FY27: Speech Pathologist, Rock Creek Forest ES, 0.9 FTE

Summary Description

The primary responsibilities include screening, evaluating and providing appropriate services to students with communication disorders (articulation, voice, language, fluency) that affect educational performance. Also included in the responsibilities is consultation with teachers and parents and participation in Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meetings.

Physical Demands

As required by the duties and responsibilities of the job.

Special Requirements

Required to attend school meetings, programs and activities outside the instructional day as mandated by the MCEA agreement.

Job Specific Information

• Wage Range: Salary between $64,591 and $131,472 based on education and experience.

• Benefits: For information about benefits, please follow the link below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nCKtJEqy4w4SLTzmvmVXgE8hPfOBolkb/view

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Screening, Evaluation, Diagnosis, Remediation: Ability to screen, evaluate, diagnose, and remediate communication disorders of students, birth to twenty-one years of age.

• Develop and Implement Goals: Ability to develop and implement appropriate goals and objectives for each individual student and to select and utilize therapeutic materials effectively with individuals and small groups of students.

• Consultation: Good communication and human relations skills needed in order to implement consultative programs through classroom teachers and parents and to work effectively and cooperatively as a member of the local school or site-based team.

• Writing and Organizational Skills: Good writing and organizational skills needed to formulate concise clinical reports, develop IEPs and Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs), and to maintain complete longitudinal records for each student.

Education, Training, Experience

• Masters or Equivalency: Masters or equivalency in speech-language pathology; course work and demonstrated knowledge and expertise in working with communication disorders, including significant expertise in evaluation and therapeutic techniques.

• Experience: Experience working cooperatively with professionals in related disciplines; demonstrated skill in working with parents (i.e., parent counseling, parent training, etc.).

Certificate, License

• Speech Pathologists Hired After October 1, 2007: Required to hold the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) license or be eligible for a provisional license.

• Speech Pathologists Hired Prior to October 1, 2007: May hold Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) certification in speech-language pathology OR the Maryland State DHMH License.

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) Desirable or CFY (Clinical Fellowship Year) Eligible.