PT Speech Language Pathologist

Duties And Responsibilities

• Administers appropriate speech/hearing screenings and evaluations.
• Provides appropriate speech and language services for Pre-K-12 students.
• Creates and maintains an inclusive, supportive learning environment.
• Administers speech/language evaluations to referred students, analyzes and interprets the results in a written report.
• Serves as an active participant on committees and school teams including those that investigate the special needs of students and collaborates on classroom interventions.
• Observes the student in the classroom to determine observable learning styles, behaviors, personal characteristics, and academic strengths and weaknesses.
• Develops and implements interventions in the classrooms to address special needs and concerns.
• Serves as a consultant for teachers, parents, and administrators to enhance the academic experience of individual students and to promote scholastic achievement in the educational setting.
• Participates in Individualized Educational Plan meetings when requested to assist in the development of an appropriate educational program.
• Conferences with parents, teachers, community professionals and students, where appropriate to explain evaluation results and discuss implications for instruction.
• Affords assistance in assuring division compliance to local, state and federal regulations governing special education.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Must hold a master’s degree or higher in Speech/Language, Speech Pathology, or Communication Disorder.
• Must hold or be eligible for an active license with a valid endorsement in speech language pathology issued by the Board of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (BASLP).