CDS Associate – Othello School District - 7.0 hours/day

Job Description:

• Work with the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to plan and deliver speech therapy to students.
• Assist students with the development of communication skills
• Assist SLP in providing small group and individual therapy.
• Operate various pieces of related equipment.
• Prepare materials for daily session work, as developed by SLP.
• Assist SLP in monitoring individual student objectives.
• Assist SLP in screening as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Special education and building administrator.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.
• AA degree or higher, or 48 semester credits or 72 quarter credits from and institution of higher education (100 level class or higher), or having successfully pass the ETS ParaPro Assessment.
• Dependable, trustworthy, experience working with children and adults, good time manager, initiative.
• Physically able to occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, and grasp as required to successfully perform all duties and requirements.
• Ability to focus (adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus), clear vision at twenty (20) inches or less, and clear vision at twenty (20) feet or more.
• In accordance with Governor Proclamation 21.14-1 (Vaccination Requirement)

Terms of Employment:

Starting Date: TBD

Hours: 7.0 hours/day

Salary: Per PSE CBA Schedule A

Contracted Days: 179 work days & 7 holidays (186 total contracted days)

Othello School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Sandra Villarreal, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; and Section 504 Coordinator: Heidi Wagner, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org. Address: 1025 South 1st Avenue, Othello, WA 99344.

El Distrito Escolar Othello no discrimina en ningún programa o actividad por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, nacionalidad, edad, estado veterano o militar, orientación sexual, expresión o identidad de género, discapacidad o el uso de un guía para perros entrenado o animal de servicio y proporciona acceso igualitario a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jóvenes designados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar preguntas y quejas de supuesta discriminación: Coordinadora de Derechos Civiles y Coordinadora del Título IX: Sandra Villarreal, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; y Coordinadora de la Sección 504: Heidi Wagner, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org. Dirección: 1025 South 1st Avenue, Othello, WA 99344.