Silverland Middle Speech Therapist

SPEECH THERAPIST

Range $49,764-$89,318 annually with Employer-paid retirement, dependent upon previous experience.

Terms of Employment: 9 Months, 185/189 day schedule.

FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT, This is a salaried position assigned to the Licensed Employee Salary Schedule.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Speech‑Language Pathologist (SLP) provides diagnostic, remedial and consultative services for students with receptive/expressive communicative disorders. The SLP participates as a member of the special services and academic multidisciplinary teams.

• Identification of children with speech or language impairments.
• Diagnosis and appraisal of specific speech or language impairments.
• Referral for medical or other professional attention necessary for the habilitation of speech or language impairments.
• Provision of speech and language services for the habilitation or prevention of communicative impairment.
• Counseling and guidance of parents, children, and teachers regarding speech and language impairments.
• The speech‑language pathologist follows approved therapy guidelines as established by the State, the District, or the School.
• The speech‑language pathologist evaluates goals and modifies Individualized Educational Plans when necessary.
• The speech‑language pathologist develops and executes appropriate therapy strategies which will guide therapy progress to accomplish long‑range goals.
• The speech‑language pathologist recognizes the relationship of the speech therapy program with other disciplines and appropriately reinforces during therapy.
• The speech‑language pathologist plans for and participates in professional improvement activities and takes advantage of courses, readings, in‑service training, and conferences in his/her area of specialization and competency.
• The speech‑language pathologist will identify potential speech and language problems through screenings of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
• The speech‑language pathologist, where required, will identify potential hearing problems by screenings of kindergarten and other teacher referrals.
• The speech‑language pathologist will provide diagnostic evaluations for students selected from screening or referrals. Areas of evaluation may include: receptive language, expressive language, articulation, voice, fluency, auditory perceptual skills and hearing.
• The speech‑language pathologist will utilize diagnostic evaluation results in preparing an individual educational plan for remediation of the speech and/or language problems.
• The speech‑language pathologist gives directions that are clear, concise, and appropriate.
• The speech‑language pathologist provides timely feedback to all students as to what they are doing well, what needs to be improved, and give specific direction on how to improve.
• The speech‑language pathologist monitors and adjusts the lesson pace in relationship to the objective to promote the success of all students.
• The speech‑language pathologist guides the therapy process toward the achievement of individual educational plan goals by establishing clear objectives and communicating these objectives to the students.
• The speech‑language pathologist is aware of and utilizes appropriate strategies that enhance student's therapy participation and success and the development of thinking skills.
• The speech‑language pathologist utilizes individual students' interests to promote a desire to learn.
• The speech‑language pathologist assesses student progress at the end of each session and uses this information for future therapy planning.
• The speech‑language pathologist assigns and monitors homework, when appropriate, as an extension and reinforcement of therapy lessons.
• The speech‑language pathologist recognizes encouragement and positive reinforcement techniques as effective motivational factors.
• The speech‑language pathologist provides learning experiences so that students are encouraged to assume responsibility toward self‑direction.
• The speech‑language pathologist encourages students to work toward maximum potential and to take pride in their accomplishments.
• The speech‑language pathologist uses a variety of materials to…