Speech/Language Pathologist - Special Education/Student Programs and Services (25-8265) *Riverside*

About the role

The Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) is a service agency supporting the county’s 23 school districts that serve nearly 430,000 students. RCOE provides administrative support to districts, leads programs for preschool, special education, pregnant minor, corrections, migrant, and vocational students, and offers professional training, support and resources for teachers, administrators, and staff throughout Riverside County.

Responsibilities

• Improving students’ communication and success in academics, interpersonal skills, and communication of daily living activities
• Implementing district approved curriculum
• Documenting teaching and student progress/activities, outcomes
• Addressing students’ specific needs
• Providing a safe and optimal learning environment
• Providing feedback to students, parents, and administration regarding student progress, expectations, goals, etc.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Experience: Evidence of successful supervised experience working with communicatively handicapped elementary school age children preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders or equivalent from an accredited college/university is required; master’s degree desirable.
• Certificates/Credentials/Licenses: Possession of or ability to obtain a valid California Credential/Waiver authorizing Speech Therapy License for public schools. Applicants who are applying for a valid credential or have not utilized their credentials within the last 39 months of employment in a school district must show verification of meeting the Basic Skills Requirement Test. Valid California Driver’s License may be required. You must provide copies of permit/credential as required for position or provide evidence of qualifying for required permit/credential with your application materials to qualify for the position. Waiver candidates must show evidence of program enrollment leading to credential authorizing Speech Therapy for public schools.

Comments and Other Information

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING: Once this position closes, your application will be screened for minimum qualifications. Incomplete or inaccurate applications WILL NOT be considered. If you have not attached all required materials to your application, please go to EdJoin.org to update your applicant profile attachment library and then attach documents relevant to this position to your application before the recruitment closing date/time to be considered. *As of January 1, 2025, in accordance with Education Code section 44939.5, jobseekers applying for Certificated positions are required by law to provide a complete list of every school district, county office of education, charter school and/or state special school they have previously been employed by, no matter the length of service. This includes any part-time and/or substitution work, in addition to any full-time employment positions. Jobseekers applying for this position must complete the Mandatory Employment Disclosure Employment History section of the EdJoin application. You must list all previous LEAs (Local Education Agencies) where you have been employed. Failure to disclose any previous educational employment may result in the disqualification of your application and/or may be deemed dishonesty in the hiring process and subject to discharge should you become employed.