Speech Language Pathologist (2 positions available)

Speech Language Pathologist (2 positions available) JOB ID: 1259

Position Type: Student Support Services / Speech and Language Pathologist

Date Posted: 5/11/2024

Location: To be determined

Date Available: 8/1/24

JOB TITLE: SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children. This employee is responsible for organizing and implementing a therapy program to meet the needs of speech, language, and hearing‑impaired students and fulfilling the duties of teaching as outlined in laws and policies.

Duties

1. Planning:
   • Designing the exceptional student education program so that it is consistent with the total educational philosophy of the district.
   • Continuing professional growth through educational meetings, visiting related facilities, reading professional literature, and exchanging ideas among the district staff.
   • Working in coordination with other special education staff in planning and developing the program.
2. Programming:
   • Preparing educational plans annually for each student based on individually assessed needs in accordance with district procedures.
   • Conducting grade‑wide hearing screenings once a year in grades stipulated in the Jennings County District Procedures for Exceptional Student Education.
   • Preparing therapy plans for each student.
   • Providing appropriate schedules for exceptional students involving school personnel as required.
   • Conducting speech and language screening once a year for all kindergarten students and all students not previously enrolled in school.
   • Seeking a variety of services through community resources and agencies to meet the needs of exceptional students.
   • Participating in the in‑school staffing and screening processes as appropriate.
   • Participating on evaluation teams for speech, language, and hearing‑impaired students as appropriate.
   • Screening all special education candidates for hearing loss.
   • Providing speech and/or hearing screenings for students as needed.
   • Providing diagnostic/evaluation testing for students failing speech screening.
3. Public Relations:
   • Cooperating with school personnel in coordinating special education services within that school.
   • Inform classroom teacher of the goals and objectives of the special education program and ways of achieving them in the school setting.
   • Conferring with the classroom teacher as requested concerning any educational needs of the student.
   • Making available to teachers instructional ideas that are appropriate for exceptional students within the classroom situation.
   • Providing information to community groups and parents concerning special education programs as requested or needed.
4. Reporting:
   • Ensuring that each student in the program has necessary evaluation records in his/her permanent folder.
   • Furnishing the principal with current special education schedules.
   • Completing progress reports on each student in the program.
   • Supplying progress reports to school personnel and to parents of special education students as necessary and requested.
   • Completing appropriate reports for local, state, federal and educational agencies.
   • Referring those students who require further evaluation or follow‑up services to the appropriate school personnel or community agencies.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree
• Valid Indiana state license for the position.

Desired Qualifications

• Certificate of Clinical Competence (ASHA).
• Experience in public schools.