Speech Language Pathologist

JOB TITLE:

Speech-Language Pathologist

LOCATION:

Districtwide WORK YEAR:

WORK SCHEDULE:

7.5 hours per day; workdays align with the  School Calendar WORK STATUS:
Full-time, Exempt

REPORTS TO:

Director of Special Education

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for assisting administrators, teachers, and special education staff in providing supports and services to special education students.

The school speech-language pathologist is knowledgeable about basic human communication, including swallowing processes and biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, linguistic, and cultural bases and shall incorporate into planning for students: analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of information related to basic human communication and its processes; utilization of knowledge about normal development, in the identification of delayed/disordered speech and language skills; and information about the interrelated and interdependent components of communication, as related to their impact on the learner across environments.

• Plan and implement an appropriate service-delivery model for each identified student, based on assessment results
• Comply with federal, state, and local laws, rules, policies, guidelines, and/or procedures, and relevant case law
• Be accountable, through the collection of timely and appropriate data, and the maintaining of accurate and timely records
• Identify and gain access to sources of, and synthesize and translate common principles of, research and documented evidence-based and proven best practices, as related to the planning for, and the implementation of, intervention plans and strategies
• Adapt general and special education curriculum to meet the requirements of individual students, with regard to Colorado content standards and access skills
• Work collaboratively with students, general education teachers, school personnel, community, and families, to provide integrated communication services
• Provide culturally- and developmentally-appropriate curriculum-relevant intervention, based on identified needs, and proven effective research and practice
• Develop setting-appropriate intervention plans, with measurable and achievable goals, to meet identified children's/students' need(s)
• Maintain a safe and effective learning environment, conducive to student achievement
• Implement current state-of-the-art technology to maximize students' communication skills
• Model and demonstrate the use of augmentative/alternative/assistive technology
• Perform comprehensive, educationally relevant evaluations for students suspected of or at risk of a hearing disability and/or communication disorder, including articulation, fluency, voice, and language communication, as defined under IDEA eligibility guidelines.
• Participate in the review of data with other members of an IEP team to inform appropriate instruction and interventions based on student-identified needs. This may include providing consultation and support for students who qualify for a 504 and/or an IEP, as defined under IDEA eligibility guidelines.
• Case manage students identified with hearing impairments only for the purposes of the IEP process.
• Collaborate with school, parents, teachers, special support personnel, and relevant community agencies and professionals to ensure delivery of appropriate services to promote academic success.
• Knowledgeable about the principles and methods of evaluation of communication, prevention of communication, and swallowing disorders for children/students (birth-21)
• Familiar with child find processes and procedures.
• Manage and Troubleshoot hearing equipment
• Other duties as assigned

• Ability to be flexible and communicate effectively.
• Collaborate with teachers, parents, and related personnel in…