Job Title: Speech-Language Pathologist

Location: East Buchanan District Wide

Time: Part time 2 days a week

Reports to: Building Administrator and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Special Services

Summary: The Speech-Language Pathologist is responsible for providing direct therapies to students with speech and language impairments.  Developing and implementing interventions, scheduling students and reporting progress.  They are responsible for developing IEP goals, writing the current present level of students and communicating with Special Education teachers. 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Abides by Missouri statutes, school board policies and regulations. 
• Upholds school rules and administrative regulations. 
• Development of pragmatic language skills focusing on building relationships between students at the High School level. 
• Serves as a resource to school staff and families in the development of a balanced program for communications and speech-language development.
• Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual speech-language needs.
• Assists and guides teachers/parents in observing, describing, and referring suspected and/or identified speech-language problems.
• Provides screening to specified grade levels at regular intervals to identify speech and/or language impaired children.
• Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of articulation, voice, fluency, and language.
• Attends meetings and performs duties as assigned by administrators or supervisors.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship with staff, students, and community. 
• Provides appropriate individualized educational programs (IEPs) for speech-language impaired children.
• Collaborates with school staff and parents to implement therapy strategies for the child’s daily activities.
• Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff on topics concerning speech-language disabilities.
• Keep thorough ongoing records for the students receiving speech-language therapy.
• Maintains lists of students referred, screened, and eligible for service as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialist and related services.
• Compiles case history data on those students in speech-language therapy and shares the pertinent information with school staff.
• Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed materials, equipment, and supplies.
• Assimilates all speech-language evaluation information, interprets the evaluation results and writes a cohesive report which discusses all speech-language needs of the student.
• Maintains strict confidentiality.
• Maintains records regarding individual student progress toward IEP goals and objectives, services and accommodations provided, parent contacts, notices and other documentation as required by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) regulations, the Director of Special Services or the school principal.
• Participates in student eligibility evaluations and re­evaluations.  
• Initiates communication with parents of students with disabilities on a regular basis. 
• Uses technology effectively to implement instruction and to manage documentation requirements. 
• Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

Other Job Functions:

• Report suspected abuse, neglect, discrimination and harassments as directed by Board policy.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's/Master’s Degree

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:  Preferred Missouri Board of Healing Arts SLP License and/or DESE SLP certificate.  

Skills and Abilities

Language

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to: Read, analyze and interpret professional journals, Board policy, administrative procedures and forms, and governmental regulations and guidance. Complete forms, write reports and engage in written correspondence with parents. Present information effectively and respond to questions. Write clear and complete lesson plans. 

Reasoning

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to: Solve a variety of problems in many different situations.  Interpret instructions presented in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Apply knowledge of current educational theory and instructional techniques while presenting subject matter to students

Technology

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to: Perform basic computer functions such as word processing and internet use. Use district software for recording grades, writing IEPs and finding student information. Utilize Interactive Flat Panels and other instructional technology provided by the district. 

Physical Demands

An individual who holds this position: Is frequently required to stand, stoop, bend and kneel. May have to use therapeutic restraint or lift students. Must have both close and distance vision. Speak and hear in an environment where numerous conversations and activities may be taking place simultaneously. Move around the classroom. Read handwritten or printed material.

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 essential functions.

Terms of Employment:

Current contract year is 178 days. This position would be a negotiated amount of time with the candidate up to half time employment. Compensation will be based on years of experience and education and paid proportionally for the percentage of time worked from the certified salary schedule.

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