Job Title: Speech Pathologist Wage/Hour Status: Exempt
Reports to: Special Education Coordinator Pay Grade:Admin 5
Dept. /School: Assigned Campus Days: 187
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
- Masters Degree in speech pathology
- State License for speech/language pathologist
- Certificate of Clinical CompetencySLP
Special Knowledge Skills:
Experience:
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- To help reduce or eliminate speech/language disorders that interferes with the individual students ability to derive full benefit from the districts educational program.
- To serve as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
- Provide a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech impaired students.
- Assist and guide teachers in observing describing and referring suspected and identified speech and language disorders.
- Provide a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech and language disorders.
- Assist with appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual student needs and to correct existing speech or language impairments.
- Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the students daily activities.
- Provide information support and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
- Provide inservice education and serve as consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement as needed.
- Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other schoolprovided speech services.
- Maintains list of referred screened and eligible student as well as a directory of outside agencies consultants specialist and related services.
- Provide Medicaid supervision to speech pathologists not holding ASHA certification on time per year.
- Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director of Special Education.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Working Conditions:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent districtwide and statewide travel; occasional prolonged or irregular hours.