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Queer/Trans Students of Color (QTSOC) is an interdisciplinary group of students whose mission is to foster community among and culminate a sense of belonging for students of color who also identify as queer and/or trans (QTPOC). To accomplish this, we provide space for QTPOC identifying students to congregate and network, offer educational opportunities, and support each other throughout our personal and professional journeys.

Our first interdisciplinary meeting/meet-and-greet will be March 1st @ 6pm in T553. We will be discussing the vision and goals of the group as well as having a potluck! Bring as much or little food as you are able. Allies welcome!

Ryan C. Fang (he/him)
UW School of Medicine
Seattle Foundations Site – MS1
(206) 412 – 1887 | ryanfang@uw.edu

Speech Language Pathologist: Early Intervention
Wonderland Developmental Center

Overview: Responsible for providing evaluation and educational support services for enrolled children who are delayed or disabled in a manner impacting their development, thereby reducing the impact of the child’s diagnosis or delay on their skills and abilities. Provide coaching, consultation and training services for caregivers of children enrolled. Be an active participant in our transdisciplinary team of therapists, educators,
and family resource coordinators.

Chief responsibilities:

• Assess and evaluate each child’s performance in all areas of development using instruments and a timetable approved by the agency.
• Participate in the development of each child’s Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).
• Provide direct and indirect services to children with developmental delays or disabilities in their natural
  learning environments.
• Provide coaching and consultation for staff, parents and care providers.
• Attend or conduct conferences/consultations with caregivers. Participate as a member of the transdisciplinary team including caregivers and professional staff.
• Serve as a liaison with the medical and educational community on behalf of enrolled children and their
  parents.
• Demonstrate a caring, nonjudgmental attitude with every family.
• Attend scheduled clinical and staff meetings and be an active participant in staff related activities.
• Prepare written reports and chart notes as required by WDC.
• Provide in-service trainings of staff and volunteers as needed.

Requirement Qualifications:

• MA or MS degree with a valid license in the state of Washington.
• Prefer candidate that has Certified of Clinical Competence. (C. C. C.) and experience with young children; however, CFY students will be considered.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Able to work at center, family home, and community settings.
• Physical requirements – able to participate in active floor time including sitting, standing, walking and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Current criminal background check maintained for all employees.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal skills.
• Valid driver’s license, current insurance and reliable automobile required.
• Wonderland employees are mandated reporters of any suspected abuse or neglect of a child to either DSHS or law enforcement.
• Desire to build and strengthen equity practices, and ability to view progress and challenges through an equity lens

Competitive wages (DOE) * Health & Dental Insurance * PTO and generous paid holidays * Flexible Schedules * 401(k) retirement plan. Note: Benefits available to each employee dependent on FTE.

About Us
Wonderland was founded in 1969 by a group of dedicated parents and the Choshi Junior\ Women’s Club to help just three children with developmental disabilities. In 2016 we currently serve approximately 200 children ages birth to three with special needs and their families per month in north King and south Snohomish counties. We are located at 2402 NW 195th Place, Shoreline, WA 98177.
www.wonderlandkids.org.

Mission
Wonderland’s mission is to empower families and their children with special needs to reach their full potential as they live, learn, and play.

Wonderland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If interested, please email cover letter and resume to mstiller@wonderlandkids.org. No phone calls, please.

Two (2) Speech Language Pathologist Positions in Mesa County Valley School District 51.

If you are interested in a career with Mesa Country Valley School District #51, the first step is to complete an application.

1. Go to www.d51schools.org
2. Hover over ‘Employment’– On the top of the screen in the green banner.
3. Hover on ‘Job opportunities’
4. Click ‘Apply Now’

Take note that there are two application links available. One is for External Applicants and the other is for Internal Applicants. Below you’ll find the criteria for each application.

Internal Applicants: Employees in a regularly assigned position with the school district. There are a few exceptions to this rule. You are NOT an internal applicant if the follow applies to you. Please apply as External.

• Support Staff applying for a Licensed position
• Licensed Staff applying for Support position
• Substitute (Including long term)
• Sports Coach
• Charter School Employee
• Student Intern/Teacher

External Applicants: Anyone that is not currently working for the Mesa Country Valley School District #51.

Remember to select the proper job class depending on your skills/licensing; either ‘Certified’ or ‘Classified’. Certified positions are those positions that require an education license from the Colorado Department of Education. These positions include, teachers, counselors, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, speech language therapists, audiologists, psychologists, and administrators. Classified positions include non-teaching positions such as programmers, technicians, secretaries, paraprofessionals, custodians, groundskeepers, carpenters, and other office personal that help keep the school district running smoothly.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.applitrack.com/d51schools/onlineapp/default.aspx?all=1&AppliTrackPostingSearch=title%3Aspeech%20&AppliTrackZipRadius=5&AppliTrackSort=type&AppliTrackLayoutMode=detail

Mark Watson
HR Assistant/Recruiting
Mesa County Valley School District 51
2115 Grand Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501
(970) 254-5132   #11121
Mark.Watson@d51schools.org

CAREGIVERS AND REHAB SPECIALISTS NEEDED

The Caregiver and Rehab Specialist provides care to our clients with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities, as well as our aging clients. Therapeutic 1:1 support is provided in the home or community of our clients and is based on a plan of care developed by our multi-disciplinary Care Management team.

