SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

About the Employer Downey Unified School District (DUSD) is located approximately 12 miles south of Los Angeles, offering easy access to scenic mountains and beaches. For decades, DUSD has maintained a reputation for excellence, driven by our unwavering mantra, "Our Kids Deserve the Best." This philosophy guides every decision and daily practice, ensuring that students receive the highest quality education and support. Job Summary Under the direction of the Director of Special Education, department administrators, and the school principal, the SLP administers formal and informal assessment and direct and consultative language and speech services for early childhood, elementary, intermediate, high school, and adult transition-aged students with speech and language disorders and/or needs.

Requirements / Qualifications

Copy of Transcript Credential Copy Letter of Introduction Letter(s) of Recommendation ((3 letters of recommendation no older than 1 year)) Resume Comments and Other Information It shall be the policy of the Board of Education that students and employees in the Downey Unified School District shall not be subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on his/her actual or perceived characteristics of race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Government Code 11135, or Penal Code 422.55, or based on his/her association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics and shall not be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of any program or activity, except as provided for by law or regulation. The Board of Education also requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so and when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.