Speech Language Pathology Assistant (26-27)
Alpha Public Schools · San Jose, CA · 3 wk ago
On-siteHealthcare$72k/yrFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes description of organization, mission, etc. That could be "About the role" or maybe "About the organization". The instructions: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections are present.
We have:
- Intro about Alpha Public Schools (founded by families, mission). Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the organization". But they said "About the role" as example. We could use "About the role" to describe the position and context.
- Responsibilities: bullet list of duties (collaborate, provide direct services, etc). Those are under "What you’ll do…" with several bullet-like sentences. We'll need to convert to
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections are present.
We have:
- Intro about Alpha Public Schools (founded by families, mission). Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the organization". But they said "About the role" as example. We could use "About the role" to describe the position and context.
- Responsibilities: bullet list of duties (collaborate, provide direct services, etc). Those are under "What you’ll do…" with several bullet-like sentences. We'll need to convert to - .
- Requirements: The "You possess…" section lists education/experience requirements. That's qualifications. Could be "Requirements" or "Qualifications". We'll need to decide. Probably "Requirements" for the education/experience. Could also have "Qualifications" for skills? But we have no separate skills list. The "You possess…" includes education and experience. Could be "Requirements". We'll also have maybe "Skills" if there are any explicit skills; not really.
- Pay: The posting states "The salary for this role starts at $71,569." Also later "Salary is competitive and compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." So we have pay info: starting salary $71,569. Also mention benefits. So we can have Pay section with that salary. Benefits section: "compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." That's vague but it's a statement about benefits. The instruction: never create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It does state "compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." That's a statement, albeit vague. Should we include? It says "comprehensive benefits package" but no details. It's still a statement about benefits. The rule: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). "comprehensive benefits package" is not filler? It's vague but still a statement. Might be acceptable. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could combine Pay and Benefits into one section? But headings are predefined; we could have Pay and Benefits separate if content exists. The Benefits statement is vague but maybe acceptable. However we might decide to omit Benefits because it's not specific details. The rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state benefits package exists, so we can create Benefits section with that sentence. It's not placeholder like "not specified". It's a statement that there is a comprehensive benefits package. So we can include.
- Schedule: No mention of schedule (full-time, part-time). Not present, so omit.
- Skills: No explicit skills list; we could omit.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Pay, Benefits.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must include all details from posting.
We need to convert prose into
for paragraphs, and lists into
- .
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Speech Language Pathology Assistant". Not to be used as heading.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers; none present.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, contact email, application instructions (To apply...), etc. Also remove duplicated lines, navigation, cookie, legal, scam-warning. Also remove "Questions? Contact us at jobs@alphapublicschools.org". Also remove "Join our team… To apply for this position, please submit a resume online." Also remove the equal opportunity statement. Also remove the repeated mission statements maybe duplicates.
We need to preserve all substantive information: the description of Alpha, mission, founding, etc. The responsibilities bullet points. The requirements (education/experience). The salary. The benefits statement.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact wording? We can rephrase slightly but must preserve meaning. Safer to keep original sentences.
We'll need to parse the text.
Let's extract sections.
**About the role / About the organization**:
From start:
"Started by Families, Focused on Students Developing Scholars in East San José We were founded by families in East San José who wanted stronger academics and more support for their children. Alpha is a free, TK-12 public charter school system on a mission to prepare the next generation of leaders in East San José. Alpha Public Schools is a network of four public charter schools committed to providing access to an outstanding education. Join us as we prepare students in TK-12th grade for success in college and career. Who we are: Alpha Public Schools is a public charter school network of four schools educating approximately 1,900 scholars in east San Jose. Guided by the belief that our students belong in college, we ensure safe, inclusive, and student-centered learning environments to help our students thrive. What sets us apart is the very thing that makes us who we are– our community. Alpha was founded by a group of mothers on the eastside of San Jose who sought better educational opportunities for their students. We maintain a strong connection to our community and engage families in a collaborative approach to offer a holistic education to our students. As a Speech Language Pathology Assistant, you will join a team that supports high expectations, fosters social development, and facilitates the intellectual growth of our scholars. As a member of a Special Education team that approaches instruction with patience, creativity, and a growth mindset, you will assist the staff to integrate linguistic skills into their service delivery and help students to be skillful communicators. We are seeking passionate individuals who embody Alpha’s mission, vision and core beliefs."
