General Job Description: To develop students’ communication skills to appropriately

address their educational needs

Reports To: Senior Executive Director of Special Services

Qualifications: 

• A valid certificate with the South Carolina Department of Education and valid license with the South Carolina Labor and Licensing Regulations board to practice as a Speech Language Pathologist
• Master’s Degree Required

Essential Job Functions:

• Conducts evaluation of students with communicative disorders.
• Evaluates and diagnoses speech and language disorders.
• Develops and implements individualized education plans to meet the unique needs of each student receiving therapy.
• Develops appropriate service delivery models to meet the needs of students.
• Refers students to other professional and community agencies when needed.
• Consults with classroom teachers and other school personnel to facilitate carry-over of therapy gains into classroom activities.
• Provides information, support, and guidance to parents/guardians and families.
• Assists teachers in the identification of children with communicative disorders.
• Maintains records for students evaluated and receiving services.
• Informs administrators and other members of the educational team of program developments and student progress.
• Engages in personal professional growth and demonstrates professional ethics and leadership.
• Coordinates services with other school programs.
• Demonstrates proficiency in written and oral communication.
• Adheres to school system rules, administrative procedures, local board policy, and state and federal rules and regulations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

Specific skills required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: planning and managing projects; and using pertinent software applications.

Specific knowledge required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job includes: age appropriate activities and stages of child development.

Specific abilities required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: communicating with diverse groups; maintaining confidentiality; meeting deadlines and schedules; setting priorities; working as part of a team; and working with frequent interruptions.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach with hands and arms, stand actively for extended periods of time (up to 90% of work day), walk, use hands and fingers to key data, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; talk and hear; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus.

Terms of Employment

190 day contract. Salary determined by placement on District’s Occupational Therapist/Physical Therapist/Speech Language Pathologist salary schedule

Evaluation

Job performance evaluated annually in accordance with board policy.