Speech Language Pathologist- Winter

Speech Language Pathologist – 2025‑2026 Winter Hiring Pool

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Speech/Language Pathologists (SLP) provide a wide range of services, mainly on an individual basis, but also as support for individuals, families, support groups, and the general public. Speech/Language services begin with initial screening for communication skills and continue with assessment and diagnosis, consultation for management, intervention and treatment, and provision of services for students.

FTE: 1.0
Calendar: 188 days

The primary function of an employee in this class is to provide speech/language therapy to assigned students. The primary duties are performed in the therapy or classroom environment. The SLP maintains records, conducts speech, language and hearing screenings, makes recommendations and delivers services to meet the needs of the students in the area of speech/language services, and develops, with a team, individual education programs (IEP) for students.

• Organizes a program that addresses individual student’s speech/language goals
• Works with school personnel to accomplish the speech/language goals and objectives
• Coordinates speech/language services with student services provided by other school personnel
• Maintains records of the speech-language program and prepares periodic reports as required
• Adheres to established district policies, code of ethics, and state and Federal laws
• Helps with a team to develop an IEP for student
• Plans therapy for individual students and groups of students
• Keeps updated records of each students sessions and progress
• Provides updated information to Parents and teachers on students’ progress and needs
• Adjusts intervention strategies based upon student performance
• Promotes effective interpersonal relations with students, staff and parents
• Provide consultation to parents, teachers and other appropriate school personnel
• Consults/communicates with non-school agencies to enhance services

• Speech and language, diagnostic, therapy, and evaluation methods, techniques, and objectives;
• Speech and language development, disabilities, and disorders;
• Oral anatomy and motor development;
• Basic educational procedures and objectives, including classroom instruction and presentation, preparation of teaching materials and aids, behavior management and modification, district testing and grading, and student‑teacher relations and interactions;
• Operation of specialized therapy equipment;
• Follow written and oral instructions and observe District policies and procedures;
• Apply speech and language therapy methods effectively, following established protocols;
• Prepare therapy, instructional, and related materials;
• Perform screening, and ongoing assessment duties, following established protocols;
• Prepare and maintain files, records, logs, and therapy documentation;
• Maintain student, school, and parental confidentiality;
• Participate in Multi‑disciplinary teams (MDT) to coordinate and prepare Individual Education programs for students;
• Operate equipment, standard office equipment, and a personal computer using programs appropriate to assigned duties;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, teachers and staff members, and other District personnel;
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Demonstrate integrity, ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.

• Follow written and oral instructions and observe District policies and procedures;
• Interpret and modify classroom and therapy instructions, materials, and presentations to the appropriate learning level of the assigned student;
• Prepare and maintain required records, files, reports, logs, statistics, and documentation;
• Perform time management and scheduling functions, meet deadlines, and set task priorities;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, teachers and staff members, and other District personnel;
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Maintain student,…