Speech and Language Pathologist - Special Education

Speech and Language Pathologist - Special Education (Job )

Position Type:
Teacher / Speech and Language Pathologist

Date Posted: 9/6/2016

Location:

All Schools

Closing Date: 10/16/2016

Job Code:
Speech and Language Pathologist - 060085

Standard

Hours:

40

Department:
Special Education - 101200

Minimum Salary: $41,849.00 / Annually

Maximum Salary: $92,510.00 / Annually

• Georgia Speech-Language Pathology license and/or teaching certificate.
• Valid Georgia driver's license required.

• Master's degree in speech language pathology required.

• Professional work experience in speech/language preferred.

• Thorough knowledge of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) due process requirements.
• Skills in conducting/interpreting comprehensive speech/language evaluations.
• Skills in providing speech-language therapy services.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and parents regarding speech-language disorders.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members to plan and deliver speech-language services to children.
• Ability to create and deliver staff development.
• Ability to project and generate positive attitudes.

• Screen, evaluate, and provide speech-language therapy for students with identified speech-language impairments.
• Identify students with educationally significant speech/language disorders.
• Participate in Response to Intervention (RTI) for students suspected of having a language disorder.
• Receive referrals from the Student Support Team (SST) following the RTI process (initiated by staff, parents, or student).
• Complete comprehensive evaluation of all referred students.
• Complete all needed due process paperwork associated with placement of students into speech-language therapy services and maintenance of students already identified.
• Provide appropriate and effective speech-language intervention to identified students in all areas of speech-language disorders such as articulation, language, fluency, and voice.
• Communicate effectively with other school level professionals to provide the most appropriate program for identified students.
• Communicate effectively with parents regarding student's disabilities and progress.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Frequently required to sit for extended periods of time.
• Also required to talk, hear, stand, and walk.
• May be required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, and/or reach.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• May need to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.