No required experience, though some experience or interest in health care or social service preferred. As well, experience working with or spending time around individuals with intellectual, developmental and/or physical disabilities preferred.

Mountlake Terrace:
• Woman in her 20s with developmental disability and non-verbal
• Able to walk; has left arm paralysis
• Requires companion in the community, transportation to appointments, and activities companion at home
• Requires minimal personal care
• Emphasis on implementing PT, OT, and SLP into care
• Part-time; 2-4 outings a week with flexible hours; weekend availability a plus, but not required

Shoreline
• Man in his 30s with autism
• Requires companion and transportation in the community
• No personal care required
• Loves hiking, going to coffee shops, exploring the city
• Flexible hours; preferably 4-hour shifts on Sunday

Bellevue
• Young adult in late teens
• Requires companion at home and in the community
• Supervision and some personal care required
• M-F 3:30pm-7:30pm, W 1:30pm-7:30pm, Flexible weekends
• Willing to hire staff for all or part of these shifts

Greenlake
• Man in his 50s with brain injury
• Uses a power wheelchair
• Requires assistance with bed time and morning care
• Overnight shift with opportunities for community outings, transportation to appointments, workouts created by Physical Therapist
• Tuesdays 9:00pm-10:30am (sleep shift 10pm-6am)

Magnolia
• Mother and daughter duo
• Mother with dementia, daughter with DD
• Accompanying to activities-swimming, walking, day trips, visiting friends, lunches
• Transport to medical appointments
• Some personal care (assistance in bathroom, dressing after swimming, feeding)
• For longer shifts, outings are split (mom goes out first, and then daughter)
• 1-2 shifts: weekend shifts and weekday hours during the summer, Flexible with hours ranging from 3-6 hours

PAY: $17-23, negotiable
Please send your resume to recruiting@whitmireandassociates.com

Come join our team…. Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist wanted to join a dynamic, energetic multi-disciplinary staff. MOSAIC Children’s Therapy Clinic is a family-oriented outpatient pediatric clinic with locations in Bellevue, Issaquah and Seattle. We provide speech, occupational, physical, and behavioral therapy, social skill groups, child psychology and counseling for children, birth to adolescence.

MOSAIC is a therapist owned and operated clinic and focused on creating a difference in the lives of those we serve. Our diverse caseload offers an excellent opportunity for a variety of treatment approaches. Our friendly, dedicated and supportive staff creates a positive, flexible and team-based work environment.

We offer a highly competitive benefit package including competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401K retirement plan, paid time off and professional development opportunities.
Required: Current active Washington state professional license and at least 1 year pediatric experience.

We have part and full time positions available at our Bellevue, Seattle, Mountlake Terrace and Issaquah locations. Our clinics are open Monday through Saturday.

To apply visit our careers site: https://mosaicrehab.bamboohr.com/jobs/

Description

Are you ready to be part of a team that will plan, deliver, and evaluate patient speech / communication therapy? We’re currently looking for a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant to join our team at Rainier School in Buckley, Washington.

This is an opportunity to work with and learn from an experienced Speech Language Pathologist. You will help tailor evaluations and treatment plans to clients that have a wide range of abilities and serve a population that often goes overlooked by private practice. This experience will be invaluable as you continue your career and education.

Some of what you’ll do:

• Conduct direct therapy and programs as instructed by the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
• Work with clients to increase or maintain their speech, communication, or eating/swallowing adaptive abilities and to increase their interactions with the environment
• May conduct therapy in group or individual sessions
• Assist SLP in conducting speech-language screening using age-appropriate screening protocols
• Follow and implement treatment plans or protocols developed by SLP
• Document progress toward meeting established outcomes and reporting information to SLP
• Schedule therapy, treatments, assessments, screenings and activities
• Prepare charts, records, graphs and data
• Develop therapy and treatment plans in accordance with Federal Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID)
• Participate in continuing education and Para-professional development

What we’re looking for:
For those Therapy Aides working for Speech Pathologists, only a Bachelor’s degree with a major study in Speech Pathology or Communicative Disorders may be required.
OR
A Bachelor’s degree, as evidenced by transcripts, from a speech, language, and hearing program from an approved institution of higher education.
OR
An Associate of arts or sciences degree, or a certificate of proficiency, from a speech-language pathology assistant program from an approved institution of higher education, as evidenced by the following:

• Transcripts showing forty-five quarter hours or thirty semester hours of speech-language pathology coursework and
• Transcripts showing forty-five quarter hours or thirty semester hours of general education credit

Please be prepared to provide a copy of your college transcripts to verify degree information. Applicants may provide transcripts with application or may be requested by hiring team at a later date.

