Job Details

Summary: Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose and treat speech, language, social communication, and cognitive communication impairments in children which impact their success in school.  SLPs must attend individualized educational planning team, data review, annual review and behavior plan meetings.  SLPs also participate in district student assistance team meetings and provide direct speech and language therapy services to students, consult with classroom teachers and teach non-verbal communication systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following: (Does not include all tasks employee may be expected to perform.)

1. Participates actively in building screening team meetings. Evaluates students referred by school, parents, physicians.
2. Conducts screenings throughout the year for students with possible speech impairments and/or hearing loss.
3. Interprets audiograms and medical reports to parents and classroom teachers.
4. Participates in IEP for handicapped students with accompanying speech and/or language development.
5. Schedules and conducts annual IEP meetings on students whose only impairment is speech and language.
6. Prepares and maintains records and reports.
7. Serves established caseloads which vary in number depending on severity of impairment, time needed for remediation, and group ability of students in schools served.
8. Provides input to Supervisor on caseload determinations.
9. Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community.
10. Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students’ needs and correct existing speech or language handicaps.
11. Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the students’ daily activities.
12. Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate,
13. Transports self in a personal motor vehicle between work sites.
14. Regular and predictable in-person attendance is required for this position.
15. Performs other duties as assigned.