Speech Therapist- (VACANT NOW)

Speech Therapist

Location: Site Level School

Reports To: School Principal

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Range: Per WBR Salary Schedule

Terms of Employment: 9 Months

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Provides assessment and remediation services to students with speech impairments within the school setting.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plans effectively for therapeutic intervention, including selecting appropriate materials and identifying individual student differences .
• Consults with teacher(s) and parent(s) to develop appropriate goals and objectives for identified students
• Participates in and develops Individual Education Plans- IEP or Service Plans.
• Schedules and holds IEP meetings.
• Maintains an environment conducive to therapeutic intervention, including organizing available space, materials, and/or equipment to facilitate therapy.
• Takes appropriate precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Manages routines and transitions in a timely manner.
• Manages allotted time and maximizes the amount of time available for each therapy session
• Bills Medicaid for the delivery of speech language therapy services.
• Maintains documentation of IEP and RTI services utilizing district mandated documentation system (EIS).
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records.
• Establishes expectations for learner behavior.
• Administers and interprets the results of appropriate tests based on student need.
• Manages learner behavior to provide productive therapeutic intervention.
• Serves as a member of the Pupil Appraisal Team for students requiring speech language assessment, when needed.
• Implements a program of appropriate goals and objectives for Special Education students with speech language impairments.
• Conducts speech-language screenings, provides and progress monitors appropriate speech/language interventions as part of the school Student Assistance team.
• Presents appropriate content through therapeutic intervention.
• Utilizes knowledge of clinical methodology and child growth and development and employs a variety of methods and techniques.
• Provides opportunities for student involvement in the therapeutic process.
• Integrates technology into therapy when appropriate.
• Presents content at a developmentally appropriate level.
• Assesses and measures student growth using established goals and objectives.
• Informs students and/or parents of student progress.
• Produces evidence of student progress under his/her instruction.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a licensed speech pathologist/therapist who holds a current, valid, full (not temporary or provisional) Louisiana license with the Louisiana Board of Examiners to serve as a speech pathologist/therapist is considered certified by BESE.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Medium: Exerts 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, 10-25 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly.

Note: This job description is subject to change at any time. While this job description reflects delegation of essential duties and responsibilities, it does not exclude or restrict management's right to assign or reassign tasks, duties, or responsibilities to this job at any time.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position's role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job, Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Associate Superintendent for Human Resources/Staff Development. It should also be noted the order of duties/responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed nor intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.