Speech Pathologist - Current and Future Vacancies

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement;
• Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of students with speech and hearing impairments.
• Assists and guide teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments;
• Serves as a member of the multidisciplinary evaluation team and provides a comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments;
• Develops compliant speech evaluation reports from assessments conducted. Prepares and disseminates the completed evaluation or speech component within mandated timelines;
• Delivers speech and language services in accordance with all federal, state regulations and local policy and procedures;
• Provides screening to identify children with speech impairments at regular intervals and at specific levels;
• Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialist in the community as appropriate;
• Provides appropriate individualized education programs for therapy to meet individual students’ needs and correct existing speech or language impairments;
• Develops Web-based IEPs and/or Services Plans for assigned students and serves as a member of the instructional team to develop data-based present levels of academic achievement and functional performance, and measurable goals and objectives;
• Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy and language activities into the student’s daily schedule;
• Provides information, support, and counseling to agencies and families when appropriate;
• Keeps abreast of assistive technology strategies and is able to implement appropriate strategies to enhance student language acquisition;
• Produces in-service education and serve as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech impairment;
• Keeps and timely submits compliant records of the assigned student caseload, such as service logs and progress
• reports;
• Completes all required reports both local and state; and
• Performs other duties as required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree preferred;
• A valid Speech License and Teaching certificate in Speech Pathology are required; and
• Valid Louisiana Teaching Certificate.

Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Must possess basic computer skills and demonstrate the ability to use various types of software programs;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to special education
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; and
• Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, and outside agencies.