SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION: Working in cooperation with appropriate district supervisors, teachers, parents and students, shall be responsible for providing diagnostic and intervention services for students with speech, language and hearing disorders helping students to adjust and access the general education curriculum. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Planning and implementing day-to-day speech/language therapy activities for students; sets up equipment for student assignments individually or in small groups; serves as an appropriate speech and language model; Screening students for potential communication remediation needs; Plan and adapt appropriate materials and intervention activities; Evaluates and report on students’ day-to-day progress; gathers information from students, parents, and staff; maintains continuous communication with speech language pathologist regarding student progress and program effectiveness; Participates in parent conferences as required; attends departmental, building, and IEP/504 meetings; create IEP/504, and understand the processes associated; Provides speech/language activities for students at single or multiple sites, as assigned; travels between schools for therapy sessions; plans travel times; informs building staff of therapy schedule; Prepares and maintains speech/language therapy files; completes and files required forms.