That's a lot. We'll keep as prose in
maybe multiple paragraphs.
**Responsibilities**:
Under "What you’ll do…" then bullet-like sentences:
- Collaborate and coordinate services Work closely with a Speech Language Pathologist to deliver speech and language support to students of all grade levels and work with staff and administrators to coordinate services as part of an integrated program
- Provide direct speech and language services to identified students with disabilities who meet the eligibility criteria established by federal and state law
- Provide push in, pull out, and/or consultative specialized instruction for students with exceptional needs
- Create lesson plans and materials to support students with speech and language needs in classrooms and in direct speech and language therapy.
- Consult with general education teachers to ensure consistent implementation of IEPs and speech and language goals across all school environments
- Assess and analyze students’ performance and progress to ensure they are mastering speech and language skills and applying them to the classroom instruction.
- Act as a resource to other staff and parents to help them to understand their student’s needs and to support them with suggestions to assist their students.
- IEP Case Management and Support Provide legally defensible implementation of services, supports, accommodations, and modifications as provided by students’ IEPs
- Collect data on and monitor individual student performance, adjusting instruction and supports as necessary to ensure progress toward IEP goals
- Utilize assessment results, both formal and informal, to develop legally defensible and data-driven IEPs
- Develop student schedules to minimize loss of general education instruction
- Administration and Compliance Demonstrate knowledge of and compliance with special education laws, as well as school policies and procedures
- Monitor timelines, interact with parents and other staff, and complete all paperwork, forms and reports.
We need to split into list items. Some sentences are run together; we can separate by periods.
We'll create
- for each duty.
**Requirements**:
"You possess…" then three options:
- An associate of arts or sciences degree from a speech-language pathology assistant program accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges and approved by the Board, OR
- a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology or communication disorders from an institution listed in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education handbook and completion of 70 hours field work/clinical experience from a Board-approved program, OR
- 70 hours field work or clinical experience in a bachelor's program in speech-language pathology or communication disorders from an institution listed in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education handbook which shall be evaluated by a speech-language pathology assistant program director or authorized designee.
We'll put as
- .
**Pay**:
"The salary for this role starts at $71,569." Also later "Salary is competitive and compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." We'll include salary statement. Could combine both: "The salary for this role starts at $71,569. Salary is competitive and compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." That's two sentences.
**Benefits**:
"compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." Already included in Pay maybe. But we could separate Benefits section with that sentence. However that would duplicate content. Better to include Benefits section with that sentence, and Pay section just the salary. But the sentence about benefits also appears in Pay paragraph; we could keep it only in Benefits. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. If we put benefits only in Benefits section, we still preserve it. The Pay section would then only have salary statement. That's fine.
Thus:
Pay: "
The salary for this role starts at $71,569.
"
Benefits: "Compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package.
" (capitalize).
We must not include schedule.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
We'll produce:
About the role
... paragraphs ...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Pay
The salary for this role starts at $71,569.
Benefits
Compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package.
We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO, contact, apply instructions.
Now craft the About the role paragraph(s). We could split into two paragraphs for readability but not required. We'll keep as one or two.
