SpeechLanguage Pathologist

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Ability to communicate effectively and gain the confidence of administrators parents students and teachers individually and in groups.
2. Possesses skills needed to plan and conduct meetings inservices and workshops.
3. Ability to maintain complete confidentiality and professional discretion.
4. Initiative that will lead to continued program improvement and development.
5. The willingness to work cooperatively as a team member with a variety of individuals and take directions from supervisors.
6. Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a valid Kansas drivers license.
7. Must have and maintain a dependable means of transportation.

CERTIFICATE/LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum of at least a Kansas License in Speech Language Pathology

REPORTS TO:

Executive DirectorNKESC

Director of Special Education and/or DesigneeNKESC

District Administrators

JOB GOAL:

To provide consultation and direct speech language

services to identified students so that they may develop communication

skills within his or her abilities.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide speech and language screening as required by special education regulations.

1. Administer speech/language evaluations to determine students specific speech/language needs in order to determine eligibility and to assist in designing appropriate programs for eligible students.
2. Design and implement a specific speech/language remediation plan for communication skills commensurate with their abilities and their total educational plan be it general or special education.
3. Participate in program staffing for those students needing more than speech/language therapy by:
4. Providing diagnostic information.
5. Assisting the special service team to determine the students overall process (i.e. strengths weaknesses and learning styles).
6. Assisting the special service team to develop the educational plan and overall objectives that can best enhance strengths and build up weaknesses.
7. Determine and write an appropriate individual educational plan for all students for whom responsible. (According to major components designated in IDEA).
8. Provide the general education classroom teacher(s) with the individual educational plan and alternative teaching strategies that are being used with identified students.
9. Provide informal or consultant role as initial indirect service to general education classroom teachers.
10. Assist general classroom teachers in evaluations and observation of students referred to so that all relevant student behavior can be considered.
11. Provide the general classroom teacher with needed materials methods etc. that may be needed to bring about successful student learning in the general education classroom throughout the day.
12. Provide parent support by informing parents on a periodic basis of students specific objectives and progress toward them (as required by law).
13. Keeping accurate records related to the instruction and monitoring of all students for which they are responsible.
14. Review students progress toward objectives consistently and modify program as needed.
15. Initiate review staffings when necessary (at least once a year and any time a major program change is needed).
16. Keeping accurate records related to the skills and monitoring of all students for principals approval.
17. Coordinate programs with community agencies if such are needed with the principals approval.
18. Initiate review staffings when necessary.
19. Continually evaluate all aspects of the program to determine areas that need improvement goals.
20. Participate actively in the inservice activities provided.
21. Provide supervision for paraprofessional/clerical personnel as directed by administration.
22. Perform any other duties as directed.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

1. Exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone to enter data into a computer to see and read a computer screen and printed materials with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms outdoors and on the telephone; and physical agility to reach overhead.
2. Ability to move between schools school buildings and multiple rooms.
3. Ability to interact with students that meets their physical emotional and psychological needs.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Executive Director and/or Designee as per board policy.

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