 throughout Douglas County. We have five anticipated, single-site, openings in Oakland, Sutherlin, and Roseburg school districts. These positions would replace contractors, a tele-therapist, and one retirement. Caseload numbers would be less than 50, with opportunities to work with a range of communication disorders. If someone wants more experience with complex communication needs, or to move toward that specialty, we have a strong AAC support team and process.

This year is a negotiation year with our union, and I anticipate some very positive changes to our SLP benefits for direct hires. At this time, we do offer a $10K sign-on bonus for a 3-year agreement, aligning with plenty of time to benefit from our supportive mentorship program:

Monthly team meetings (regional, department, CFs/Mentors)
Goals and feedback
Areas of interest
Paid externships for those in Master’s program with a Bachelors in Communication Disorders
SLPA –> SLP graduate school support up to $30K over three years.

The Douglas ESD participates in ongoing DEI training and considers this integral to proactive growth of awareness in our agency and communities we serve. The vision statement can be found here: https://douglasesd.k12.or.us/equity-vision-statement/

Our Department Mentors and I are available to chat with anyone about the opportunities here. We offer a lot of personalized support!

Thank you,

Melissa Taylor-Bowen, MS CCC-SLP
K-12 Speech Department Coordinator
Douglas Education Service District