Speech and Language Pathologist - Brighton Area Schools 25-26 School Year

POSITION TITLE:

SpeechLanguage Pathologist

FSLA:

Exempt

REPORTS TO:

Director of Special Education

UPDATED:

2025

SALARY/BENEFITS:

Per LIPSA Master Agreement

SCHEDULE:

10 month

POSITION SUMMARY

Help children fulfill their role as students within the educational environment and prepare them for college career and community by supporting academic achievement and social participation through the provision of strategies and therapies that improve remediate or alleviate language and communication impairments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Note: These duties and responsibilities are judged to be essential functions in terms of the Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The statements below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist and guide staff and families in understanding developmental milestones in speech and language and the connection between spoken and written language.
• Screen children with developmental concerns in speech language and communication. Interpret screening results and provide recommendations for staff and families.
• Consult with staff and parents about proactive curricula and resources that may include language and phonemic awareness activities social stories visual schedules and assistive technology.
• Help teachers and staff incorporate oral language and phonemic awareness activities in smallgroup instruction within the classroom/school setting.
• Provide early intervening services through multitiered systems of support (MTSS).
• Collaborate with parents and staff to implement evidencebased strategies to support students daily language and communication within the school setting.
• Participate regularly on teams to analyze student and buildinglevel data resolve problems and select evidencebased interventions and supports.
• Observe describe and refer children with suspected impairments.
• Serve on multidisciplinary evaluation teams to complete comprehensive evaluations to identify whether students are eligible for special education speech services.
• Design individualized therapy programs for each IDEAeligible student in the least restrictive environment based on a comprehensive evaluation.
• Provide training to the appropriate persons to ensure transfer and generalization of speech therapy goals across multiple settings (e.g. school home etc.).
• Complete IEPs and other required paperwork in accordance with timelines.
• Maintain records and complete billing activities associated with Medicaid SchoolBased Services.
• Regularly document and monitor student progress toward therapy goals and objectives.
• Assist in proper referrals of students to agencies and specialists within the community.
• Evaluate students language/communication needs for adaptive technology and recommend adaptive equipment.
• Participate in regular professional learning opportunities to stay abreast of current researchbased practices within the field.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• Performs other related tasks as assigned.

REQUIRED EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Masters degree in speech and language pathology.
• A minimum of 60 semester hours of academic credit in normal aspects of human communication development thereof and clinical techniques for evaluation and management of speech and language disorders.
• A minimum of 300 clock hours of supervised practicum experience with persons who present a variety of communication disorders to be acquired in conjunction with academic training 150 hours of which shall be obtained on the graduate level.

CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS

• Certification as Teacher of Speech & Language Impaired preferred.
• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCCSLP).
• Must meet certification requirements for specific discipline per Michigan R340.1792.
• Must meet and maintain licensure requirements established by the Michigan Speech & Language Pathologist Licensure Board (Effective December 2013).

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises students.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES

Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students peers parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job the employee will regularly sit and occasionally walk and stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job the employee will continuously hear conversation in a quiet and/or noisy environment. The employee will continuously need the ability to tell where a sound is coming from and tell the difference among bells buzzers beeps horns etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. The employee is directly responsible for the safety wellbeing and work output of students.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment.

The Livingston Educational Service Agency does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex (including sexual orientation or transgender identity) disability age religion height weight marital or family status military status ancestry genetic information or any other legally protected category (collectively Protected Classes) in its programs and activities including employment opportunities.

Inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies should be directed to the Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services.