Southeast

Position:

• The school psychologists will help buildings successfully implement a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) framework in order to:  improve academic achievement, promote positive behavior, support diverse learners, create safe, positive school climates, strengthen family-school partnerships, and monitor individual student progress in academics and behavior.

Essential Duties:

• Promote and assist in effective and efficient school-wide implementation of an MTSS framework for both academics and social emotional learning, in partnership with building administration and teams.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with child find requirements related to the implementation of scientific research-based interventions.
• Attend special education department meetings
• Facilitate the child find process by assisting to responding referrals for initial special education evaluations for students suspected of having disabilities.
• Coordinate the reevaluation process for students receiving special education and related services
• Administer and interpret intellectual ability tests, social behavior assessments, academic assessments and adaptive assessments as part of comprehensive evaluations for current and potential students in need of special services.
• Assist with facilitating transition planning, including attending IEP meetings (as needed) for students moving from ECSE programs to kindergarten, elementary to middle school and middle school to high school, or between buildings and programs.
• Complete functional behavioral assessments (FBAs), when deemed appropriate by the student team
• Assist in the development of behavior support plans (BSPs), in collaboration with special education staff.

Qualifications:

• MN Teaching Licensure in School Psychology or ability to obtain licensure

Personal Skills:

• Ability to work collaboratively on a team
• Organizational skills to manage multiple projects independently
• A passion and willingness to learn and help others learn
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Albert Lea Area Schools’ mission is to ensure individual growth that leads to engaged citizens and life-long learners.

Albert Lea Area Schools offers…

• Mentoring Program: Collaboration and ongoing support throughout the school year including new teacher induction professional learning opportunities.
• New Teacher Onboarding: A three-day onboarding for new staff and their mentors
• Teacher Development and Evaluation: Marzano instructional and evaluation framework
• Professional Development: Opportunities available within the district (no fee) to grow in your teaching craft, also including required professional development opportunities for relicensure.

Competitive Salary and Benefits.  More detailed information can be found at our website: https://www.alschools.org/df/hr/career-opportunities

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• VEBA Annual Contribution
• Access to Well at Work Clinic and HealthiestYou
• Life Insurance
• 403b

Albert Lea Area Schools…

Inspiring Learners and Cultivating Growth to positively impact our community.

Visit our community! Explore Albert Lea @ https://www.explorealbertlea.com/

Position Information:

• 1.0 FTE Speech/Language Pathologist
• The Speech and Language Pathologist performs professional work assessing and delivering instructional and clinical services to individual and small groups of students with speech and language impairments, and related work as apparent or assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in speech language pathology or related field; Minnesota licensure in speech language pathology; Certificate of Clinical Competence preferred.

Other skills and abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of speech and language diagnosis and therapy principles, practices and procedures; thorough knowledge of local, state, and federal resources, programs, procedures, laws, rules and regulations; skill in using computer equipment; ability to conduct interviews, assessments, and diagnosis effectively and analyze needs and problems objectively; ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff and administration.  Maintain the confidentiality of all information regarding students and staff.  Reliable and consistent attendance.

Albert Lea Area Schools’ mission is to ensure individual growth that leads to engaged citizens and life-long learners.

Albert Lea Area Schools offers…

• Mentoring Program: Collaboration and ongoing support throughout the school year including new teacher induction professional learning opportunities.
• New Teacher Onboarding: A three-day onboarding for new staff and their mentors
• Teacher Development and Evaluation: Marzano instructional and evaluation framework
• Professional Development: Opportunities available within the district (no fee) to grow in your teaching craft, also including required professional development opportunities for relicensure.

Competitive Salary and Benefits.  More detailed information can be found at our website: https://www.alschools.org/df/hr/career-opportunities

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• VEBA Annual Contribution
• Access to Well at Work Clinic and HealthiestYou
• Life Insurance
• 403b

Albert Lea Area Schools…

Inspiring Learners and Cultivating Growth to positively impact our community.

Visit our community! Explore Albert Lea @ https://www.explorealbertlea.com/

Position Summary:

• Under the direction of the Director of Student Services, the Occupational Therapist provides services to children with special needs, ages birth through 21, in order for them to benefit from their program of special education instruction.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides direct and indirect occupational therapy services as specified in each students’ Individualized Education Program (IEP) plan.
• Consults with teachers, school administrators, parents and others as appropriate, regarding students’ fine motor development.
• Assesses the fine motor skills including the environmental accessibility of students referred for a special education evaluation.  Helps determine the need for environmental adaptations and occupational therapy.
• Assesses and makes environmental and other adaptations to allow students to access and benefit from their program of specialized instruction.
• Provides training to special education paraprofessionals, and others as appropriate, in carrying out day-to-day activities designed to enhance the motor functioning of students.
• Maintains accurate record of therapy sessions, consultations and other pertinent activities.
• Supports parents of children with disabilities in understanding the role of occupational therapy services in schools and how to access school or community resources.
• Adapts, modifies or recommends specialized equipment to facilitate student performance.
• Supports classroom personnel to effectively use classroom based technology and assistive technologies to facilitate student success.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Position Requirements :

• Must be a Minnesota State Department of Health certified Occupational Therapist with a graduate degree in occupational therapy with moderate experience as an occupational therapist.