Speech Language Pathologist

Job Title: Speech Language Pathologist

Reports To: Director of Student Services

Supervisory: No

Exempt

Pay Type:

If exempt: Professional

Salaried

General Purpose:

• Pay range: $80,000-$90,000 for full-time position. Salary would be prorated for a part-time position.

• Benefits: For employees contracted for 30 hours per week or more, Thomas MacLaren School pays for 100% of the employee's base insurance premiums (Health, Dental, Vision, Long-term and Short-term disability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance, and Life insurance) for the base level coverages. No benefits are provided to employees contracted fo4r less than 30 hours per week.

General Purpose: The speech-language pathologist promotes and improves student educational success by assessing, evaluating and treating persons with speech, language, voice and fluency disorders through direct therapy and

informational/consultative services for students, teachers, parents and other staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide direct individual and group therapy services to students with speech and language needs
• Provide whole-class language lessons for preschool and kindergarten classes when appropriate
• Develop and implement IEPs for students with speech and language impairments
• Assess, screen, and evaluate students and effectively share results with parents and educational staff, and participate in eligibility determinations according to Charter School Institute, ASHA, State, and Federal regulations and guidelines
• Assist the IEP team in determining appropriate assistive technology, software and devices, to allow reasonable access to instruction and the general education environment
• Provide consultation to parents and teachers to improve students' speech-language outcomes
• Participate in the school's MTSS/RtI meetings to design, implement, and monitor student response to research-based interventions for targeted speech-language needs
• Complete assessments, evaluation reports, and progress reports within expected timelines
• Schedule direct student services according with regard to the needs of students, school, and faculty
• Maintain ongoing assessment to verify progress toward meeting IEP goals
• Maintain service logs and progress notes for all students receiving speech and language interventions
• Observe students in classroom and unstructured settings as needed to conduct evaluations, monitor student interventions and to provide teacher consultation
• Serve as the Special Education Director Designee for IEP meetings for students eligible for speech language only services when necessary
• Enter all speech and language assessment and progress monitoring data, evaluation reports, behavior plans, and other relevant information into the school's electronic IEP/504 system as appropriate

This description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities of this job. It is intended only to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements.

Qualifications:

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Stand, sit and/or move about for sustained periods.
• Move about in non-traditional instructional environments; i.e., areas of the community.
• Report to multiple case managers in a given day or during the workweek.
• Communicate effectively in-person and via telephone and other electronic media to individuals and groups of varying sizes.

Education:

• MA/MS Degree in communication disorders or speech-language pathology from an accepted institution of higher education.
• Valid Colorado Department of Education issued Special Services License as a Speech Language Pathologist

Experience:

• Some experience delivering speech-language therapeutic services within a school setting is preferred
• Familiarity with Federal, State and CSI guidelines for special education
• Expertise with a wide range of standardized and informal assessment procedures to evaluate speech and language skills
• Knowledge of research-based speech-language interventions
• Ability to effectively plan for, and efficiently deliver, all speech-language services as required
• Ability to effectively communicate effectively in oral and written form
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with team members
• Ability to use a variety of approaches and materials to address IEP goals that are compatible with students' ages, interests, and abilities

Physical Requirements of this position include:

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

SELDOM

OCCASIONAL

FREQUENT

SELDOM

OCCASIONAL

FREQUENT

EXTREME COLD OR HEAT

x

VISUAL ACUITY: Near/Far

x

HEIGHTS

x

HEARING

x

NOISE

x

SPEECH

x

DRIVING

x

EYE/HAND COORDIN.

x

WALKING/Uneven Surfaces

x

x

TRAVEL:

WORKING ALONE

x

Local

x

WORK WITH OTHERS

x

National

x

MOVING HEAVY ITEMS:

SELDOM

OCCASIONAL

FREQUENT

OPERATING MACHINERY:

LIFTING/LOWERING

Over 30 lb

Over 20 lb

0-20 lb.

COMPUTER

x

LIFTING OVER SHOULDER

Over 30 lb

Over 20 lb

0-20 lb.

COPIER

x

REACHING OVER SHLDER

Over 30 lb

Over 20 lb

0-20 lb.

MOUSE

x

CARRYING

Over 30 lb

Over 20 lb

0-20 lb.

TELEPHONE

x

PUSHING/PULLING

Over 30 lb

Over 20 lb

0-20 lb.

OTHER (please list)

PULLING

Over 30 lb

Over 20 lb

0-20 lb.