Speech-Language Pathologist

·        Speech-Language Pathologist

 

·        Holds an active, valid license in speech-language pathology (full or school only) issued by the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech -Language Pathology (BASLP)

·        Principal/Director of Special Education

 

·        To help reduce or eliminate speech and language impairments that interfere with the individual student’s ability to derive full benefit from the district’s educational program

 

·        Serve as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement

·        Provide a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech, language and hearing-impaired children

·        Assist and guide teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments

·        Provide a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, and language fluency impairments

·        Provide screening to identify speech handicapped children at regular intervals and at specified levels

·        Assist in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate

·        Provide appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students’ needs and correct existing speech or language handicaps

·        Collaborate with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the student’s daily activities

·        Provide information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate

·        Provide in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement

·        Keep thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services

·        Maintain lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services

·        Compile case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate

·        Assume primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies

·        Perform other duties as assigned

 

·        Positions that are itinerant will involve frequent traveling between schools and will also involve periodic transporting of audiometers

·        10-month contract; Salary based upon teacher’s scale

·        Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on  Evaluation of Personnel.