4 speech therapist Jobs in houston, tx
Houston Independent School District (HISD) is Hiring a Speech Therapist 10M Near Houston, TX
Department: Special Ed - Diagnosticians
Area:Central
Contract Months:10
Salary Range: $61,500.00 - $87,500.00
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.
- 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.
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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.
- No prior experience required.
- 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.
Job Summary
Other
Elementary & Secondary Education
$80k-95k (estimate)
04/07/2023
06/24/2024
houstonisd.org
HOUSTON, TX
15,000 - 50,000
1923
NGO/NPO/NFP/Organization/Association
GRENITA LATHAN
$1B - $3B
Elementary & Secondary Education
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