Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language Pathologist

The School District of Lee County is hiring a Speech-Language Pathologists throughout the county who will provide assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and instructional support services for speech-language impaired students in order to meet requirements for provision of individual educational programs with students with disabilities as mandated by District, state, and federal requirements and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in speech-language pathology.
• Valid Florida teaching certificate and/or valid license in speech-language pathology.
• Proven experience successfully managing business/department functions and staff preferred.
• Industry certification preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred.

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find acceptable.

Essential Job Functions

• Administer in-depth diagnostic evaluations for disorders of language, articulation, voice, and fluency and provide reports.
• Schedule meetings and contact parents, teachers, and administrators for the purpose of eligibility staffing, individual educational plan (IEP) meetings, and conferences.
• Participate in eligibility and placement committee staffing meetings, Child Study Team meetings, and development of pre-referral classroom interventions.
• Develop individual educational plans for students on caseload and revise plan annually.
• Provide speech-language therapy for eligible students as prescribed by individual educational plan.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers; provide consultation services and support for classroom teachers.
• Develop therapy schedules that provide optimum conditions for instruction based on individual student needs.
• Prepare materials for use in therapy.
• Keep attendance logs and therapy progress notes.
• Provide quarterly reports and annual progress reports for each student on caseload.
• Report compliance data and scheduling information to data processor.
• Conduct reevaluations as required.
• Maintain accurate and complete reports as required by District, state, and federal regulations.
• Develop and implement communication boards, augmentative communication systems, and program voice output devices and provide training in use.
• Provide support for reading initiatives.
• Conduct in-depth hearing screenings; report results and make appropriate referrals for further follow-up and intervention.
• Conduct speech-language and hearing screenings for students experiencing academic and behavioral problems.
• Perform Medicaid administrative claims reimbursable activities as directed in accordance with Chapter 3 of the federally approved School District Administrative Claiming (SDAC) Guide.

Your Perks

• Employee insurance plans including free employee health and life insurance
• Retirement programs
• Employee benefits & wellness programs including monetary incentives
• Free access to state-of-the art gym (located at district office)
• Free professional development
• A variety of discount partners
• Starting base compensation of $68,033.75

Additional Compensation:

• $5,000 School SLP bonus (thanks to FutureMakers Coalition)
• $4,050 annual incentive for a Specialist Degree (if obtained)
• $5,062.50 annual incentive for a Doctorate Degree (if obtained)
• Eligible for a salary credit with verified and accepted years of relevant experience
• Eligible for a relocation incentive of $3,000 if moving from outside of Lee County, FL

About the School District of Lee County

The School District of Lee County is the eighth-largest district in Florida and America's 33rd-largest school district.* We proudly educate approximately 99,000 students in grades K-12, with thousands more adult learners. We are one of the county’s largest employers, with approximately 12,000 full- and part-time employees, and with the District's construction program, building new schools and renovating and expanding existing facilities, the District has been the area's largest developers.

*Source: National Center for Education Statistics