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• Upload Resume or Curriculum Vitae for automatic population of information to the application.
• The contact information, work experience, and education listed on your Resume/CV will be parsed and input into your Montclair application.
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• In the “My Experience” section, you will find a Resume/CV upload option where you can submit your cover letter and all other supporting documents.
  Note: If you have an expansive CV, we recommend that you apply manually and only include the positions you have held in the last ten (10) years. You will then be able to attach your Resume/CV, as well as all other supporting documentation in the “My Experience” section of your application.
  Job Description

SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Chairperson, the SLP (Speech Language Pathology) Clinical Externship Coordinator is responsible for a range of services for the speech-language pathology master’s students, focusing on the clinical externships. Specifically, this role arranges all off-campus clinical experiences, conducts visits to external sites, works to develop contracts with new off-campus sites, maintains accurate records for student off-campus experiences, and maintains close contact with the off-site SLP supervisors and the off-site SLP students. The SLP Externship Coordinator will also supervise student clinicians at the Center for Speech-Language Pathology and other community-based clinics.

• Participate in the supervision of student clinicians in the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.
• Conduct individual conferences with student-clinicians as needed.
• Partner with the SLP Clinic Director to ensure each student obtains clinical experience across the scope of practice during the program.
• Maintain familiarity with licensure and certification regulations, especially as they pertain to clinical practicum for the SLP students.
• Arrange for off-campus clinical placements for the students in the SLP Program.
• Provide the off-campus site supervisors with information concerning the student clinicians and the paperwork that needs to be completed with and for the students.
• Communicate regularly with the SLPs at the off-campus sites who are supervising the students.
• Conduct in-person site visits to the off-campus clinical sites to observe the students and meet with their off-campus supervisors.
• Oversee and maintain contracts with off-campus clinical sites to be sure they are current.
• Identify new clinical sites for SLP students and manage the process of establishing contracts between MSU and each of these sites.
• Maintain accurate records detailing the clinical experiences obtained by the students in their off-campus clinical sites
• Build and maintain relationships with community partners in northern NJ and beyond.
• Maintain community service relationships (e.g. (AmeriCorps,) and establish new associations as appropriate.
• Ensure that all off-campus supervisors have completed the required supervision training required by the Council for Clinical Supervision of ASHA.
• Offer seminars in clinical practica to student-clinicians focused on professional skills development (interviews, resume writing, etc.)
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Management retains the right to add or change job duties at any time.