Speech/Language Pathologist (26-27)

About the role

The Speech-Language Pathologist provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services for students with speech, language, voice, fluency, and communication disorders that impact educational performance. This position collaborates with educators, families, and related service providers to develop and implement individualized education programs (IEPs), supports students' communication and social skills, and ensures services are delivered in compliance with IDEA, state regulations, and district policies to promote student access to the educational environment.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the IEP process by attending IEP meetings, collaborating with IEP team members, preparing IEP paperwork, and delivering instruction to enable students to make IEP goal progress.
• Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
• Monitors evaluation and timelines to ensure appropriate placement and programming.
• Communicates with parents regarding evaluation, programming, placement, services, and rights of students with disabilities.
• Attends all meetings at the grade, department, school, and district levels, along with related professional development opportunities.
• Develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure in the classroom and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Plans curriculum, lessons, special education programs, and teaching methods based on the individual needs of students.
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques, technology, and instructional media, consistent with the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
• Assists in transitioning children into the appropriate school setting.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative procedures.
• Works in a climate-controlled building, as well as in inclement weather.
• Ability to stand, walk, and move around for long periods of time.
• Ability to see and read, with or without vision aids, a computer screen and printed matter, and to distinguish colors.
• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation, on the telephone, and when addressing groups.
• Ability to exert up to 30 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Ability to lift, bend, stoop, pull, grasp, and carry a variety of objects of different shapes and sizes.
• Able to perform other duties assigned by the Superintendent or designee.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders.
  • Valid Missouri Speech and Language Specialist teaching certificate and/or be eligible for certification and/or have a Master's degree and State Licensure in Speech Language Pathology, CCC/SLP, or CFY.
  • Knowledgeable of the special education process and teaching techniques that meet the diverse needs of students.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work with diverse and multicultural populations.
  • Demonstrate skills in human relations, leadership, and conflict management.
  • Working knowledge of Professional Learning Communities preferred.
  • Knowledgeable of the District-approved de-escalation, restraint, and seclusion procedures.
  • Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative procedures.
  • Ability to exert up to 30 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
  • Ability to lift, bend, stoop, pull, grasp, and carry a variety of objects of different shapes and sizes.
  • Able to perform other duties assigned by the Superintendent or designee.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders.
    • Valid Missouri Speech and Language Specialist teaching certificate and/or be eligible for certification and/or have a Master's degree and State Licensure in Speech Language Pathology, CCC/SLP, or CFY.
    • Knowledgeable of the special education process and teaching techniques that meet the diverse needs of students.
    • Demonstrate the ability to work with diverse and multicultural populations.
    • Demonstrate skills in human relations, leadership, and conflict management.
    • Working knowledge of Professional Learning Communities preferred.
    • Knowledgeable of the District-approved de-escalation, restraint, and seclusion procedures.
    • Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative procedures.
    • Ability to exert up to 30 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
    • Ability to lift, bend, stoop, pull, grasp, and carry a variety of objects of different shapes and sizes.
    • Able to perform other duties assigned by the Superintendent or designee.

      Skills

      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.
      • Formative assessments.
      • Collaborative learning techniques.
      • Data analysis.
      • Oral and written communication.
      • Human relations.
      • Leadership.
      • Conflict management.
      • Computer word processing.
      • Spreadsheets.
      • Databases.