Job Title: Speech-Language Pathologist
Department: Instruction
Reports to: Assistant Superintendent of Special Services & Building Principal
Classification: Exempt

Summary
$3000 additional yearly stipend for ASHA certification
Teachers are responsible for providing direct instruction to students and maintaining an environment conducive to learning

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
An individual who holds this position is required to:
Serves as a resource to school staff and families in the development of a balanced program for communications and speech-language development.
Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual speech-language needs.
Assists and guides teachers/parents in observing, describing, and referring suspected and/or identified speech-language problems.
Provides screening to specified grade levels at regular intervals to identify speech and/or language impaired children.
Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of articulation, voice, fluency, and language.
Provides appropriate individualized educational programs (IEPs) for speech-language impaired children.
Collaborates with school staff and parents to implement therapy strategies for the child’s daily activities.
Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff on topics concerning speech-language disabilities.
Keep thorough ongoing records for the students receiving speech-language therapy.
Maintains lists of students referred, screened, and eligible for service as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialist and related services.
Compiles case history data on those students in speech-language therapy and shares the pertinent information with school staff.
Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed materials, equipment, and supplies.
Assimilates all speech-language evaluation information, interprets the evaluation results and writes a cohesive report which discusses all speech-language needs of the student.
Maintains strict confidentiality.
15. Report suspected abuse, neglect, discrimination and harassments as directed by Board policy.

Subject area teachers may have additional duties and responsibilities.

Supervisory Duties
Supervise students at all times

Qualifications
Education
Bachelors Degree
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Valid Missouri Teaching Certificate
$3000 additonal yearly stipend for ASHA certifcation

Skills and Abilities
Language
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Read, analyze and interpret professional journals, Board policy, administrative procedures and forms and governmental regulations and guidance
Complete forms, write reports and engage in written correspondence with parents
Present information effectively and respond to questions
Write clear and complete lesson plans
Computation
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
Apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
Reasoning
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Solve a variety of problems in many different situations
Interpret instructions presented in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
Apply knowledge of current educational theory and instructional techniques while presenting subject matter to students
Other Skills and Abilities
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Identify needs and abilities of individual students and to adapt instructional methods accordingly
Establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents
Perform multiple tasks simultaneously
Technology
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Perform basic computer functions such as word processing and internet use
Use district software for recording grades and finding student information
Utilize smart boards, projectors and other instructional technology provided by the district

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 essential functions.

Physical Demands
An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:
Speak and hear in an environment where numerous conversations and activities may be taking place simultaneously
Move around the classroom
Read handwritten or printed material
Attendance
Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Conditions and Environment

The individual who holds this position will regularly work in a school environment that is noisy and active. Occasionally the individual will be required to work outdoors for short periods of time to perform such tasks as loading and unloading students from district transportation and supervising recess.