Speech-Language Pathologist

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job Title: Speech-Language Pathologist

Exemption: Exempt/Professional

Salary Scale: AP4

Reports to: Director of Special Education

Calendar: 197

Dept./School: Special Education Department

Primary Purpose: Plan and provide speech-language pathology services to students with speech, voice, or language disorders. Assess students and provide therapeutic intervention to eliminate or reduce problems or impairments that interfere with their students’ ability to derive full benefit from the educational program.

Qualifications

Education/Certification:

Master’s degree in speech-language pathology from an accredited college or university

Valid license as a speech-language pathologist granted by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Ability to use the accepted tests and measurements to assess communication disorders and conditions

Knowledge of evaluation, habilitation, and rehabilitation of speech-language disorders and conditions

Ability to instruct and manage student behavior

Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Experience: One year supervised clinical speech-language pathology experience

Major Responsibilities and Duties

Therapy

Conduct independent evaluations to assess students with speech or language disorders and conditions and provide appropriate individual and group therapy to students consistent with speech and language goals contained in Individual Education Plans (IEP). Evaluate student progress and make determination regarding therapy services.

Develop clinical management strategies or procedures and diagnostic statements.

Participate in the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee. Assist in interpretation of assessment data, appropriate placement, and goal setting for students with communication disorders or conditions according to district procedures.

Consultation

Consult with colleagues, students, and parents regarding the accomplishment of therapy goals, the needs of the student, and involvement in remedial process.

Collaborate with classroom teachers to plan and implement classroom activities to improve communication skills of students.

Provide professional development in assigned schools to help school personnel identify and work more effectively with students with communication deficits.

Student Management

Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the maturity level and interests of students.

Establish control and administer discipline according to the Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.

Program Management

Develop and coordinate a continuing evaluation of speech-language pathology services and make changes based on the findings.

Participate in the selection of equipment and instructional materials.

Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other required documents.

Comply with policies established by federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and board policy. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.

May supervise licensed speech-language pathology assistant(s) or speech aide(s). Supervision requires a valid Texas license as a speech-language pathologist or a TEA certificate with conditions as specified by TDLR.

Other

Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities

May direct and monitor the work of speech-language pathology assistant(s) or speech aide(s).

Mental Demands / Physical Demands / Environmental Factors

Tools and equipment used include standard testing equipment and standard office equipment such as a computer. Daily posture involves frequent sitting with occasional kneeling, squatting, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, and twisting. Movement includes frequent walking, grasping, squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, and occasional heavy lifting (under or over 15 pounds). The role may involve assisting non-ambulatory students, controlling behavior through physical restraint, and exposure to biological hazards and communicable diseases; districtwide travel may be required. Mental demands include working with frequent interruptions and maintaining emotional control under pressure.

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