Speech-Language Pathologist

ABOUT NGSC

North Gibson School Corporation proudly serves students and families from the communities of Princeton, Hazleton, Mt. Olympus, and Patoka, as well as the rural areas of northern Gibson County. We take pride in offering our students a tailored curriculum, developed locally by our professional teaching and administrative staff. Along with placing a high value on academics, we also take great pride in our extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, which provide many avenues for our students to be involved in their school community.

Best of all, we are able to provide these excellent activities in some of the most up-to-date, technology rich facilities in the state of Indiana.

Public school speech-language pathologists are communication specialists who work with students with language handicaps, articulation deficits, dysfluencies and voice disorders.

An individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Serves as a resource to the school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement
• 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, 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
• 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 student’s daily activities
• Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate
• Maintains regular attendance

Master’s degree in speech and language pathology.

Certification as speech pathologist.

• Have the ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Provide effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Have the ability to manage classroom and coordinate and instruct student activities.
• Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk. The employee must be able to see and read close work such as typed or handwritten material and have good depth perception.

The employee must be able to hear conversation and to communicate through speech. Occasionally the employee will repeat the same hand, arm or finger motion many times. The employee is occasionally required to squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and reach forward. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must be able to push items of 50 pounds or more, such as pushing materials on a cart.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level may vary depending upon the daily activities within the work environment, such as the number of people in the room. The work environment is frequently interrupted as the employee must meet multiple demands.

The employee must constantly work to meet deadlines.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

Department:
Instruction

Classification:
Certified - Full Time

Status:
Exempt Bargaining

Reports To:

Principal, Superintendent