Speech Therapist 10M

Location: Hattie Mae White

Department: Special Ed - Diagnosticians

Area:Central

Contract Months:10.5

Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00

Academic Year: 24-25

POSITION SUMMARY

Develop, manage and implement a speech therapy program to facilitate the speech therapy needs of communicatively disordered students in assigned school(s).

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

• Obtain information to follow local, state, and federal guidelines related to providing services to speech handicapped students.

• Assume immediate and direct responsibility for referrals for speech/language evaluations.

• Select and administer the appropriate battery of speech therapy test for initial speech therapy referrals, dismissals, and three year re-evaluations.

• Interpret test results to determine the diagnosis and remediation of speech therapy deficits.

• Generate a computerized speech-language report, comprehensive individual assessment speech handicapped eligibility report and the severity rating scale of each deficit area for evaluated students.

• Prepare required admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee meeting report forms and communications necessary to process "speech only" ARD meetings.

• Explain test results and presents speech therapy Individualized Education Plan (IEP) at speech therapy Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) for students identified, evaluated and served on each assigned campus.

• Develop a computerized IEP of speech therapy goals and objectives used to implement services.

• Provide pupil accounting data in SASI for each student evaluated and/or served.

• Manage a therapeutic program with appropriate materials to meet individual needs of speech-handicapped students.

• Utilize the Special Education Resource System (SERS) and other resources to requisition appropriate materials to meet individual students needs.

• Design and post a speech therapy program schedule to appropriate personnel which contain the time, day and deficit area for each student served.

• Record each student's weekly lesson plan for students based on their goals and objectives.

• Complete and submit speech therapy report cards to principals and parents for each six/nine week's grade reporting periods.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES CONTINUED

• Formulate a weekly lesson plan for students based on their goals and objectives.

• Complete information on School Health Related Services (SHARS) service tickets for all Medicaid eligible students.

• Update IEP for each student after each reporting period.

• Conduct an annual review ARD for speech handicapped only students and attends ARD for dually labeled students.

• Maintain state folder for each student served.

• Initiate referrals of augmentative and bilingual speech therapy assessments and implement recommendations.

• Ensure and update the documentation of student services by submitting tracking logs and class lists to the speech therapy coordinator.

• Compile speech therapy program data and submit a speech therapy distribution report which profiles each individual campus caseload by age, grade, deficits, severity, etc.

• Collaborate with school administrators, classroom teachers, parents and support personnel to communicate speech therapy procedures and progress.

• Document all contacts with parents regarding the student's status and/or progress in the program.

• Attend staff development inservices and workshops to enhance professional skills.

• Stimulate and maintain a professional work environment.

• Report personal absences to home school and other schools served.

• Interface with multidisciplinary personnel, community agencies, and outside district personnel.

• Prepare and submit reports for end-of-the-year program review conference with speech therapy coordinator.

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

Education

• Master's degree in Speech Pathology from an accredited college or university.

• American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Certification and Licensure.

• Speech and Hearing Therapy Certificate, or Speech and Language Therapy Certificate, or State Certification and licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist.

Experience

• No prior experience required.

Other Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external.

• Ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into focus; judge distance (close and distant).

• Ability to travel to schools throughout the district.

• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

• Ability to stand stoop, kneel, crouch walk, drive and/or be mobile.

• Valid Texas driver's license with applicable insurance coverage.

Houston Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer.