Job Description

City: Elk Grove  State: CA  

School Steps, an Invo Company, is hiring a Speech Language Pathologist in the Elk Grove, CA area. Our Speech-Language Pathologists provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to foster the speech, language and overall communication development of our students. We specialize in evaluating the communication needs of the individual child and collaborating with a school-based team to design the most effective intervention plan for a specific school site.  

Our core belief is that communication skills are the foundation for the acquisition of academic skills and the social relationships necessary to maximize success at school. Our interventions and service models include direct service, consultation, and evaluation, as well as school staff and parent education.  We serve public schools, county educational programs, charter schools, homeschool programs and private schools. Our students range in age from 3 to 21 years and include mild to profound deficits in the following areas: 

• Articulation/Phonology – the production of individual sounds in words 

• Fluency – the steady flow or smoothness of speech production 

• Receptive Language – the ability to understand language 

• Expressive Language – the ability to convey thoughts, ideas and feelings 

• Pragmatic Language – social language use in context 

• Voice – volume and quality of vocal output 

Our dynamic team of Speech-Language Pathologists and Speech-Language Pathology Assistants are supported by continuous in-house mentoring and professional development opportunities. These include regularly scheduled TheraChat™ meetings and multi-disciplinary team collaboration. All of our therapists maintain continuing education requirements and we value the pursuit of additional training as well as the application of current research to ensure that we, as a team, stay on the cutting edge of advancements in our field. 

 
Requirements: 

Requirements: 

• Master’s Degree from an ASHA accredited university  

• Appropriate state licensure or ability to obtain appropriate state licensure  

• Ability to evaluate and diagnose speech, language and cognitive-communication disorders  

• Ability to treat speech, language and cognitive-communication disorders in school-aged children  

• Personal commitment to driving positive outcomes for students  

• Collaborative minded professional with strong oral and written communication skills  

• Ability to work and build strong relationships with parents, teachers and school administrators  

• Experience working in schools or with children a plus, but not required  

Benefits: 

• Competitive compensation with flexible pay options  

• Comprehensive Benefits Package (Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage, 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with a discretionary company match)  

• Flexible Spending Plan for medical and dependent coverage  

• Professional Liability Coverage  

• Licensure reimbursement  

• Annual Professional Development stipend  

• Professional membership stipend  

• Unlimited CEUs through the Progressus Pathways Learning Center  

• Unparalleled mentoring and support   

• Many More!