Speech/Language Pathologist

Qualifications:

As set by the state certification authorities and the American Speech and Hearing Association

Reports to:

Pre-K and Special Education Director

Supervises:

Speech Pathology Interns

Required knowledge, skills and abilities:

1. Demonstrated knowledge of student behavior in his/her area of exceptionality as well as policies and procedures relevant to program implementation and participation.
2. Knowledge to interpret assessment data, group students and develop methodologies and strategies conducive to individualized instructional needs.
3. Effective skills in oral and written communication to fulfill IEP requirements and communicate to students, parents, support agencies and other faculty and staff.
4. Physical and emotional ability and dexterity to perform required work and move about as needed in a fast-paced, high-intensive work environment.

Job goal:

To provide appropriate services to communicatively disabled children (those children with language, speech or hearing disorders) and to provide consultative services for school personnel.

Performance responsibilities:

1. Organizes and conducts language and speech screenings in the schools.
2. Organizes and conducts hearing screenings in the schools.
3. Evaluates and diagnoses children with speech and language disorders through use of standardized tests.
4. Selects children with clinical communicative disorders for enrollment in therapy.
5. Consults with principals and teachers regarding the arrangement of appropriate time schedules for children to be enrolled in therapy.
6. Coordinates the Language, Speech and Hearing Services Program with other school programs.
7. Prescribes and implements therapy for those children with communicative disorders.
8. Provides individual and/or group therapy for children with language, speech, or hearing disorders.
9. Refers children to other school personnel for special services.
10. Refers children, when necessary, to various community agencies and physicians.
11. Provides information to teachers about pupil progress in therapy.
12. Provides consultative services to regular or special classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, and parents in order to give them information on communicative skills development, special materials, and procedures to be used in helping children develop appropriate communicative behaviors.
13. Suggests materials for planning programs in speech improvement in the classroom.
14. Maintains appropriate records regarding children’s progress in therapy.
15. Maintains records and medical information regarding children with hearing impairments in order to convey the needs of the child to the classroom teacher.
16. Conducts parent conferences.
17. Submits a comprehensive annual report of the Language, Speech and Hearing Services Program.

Terms of employment:

Salary and work year to be according to current schedule.

Evaluation:

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

Source: Tuscaloosa City Schools, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Date: 2/3/77