Let's compose About the role text:
"Started by families in East San José who wanted stronger academics and more support for their children, Alpha is a free, TK-12 public charter school system on a mission to prepare the next generation of leaders in East San José. Alpha Public Schools is a network of four public charter schools committed to providing access to an outstanding education. Join us as we prepare students in TK-12th grade for success in college and career. Alpha Public Schools is a public charter school network of four schools educating approximately 1,900 scholars in east San Jose. Guided by the belief that our students belong in college, we ensure safe, inclusive, and student-centered learning environments to help our students thrive. What sets us apart is the very thing that makes us who we are– our community. Alpha was founded by a group of mothers on the eastside of San Jose who sought better educational opportunities for their students. We maintain a strong connection to our community and engage families in a collaborative approach to offer a holistic education to our students. As a Speech Language Pathology Assistant, you will join a team that supports high expectations, fosters social development, and facilitates the intellectual growth of our scholars. As a member of a Special Education team that approaches instruction with patience, creativity, and a growth mindset, you will assist the staff to integrate linguistic skills into their service delivery and help students to be skillful communicators. We are seeking passionate individuals who embody Alpha’s mission, vision and core beliefs
for paragraphs, and lists into
- .
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Speech Language Pathology Assistant". Not to be used as heading.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers; none present.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, contact email, application instructions (To apply...), etc. Also remove duplicated lines, navigation, cookie, legal, scam-warning. Also remove "Questions? Contact us at jobs@alphapublicschools.org". Also remove "Join our team… To apply for this position, please submit a resume online." Also remove the equal opportunity statement. Also remove the repeated mission statements maybe duplicates.
We need to preserve all substantive information: the description of Alpha, mission, founding, etc. The responsibilities bullet points. The requirements (education/experience). The salary. The benefits statement.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact wording? We can rephrase slightly but must preserve meaning. Safer to keep original sentences.
We'll need to parse the text.
Let's extract sections.
**About the role / About the organization**:
From start:
"Started by Families, Focused on Students Developing Scholars in East San José We were founded by families in East San José who wanted stronger academics and more support for their children. Alpha is a free, TK-12 public charter school system on a mission to prepare the next generation of leaders in East San José. Alpha Public Schools is a network of four public charter schools committed to providing access to an outstanding education. Join us as we prepare students in TK-12th grade for success in college and career. Who we are: Alpha Public Schools is a public charter school network of four schools educating approximately 1,900 scholars in east San Jose. Guided by the belief that our students belong in college, we ensure safe, inclusive, and student-centered learning environments to help our students thrive. What sets us apart is the very thing that makes us who we are– our community. Alpha was founded by a group of mothers on the eastside of San Jose who sought better educational opportunities for their students. We maintain a strong connection to our community and engage families in a collaborative approach to offer a holistic education to our students. As a Speech Language Pathology Assistant, you will join a team that supports high expectations, fosters social development, and facilitates the intellectual growth of our scholars. As a member of a Special Education team that approaches instruction with patience, creativity, and a growth mindset, you will assist the staff to integrate linguistic skills into their service delivery and help students to be skillful communicators. We are seeking passionate individuals who embody Alpha’s mission, vision and core beliefs."
That's a lot. We'll keep as prose in
maybe multiple paragraphs. **Responsibilities**: Under "What you’ll do…" then bullet-like sentences: - Collaborate and coordinate services Work closely with a Speech Language Pathologist to deliver speech and language support to students of all grade levels and work with staff and administrators to coordinate services as part of an integrated program - Provide direct speech and language services to identified students with disabilities who meet the eligibility criteria established by federal and state law - Provide push in, pull out, and/or consultative specialized instruction for students with exceptional needs - Create lesson plans and materials to support students with speech and language needs in classrooms and in direct speech and language therapy. - Consult with general education teachers to ensure consistent implementation of IEPs and speech and language goals across all school environments - Assess and analyze students’ performance and progress to ensure they are mastering speech and language skills and applying them to the classroom instruction. - Act as a resource to other staff and parents to help them to understand their student’s needs and to support them with suggestions to assist their students. - IEP Case Management and Support Provide legally defensible implementation of services, supports, accommodations, and modifications as provided by students’ IEPs - Collect data on and monitor individual student performance, adjusting instruction and supports as necessary to ensure progress toward IEP goals - Utilize assessment results, both formal and informal, to develop legally defensible and data-driven IEPs - Develop student schedules to minimize loss of general education instruction - Administration and Compliance Demonstrate knowledge of and compliance with special education laws, as well as school policies and procedures - Monitor timelines, interact with parents and other staff, and complete all paperwork, forms and reports. We need to split into list items. Some sentences are run together; we can separate by periods. We'll create
- for each duty.
