Clinic Supervisor/Speech-Language Pathology

About the Job

The Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Science is seeking a Clinical Supervisor in Speech-Language Pathology. Clinical Supervisors provide hands-on practical training in the area of speech-language pathology and supervise graduate students enrolled in practicum. Clinical Supervisors must keep current with developments in the field, continue professional development, and contribute to the profession. This is a 100%-time, 10-month, one-year, fixed appointment, Academic & Professional (P&A) position, which consists of working 32 hours a week on-site at a local public school operating as the SLP, as well as direct supervision of 1-2 graduate students at a time throughout the academic year. 8 hours a week are reserved for clinical education duties and indirect supervision/education of graduate students (synchronous/asynchronous mix, potential for remote work). This site operates a 3:1 service delivery model with possibility for remote work every 4th week. In-person service takes place in the Forest Lake school district.

Hybrid role: Majority in person, one day a week. Once a month remote day to do note-taking.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Clinical services - 65%

• Provide speech and language services to students in a public school with a broad age range of diverse identities and a wide range of speech-language and hearing disorders, with and without assistance from graduate student clinicians.
• Diagnose speech, language, and communication disorders.
• Develop individualized treatment plans for public school students.
• Implement therapeutic strategies to address speech and language difficulties.
• Monitor and document public school student progress and adjust treatment plans as needed.
• Complete due process requirements and documentation to support educational speech-language services in a public school setting, including MA billing requirements.
• Participate in special education team meetings, including but not limited to IEP meetings, Evaluation/Planning meetings, MTSS meetings, etc.
• Integrate into the special education team of the contracted site.

Clinical Education/Supervision - 30%

• Provide hands-on clinical instruction and supervision to graduate student clinicians during the provision of direct evaluation and intervention services to public school students.
• Provide clinical instruction and supervision to graduate student clinicians regarding operations in schools, evaluation and treatment of school-aged children, and all other tasks listed under clinical services.
• Provide daily feedback and responsive support to graduate student clinicians relating to their individual level of independence.
• Complete formative and summative performance evaluations and approve ASHA clock hours for graduate student clinicians.
• Develop individual goals collaboratively with graduate student clinicians, focusing on the development of skills required for degree completion and eligibility for professional licensure.
• Monitor graduate students’ progress across the duration of clinical rotation and communicate graduate students’ development to the university Director of Clinical Programs.
• Collaborate with the university Director of Clinical Programs to develop and provide additional support or intervention plans if a student is underperforming.
• Maintain detailed records of graduate students' performance and activity.

Administration - 5%

• Facilitate graduate students’ access to the physical site and on-site technology.
• Consult and report to the Director of Clinical Programs regarding aspects of the contract, site, and/or graduate students’ progress.