Speech And Language Pathologist

Education and Experience

• Minimum of Master's Degree in Speech and Language with required successful school internship and/or student teaching

• Hold and maintain current licensure in Speech and Language Pathology in the State of Indiana

• Hold and maintain registration with Indiana Professional License Agency

• Possess a basic knowledge of special education laws and regulations and can follow developed procedures.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Diagnoses, evaluates and reports speech and language skills as related to the general education curriculum

• Plans, schedules, directs and conducts treatment programs for individuals with language and/or speech impairments

• Maintains all student records required by law, policies and administrative procedures

• Reviews individual files obtaining background information prior to evaluation to determine appropriate tests and ensures that information is available

• Appropriately administers scores and interprets specialized speech and language assessments

• Utilizes research to aid in identifying appropriate techniques and services to meet student needs

• For students being considered for only speech services, the Speech and Language Pathologist will act as the Teacher of Record. In this role they serve in a leadership role for articulation, fluency and voice cases:

• to facilitate the referral process,

• complete the record review,

• initiate interventions,

• complete appropriate evaluations,

• consider services and

• collaborate with the CCC members on decisions about the student

• Consults with the TOR on the development of the individualized educational plans for students when speech and/or language are related services

• Provides students with strategies necessary for generalization of learned skills to promote independent monitoring of communication

• Conducts and participates in case conferences to review diagnostic information and student progress

• Supervises and evaluates assistants and/or associates to assure speech and language services are provided in an appropriate manner

• Understands and implements the use of assistive technology with students and consults with other staff as needed

• Provides ongoing professional development activities for school and community when requested

• Attends speech and language staff meetings as well as all building staff meetings

• Supervises speech-language pathology assistants if necessary

• Performs any other duties as assigned

Knowledge and Skills

The Speech and Language Pathologist must be able to perform the attached essential job functions and satisfactorily demonstrate the competencies for certified staff. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

Terms of Employment:

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

Benefits determined by the Teacher Collective Bargaining Agreement.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.

Terms of Employment:

185 Days.

Salary and Benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications

Knowledge and Skills

Teachers must be able to perform the attached essential job functions and satisfactorily demonstrate the competencies for certified staff. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will occasionally lift and/or push up to 40 lbs or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individual holding this position may perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.