**Requirements**:
"You possess…" then three options:
- An associate of arts or sciences degree from a speech-language pathology assistant program accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges and approved by the Board, OR
- a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology or communication disorders from an institution listed in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education handbook and completion of 70 hours field work/clinical experience from a Board-approved program, OR
- 70 hours field work or clinical experience in a bachelor's program in speech-language pathology or communication disorders from an institution listed in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education handbook which shall be evaluated by a speech-language pathology assistant program director or authorized designee.
We'll put as
- .
**Pay**:
"The salary for this role starts at $71,569." Also later "Salary is competitive and compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." We'll include salary statement. Could combine both: "The salary for this role starts at $71,569. Salary is competitive and compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." That's two sentences.
**Benefits**:
"compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." Already included in Pay maybe. But we could separate Benefits section with that sentence. However that would duplicate content. Better to include Benefits section with that sentence, and Pay section just the salary. But the sentence about benefits also appears in Pay paragraph; we could keep it only in Benefits. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. If we put benefits only in Benefits section, we still preserve it. The Pay section would then only have salary statement. That's fine.
Thus:
Pay: "
The salary for this role starts at $71,569.
" Benefits: "Compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package.
" (capitalize). We must not include schedule. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll produce:About the role
... paragraphs ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Pay
The salary for this role starts at $71,569.
Benefits
Compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package.
We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO, contact, apply instructions. Now craft the About the role paragraph(s). We could split into two paragraphs for readability but not required. We'll keep as one or two. Let's compose About the role text: "Started by families in East San José who wanted stronger academics and more support for their children, Alpha is a free, TK-12 public charter school system on a mission to prepare the next generation of leaders in East San José. Alpha Public Schools is a network of four public charter schools committed to providing access to an outstanding education. Join us as we prepare students in TK-12th grade for success in college and career. Alpha Public Schools is a public charter school network of four schools educating approximately 1,900 scholars in east San Jose. Guided by the belief that our students belong in college, we ensure safe, inclusive, and student-centered learning environments to help our students thrive. What sets us apart is the very thing that makes us who we are– our community. Alpha was founded by a group of mothers on the eastside of San Jose who sought better educational opportunities for their students. We maintain a strong connection to our community and engage families in a collaborative approach to offer a holistic education to our students. As a Speech Language Pathology Assistant, you will join a team that supports high expectations, fosters social development, and facilitates the intellectual growth of our scholars. As a member of a Special Education team that approaches instruction with patience, creativity, and a growth mindset, you will assist the staff to integrate linguistic skills into their service delivery and help students to be skillful communicators. We are seeking passionate individuals who embody Alpha’s mission, vision and core beliefs
- .
**Pay**:
"The salary for this role starts at $71,569." Also later "Salary is competitive and compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." We'll include salary statement. Could combine both: "The salary for this role starts at $71,569. Salary is competitive and compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." That's two sentences.
**Benefits**:
"compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package." Already included in Pay maybe. But we could separate Benefits section with that sentence. However that would duplicate content. Better to include Benefits section with that sentence, and Pay section just the salary. But the sentence about benefits also appears in Pay paragraph; we could keep it only in Benefits. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. If we put benefits only in Benefits section, we still preserve it. The Pay section would then only have salary statement. That's fine.
Thus:
Pay: "
- for each duty.
**Requirements**:
"You possess…" then three options:
- An associate of arts or sciences degree from a speech-language pathology assistant program accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges and approved by the Board, OR
- a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology or communication disorders from an institution listed in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education handbook and completion of 70 hours field work/clinical experience from a Board-approved program, OR
- 70 hours field work or clinical experience in a bachelor's program in speech-language pathology or communication disorders from an institution listed in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education handbook which shall be evaluated by a speech-language pathology assistant program director or authorized designee.
We'll put as