Questions? Please contact  DSHS Recruiter and reference job number 00944.

For more information, please visit:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/1966617/dshs-speech-language-pathologist-assistant-slpa

Kean University is a world-class, vibrant and diverse institution offering 50 undergraduate majors and 80 graduate programs and options leading to masters and doctoral degrees, professional diplomas and certifications. Kean distinguishes itself through excellence in academics, strategic investments in both research and cultural facilities and initiatives and a commitment to the success of every student. Dedicated to preparing students for rewarding careers, lifelong learning and fulfilling lives, Kean offers a broad range of disciplines, the expertise of a diverse and world-savvy faculty and a student-centered learning environment and campus community. The University sits on three adjoining campus sites in Union County, New Jersey covering 180 acres, two miles from Newark Liberty International Airport and thirty minutes from New York City, with an additional location in Ocean County, New Jersey. Kean University also operates a unique, additional location in Wenzhou-China, where development of a full-scale campus is currently underway.

All open faculty positions are ten-month, full-time, tenure-track assignments at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective September 1, 2018, unless otherwise indicated. Teaching assignments and related responsibilities may include day, evening, weekend and online courses. Courses are taught at the Union campus but some positions may include assignments at Kean Ocean in Toms River, New Jersey or other locations.

All faculty are expected to demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence and an on-going program of research and publication or creative and performance activity.  Participation in curriculum development, student advisement and service at the departmental/school, college and university level is also required.  Interest or experience in using advanced instructional technologies to improve the teaching/learning process is highly desirable. All positions are subject to availability of funds, due to financial exigencies.

School of Communication Disorders and Deafness
Speech-Language Pathology (Two Positions) – to teach a range of undergraduate and graduate courses in the field of communication sciences and disorders, including course work in the clinical doctorate (SLPD) program. Immediate need is for expertise in adult neurogenic disorders of speech and language and child language development and disorders, but other areas will be considered. Responsibilities include supervision of clinical practica; provision of advisement and all other duties associated with university faculty positions.  Ability and experience in guiding student research is preferred.

Qualifications:  Doctorate in communication sciences and disorders or its equivalent; CCC-SLP; eligibility for New Jersey licensure; and experience with university-level teaching is required. ABD considered with completion date by September 1, 2018. A robust research agenda, past and future, is highly desired.

Contact: Dr. Martin D. Shulman, Executive Director, at cddjobs@kean.edu for both positions.

For more information, please visit: http://www.kean.edu/anticipated-tenure-track-faculty-positions-2018-2019

Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Founded by the Reformed Presbyterian Church in 1848, Geneva College provides academically excellent, Christ-centered and affordable education to any student, without regard to gender, race or creed.

The position of Assistant Professor/Program Director in Communication Sciences and Disorders is a tenure-track faculty position. Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications and experience. The position begins in August, 2018. Geneva College supports a diverse work environment by encouraging women and minorities to apply.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is for a teaching faculty member and program director for our B.A. in Communication Disorders (CDS). This position involves teaching 9 credits per semester, coordinating the off-campus clinical experience, and guiding curricular decisions for the academic program. Desired areas of expertise include diagnostic and treatment procedures, evidence based practice, and clinical supervision.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; candidates with expertise in pediatrics are preferred.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

1.  Teach 9 credits (3 classes) per semester. Course load determined by the appointee’s area of expertise
2. Coordinating the off-campus clinical experience for seniors in the major:
   1. Contacting area speech-language pathologists to secure placements for seniors
   2. Handling official paperwork (contracts, lists of responsibilities) for cooperating clinicians, students, and campus supervisors
   3. Planning the content of the senior seminar which meets weekly
   4. Supervising students in the clinical practicum experience (shared with other faculty)

3. Regular audit of curriculum in the CDS program

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Earned doctorate in Communication Sciences and Disorders. ABD considered.
2. Clinical experience in Speech-Language Pathology; school-based experience preferred.
3. Earned Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
4. College teaching experience.
5. Clinical supervision experience is highly desired.
6. Eligibility for Pennsylvania licensure.

Personal Qualities

Christian Commitment

The Communication Disorders faculty member must be a thoughtful and articulate Christian and an active member of a Protestant evangelical church. Preference will be given to candidates who support and have an articulate understanding of the Reformed faith. The individual must understand and support the College’s “Foundational Concepts of Christian Education” by expressing an evangelical Christian profession of faith and demonstrate the ability to integrate a Christian perspective in their work.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://recruiting.myapps.paychex.com/appone/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=1756014