Speech-Language Pathologist IV - Leeward District Administration

Speech‑Language Pathologist IV – Leeward District Administration

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

This position services students at schools within the Leeward District as needed and assigned by the Leeward District Administration Office.

Speech Language Pathologist IV, SR‑22: $6,222.00 – $6,917.00 per month

• Selects specific methods or strategies to assess student communicative performance.
• Conducts activity and environmental analysis to determine barriers that limit communicative performance.
• Analyzes, interprets, documents, and communicates findings.
• Collaborates with team members to determine programming within specified time frames.
• Provides speech‑language services to address the unique needs of students, updates team members on progress, and recommends changes or rescission of services when needed.
• Collaborates and consults with parents and school personnel to assist with the generalization of skills and instruct students in the use of strategies to gain communicative independence.
• Attends student‑focused problem‑solving meetings, school staff meetings, evaluation and eligibility meetings, individualized education program meetings, and complex or district staff meetings as needed.
• Observes student performance in the natural environment and integrates findings to determine barriers that limit student participation in the educational setting.
• Collaborates with other school team members to plan educational goals and interventions within specified time frames.
• Develops efficient schedules and workload.
• Attends conferences and assists with in‑service training of other educational personnel.
• Confers with student families and outside agencies.
• Provides data on services to students, workload, student progress, equipment and material needs, and any other required information.
• Analyzes performance in the natural environment to determine barriers between school/classroom expectations and student performance.
• Provides appropriate services to address the distinctive educational needs of individual and/or groups of students.
• Assists with in‑service training of other educational personnel.
• Collects information from a variety of sources and provides data specific to the professional area.

• Basic Education Requirement
  :
  Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a speech‑language pathology or communication sciences and disorders program approved by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech‑Language Hearing Association (ASHA).
• Experience Requirement
  :
  Progressive experience as described for Level IV, including at least one year of comparable experience and, where applicable, supervisory aptitude or experience. Level IV requires at least one year of experience comparable to the next lower level.
• Certificate and License Requirements
  :
  • Valid Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from ASHA.
  • Valid State of Hawaii Speech Pathologist license.
• Driver’s License Requirement
  :
  Current, valid driver’s license.
• Quality of Experience
  :
  The applicant’s overall experience must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of this position.

10‑month civil service and SSP employees enjoy a range of competitive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plan, and various insurance options. For a full list, please refer to the department’s benefits summary.