WHO IS REGINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS?

Regina Public Schools is located on Treaty 4 land in the homeland of the Métis.  It is one of the largest school divisions in Saskatchewan serving the educational needs of more than 25,000 students in 44 elementary schools, 8 high schools, 3 faith-based associate schools, Campus Regina Public and the Allan Blakeney Adult Campus.

Our dedicated team of employees include professional and support staff who work to instill the value of knowledge, the dignity of effort and the worth of the individuals by living our Shared Values inside and outside of our classrooms - in our workplace and in our communities.

These Share Values are: I belong, I am responsible, I respect, I want to know.

THE OPPORTUNITY AWAITS YOU

Speech-Language Pathologist in schools help children and youth succeed academically, socially, and emotionally by helping them improve their communication skills. They collaborate with educators, caregivers, other professionals, and community agencies to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students, and strengthen connections between home and school. Speech-Language Pathologist in schools are highly trained in communication development and disorders and work to find the best solution for each student and situation. They use different strategies to address student needs and to improve school and division-wide support systems.

If you are passionate about helping students and want to make a difference in the lives of our students and our community, then we want you on our team!

WHAT WILL YOU DO

• Promotes tolerance, understanding, and appreciation of diversity within the school community. 
• Facilitates improving staff and caregiver cooperation by promoting improved communication between home and school. 
• Advises students, school personnel, caregivers of referred students, and division-based personnel with respect to communication challenges and helps others to understand child development and how it affects learning and behavior.
• Collaborates with teachers, caregivers, and administrators to find effective solutions to communication and learning.
• Completes speech, language, voice, fluency, and augmentative and alternative communication assessments and reports.
• Supports the implementation of augmentative devices to support student achievement. 
• Participates as part of a school team to make recommendations to best support individual students.
• Conducts communication screening, in the areas of speech, language, voice, and fluency with a focus on early learners.
• Works with Student Achievement teams using the Intervention First model to identify factors and needs that contribute to student challenges, as well as, recommend evidence-based interventions, and when appropriate, participates in intervention plans and IIP development. 
• When appropriate, provides communication services in the following forms: direct intervention in small groups or individually, classroom based intervention, whole classroom programming, team teaching, consultation, home programming, and monitoring communication development.
• Works directly with children and their caregivers to help resolve problems in learning due to communication delays or disorders. 
• Provides training and in-service in areas related to communication development and disorders to teachers, support staff, and caregivers. 
• Liaise with community agencies, such as Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, Child & Youth Services, Audiologist, Private Speech-Language Pathologist, other school divisions, ECIP, SPARC, SCEP, and the Early Learning Centre. 
• Assists with the provision and development of resources for students to access curriculum. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Apply today if you meet the following requirements:

• Must have a Master degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited university. 
• Must be licensed with Saskatchewan Association of Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologists. 
• Must adhere to all bylaws and policies, including the code of ethics, as stipulated in The Speech- Language Pathologist and Audiologist Act of the Government of Saskatchewan. 
• Must complete the required continuing education hours to maintain licensure and certification mandated by the provincial licensing body and national certifying body.
• Demonstrated abilities to develop and maintain good working relationships with students, parents/guardians, and all levels of staff within school systems, local and provincial organizations, and with a broad cross section of individuals and agencies within the local community. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a satisfactory Criminal Record Check for the duration of employment.

BENEFITS

Regina Public Schools offers competitive wages and attractive benefits, along with the opportunity to be part of a team that makes a difference in the lives of our students and our community.  Regina Public Schools is committed to providing equitable employment opportunities.  Successful candidates are selected based on merit and on our commitment to a representative workforce.  This representation includes the equity groups recognized by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission: Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities, people who are gender and/or sexually diverse, people of colour, people who are newcomers to Saskatchewan, and women in under-represented roles.