What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathologist position at LYONS USD 405?
Job Title: Speech/Language Pathologist
Purpose: To diagnose and implement treatment of communication disorders that interfere with the student’s ability to achieve in the district’s educational program.
Responsible to: Director RCSSC, Building Principals
Supervises: Paraeducators
Qualifications: Earned an MS or MA degree in communication disorders with emphasis in Speech/Language Pathology. Licensed through KDHE
Essential Functions: Have the ability and knowledge to maintain a quality therapy program.
Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions
General responsibilities:
Payment Rate: According to Certified Salary Schedule
Evaluation: Performance effectiveness will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board of Education Policy of Certified Personnel.
Date of Board of Education Approval: 08/09/04
Purpose: To diagnose and implement treatment of communication disorders that interfere with the student’s ability to achieve in the district’s educational program.
Responsible to: Director RCSSC, Building Principals
Supervises: Paraeducators
Qualifications: Earned an MS or MA degree in communication disorders with emphasis in Speech/Language Pathology. Licensed through KDHE
Essential Functions: Have the ability and knowledge to maintain a quality therapy program.
Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions
General responsibilities:
- Provide screening to identify speech/language handicapped children.
- Provide thorough assessment and diagnosis of articulation, voice, and fluency and language impairments, including receptive, expressive and pragmatic skills.
- Compile case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
- Assist in proper referrals of individuals to outside agencies and specialists as appropriate.
- Serve on diagnostic teams for purposes of identifying and recommending services and/or treatment of pupils with communication problems.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers to implement therapy by suggestions for the student’s daily activities.
- Provide information, support and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
- Establish specific pupil instructional objectives with complement the objectives of the total school program.
- Update objectives regularly, and redefine or modify the instructional procedures and materials as needed.
- Conduct individual and/or small group therapy for speech and language students and determine the frequency and duration of sessions based on pupil need.
- Serve as a resource to school personnel and parents in the development of a program for oral communication and speech improvement.
- Provide inservice education; serve as a consultant to teachers on topics concerning speech improvement, and assist teachers in referring suspected speech/language impairments.
- Maintain data and reporting systems to facilitate program planning management and evaluation of students and is responsible for case management, case selection, case termination and follow-up procedures.
- Assume primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.
- Be responsible for student Individual Educational Plan development and implementation.
- Create an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards and interest centers.
- Maintain professional competence through inservice education activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities.
- Fulfill other assignments given by supervisors.
- Participate in curriculum development programs as required.
- Provide community education as a resource speaker as needed.
- Willingness and flexibility to adopt new teaching strategies into their therapy.
Payment Rate: According to Certified Salary Schedule
Evaluation: Performance effectiveness will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board of Education Policy of Certified Personnel.
Date of Board of Education Approval: 08/09/04