Long Term Substitute - Speech and Language Pathologist

Long Term Position - Starting Date: October 19, 2026

Qualifications

• A valid Ohio Speech/Language Therapist Certificate.
• A Master's Degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university with specific emphasis in education and speech/language therapy.
• Demonstrated skill in writing and oral communication.
• Demonstrated successful experience as a speech/language therapist.
• Ability to establish positive relationships with staff, students and parents.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Preschool Experience Is Preferred.

Responsibilities

Help reduce or eliminate speech, language and hearing deficits that interfere with the individual student's ability to derive full benefit from the district's educational program.

• Serves as a member of the school building Intervention Assistance Team (IAT).
• Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
• Serves as a member of the IEP team as appropriate.
• Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech, language and hearing handicapped children.
• Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.
• Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing and language status as a member of the multifactored evaluation team.
• Provides screening to identify speech and handicapped children at regular intervals and at specified levels.
• Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
• Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy (IEP) to meet individual student's needs and corrects existing speech or language handicaps.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the student's daily activities.
• Provides information, support and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
• Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvements.
• Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services.
• Maintains lists of referred, screened and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists and related services.
• Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.
• Assists in the development of the annual budget for speech therapy services.
• Supports school policies and procedures.
• Accepts responsibility for continued professional growth.
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Coordinator of Pupil Services may assign.