Speech Language Pathologist
Newton USD 373 • www.usd373.org
QUALIFICATIONS: - Current KDHE Speech-Language Pathologist license or would consider a Clinical Fellowship Year applicant
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board of education may find appropriate and acceptable
REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
JOB GOAL: To help reduce or eliminate speech impediments that interfere with the individual students ability to derive full benefit from the districts educational program
PERFORMANCE 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/language 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 students daily activities.
- Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
- Provides inservice education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement.
- Keeps thorough ongoing records 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.
- Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment supplies.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and length of contract to be established by the board of education.
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the boards policy on evaluation of professional personnel.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB: - Ability to provide individualized programs of therapy to correct existing speech or language handicaps
- Ability to observe and refer suspected and identified speech and language impairments
- Ability to assess and diagnose speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments
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