Speech-Language Pathologist (24/25 School Year)

Description: To help reduce or eliminate speech and/or language problems that interfere with the individual student's ability to derive full benefit from the District's eductional program.

Duties:

1.Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.

2.Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech and hearing handicapped children.

3.Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.

4.Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing and language impairments.

5.Provides evaluations to identify speech and language handicapped children at regular intervals and at specified levels.

6.Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.

7.Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and improves existing speech or language handicaps.

8.Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the student's daily activities.

9.Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.

10. Supervises Instructional Assistant-Speech (bilingual).

11. Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement.

12. Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other schoolprovided speech services.

13. Maintains lists of referred and screened students, as well as a directory of outside agencies,

consultants, specialists, and related services.

14. Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.

15. Writes individual educational plans as required by state and federal law.

16. Performs other duties as assigned.

Employment Standards:

1.A Masters Degree or Equivalent

2.A valid California credential to practice as a Speech and Language Specialist

3.Possess the following personal qualities:

a. Ability to meet district standards for physical and mental health

b. Evidence of good moral character

c. Satisfactory recommendations from training supervisors or other

professionals who have observed the candidate's personal characteristics,

scholastic achievement and job-related performance.

4.Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the district may find appropriate and acceptable

Reports to: Manager, Special Education

Terms of Employment:

Salary, benefits and work year as provided by contract between the Board of Trustees and the designated exclusive bargaining unit. Assignment is designated as 182 days.

Evaluation:

The evaluation and assessment of performance of the Speech and Language Therapist will be conducted by the Administrator, Pupil Services, in accordance with the provisions of Education Code 44660-44665 and Oxnard School District Board Policy 5450.

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