Speech Language Pathologist

Under the direction of the Special Education Director, the Speech & Language Pathologist identifies, assesses, and provides remediation therapy to students with speech and language disorders. TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Screen, identify, assess, and develop recommendations for students with language, speech and hearing deficits. • Notify teachers and administrators of identified language, speech, and hearing students, and develop an efficient schedule for working with such students. • Plan short and long-range goals to meet the needs of each individual student's IEP. • Hold group and individual parent conferences throughout the year to help parents develop a better understanding of the handicaps of their children and of the goals of the District speech program. •Utilize community agencies and services as general resources and for specific cases requiring professional services beyond the level of the District speech program. •Research new information regarding intervention/treatment techniques, methods, assessment materials, available resources and regularly communicate to staff. •Cooperate with other staff in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems. •Participate in site meetings, faculty meetings, IMP Conferences, and in-service training. •Participate in child study meetings concerning children enrolled in the language, speech, and hearing program and provide student evaluations for child study assessment when requested. •Facilitate workshops on Early Developmental Language Delays. •Review/score Parent Language Survey. •Be a member of Diagnostic Team.