JOB TITLE: Speech Language Pathologist
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Principal and Director of Special Education & Related Services
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Under the direction of the Director of Special Education, the school-based speech language pathologist’s purpose is to remediate, ameliorate, and produce functional and measurable changes in student communication problems and related disabilities so that the student may participate as fully as possible in all aspects of life, educational, social, and vocational opportunities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Locates, identifies and serves speech/language impaired persons within designated age group.
- Screens school system pupils to identify speech/language impaired individuals.
- Serves as consultant to school personnel and parents in interpreting problems and providing parents with Parental Rights and other information as needed.
- Assesses communication skills of individuals using diagnostic procedures including norm reference test, language samples, audiometric tests and teacher appraisals.
- Plans and implements remedial procedures to modify deficient communications skills and utilize Assistive Technology when appropriate.
- Prepares IEPs for current and incoming students and maintains child count.
- Directs therapy sessions including speech/language articulation, voice, and fluency.
- Consults and collaborates with teachers and monitors student progress.
- Plans instructional programs and preparations.
- Conducts and participates in child study, eligibility, screening, staff, and departmental meetings and conferences necessary to comply with local, federal, and state laws, rules, and regulations to ensure a free appropriate education and to protect the rights of pupils.
- Prepares speech and language evaluation reports.
- Prepares Medicaid plan of care, notes, and bills Medicaid for allowable services.
- Performs other duties as required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Must hold or be eligible to obtain a valid school speech-language pathologist license issued by the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
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.
This is light work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Work requires reaching, pushing, and pulling, use of hands to grasp, handle or feel, fine manipulation, and repetitive motions. Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels. Visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operation of office equipment, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities. The worker is not subject to adverse environmental conditions.
FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
DISCLAIMER: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required to employees to this job.
Position will be posted until filled.
HENRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Due to limited funds, Henry County Public Schools is unable to sponsor Visas.
$2,600 annual stipend for ASHA Certification (in addition to base salary)