What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathologist position at District Wide?
Position Title:
Speech and Language Pathologist
Qualifications:
A valid Pennsylvania Educational Specialist Certificate for School Speech and Language Pathologist
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
- Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech and hearing handicapped children.
- Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.
- Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments.
- Provides screening to identify speech handicapped children at regular intervals and at specified levels.
- Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
- Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students’ needs and correct existing speech or language handicaps.
- Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the student’s daily activities.
- Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
- Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement.
- Keeps a thorough ongoing record for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services.
- Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services.
- Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
- Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies
- Performs other duties, consistent with the position, as may be assigned.
Wissahickon School District is an equal opportunity employment, educational and service organization.
