Posting:Speech Pathologist

Location:MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS

Job Category:School Support Staff

Schedule:187

Salary:$0.00 - $0.00

Licensed Position: YES Full Time: YES

ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE:

 

Please send Resume and Letter of Interest to Vicki Doty at vdoty@madison-schools.com  

 

Must hold a valid Educator Mississippi Educator License with endorsement code: 215

 

Job Title: Speech Pathologist 

Reports To: Director of Special Services

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

This employee is responsible for organizing and implementing a therapy program to meet the needs of speech, language and hearing-impaired students and meeting the duties of teaching as outlined in laws and policies.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s Degree

Valid MS Educator License with endorsement code: 215

Certificate of clinical competence (ASHA) (not required)

 

ESSENTIALS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Continuing professional growth through educational meetings, visiting related facilities, reading professional literature, and exchanging ideas among the district staff

 Working in coordination with other SPED teachers in planning and developing the program

 Preparing educational plans annually for each student based on individually assessed needs in accordance with district procedures

Conducting grade-wide hearing screenings once a year in grades stipulated in the Madison County School District policies and procedures

 Preparing therapy plans for each student.

Providing appropriate schedules for special needs students involving school personnel as required

Conducting speech and language screening once a year for all kindergarten students and all students not previously enrolled in school

Participating in the in-school staffing and screening processes as appropriate

Participating on evaluation teams for speech, language, and hearing impaired students as appropriate.

Providing speech and/or hearing screening tests for all students referred by the in-school staffing committee

Providing diagnostic/evaluation testing for students failing speech screening

Cooperating with school personnel in coordinating special services within that school

Developing and conducting an in-service program to inform classroom teacher of the goals and objectives of the special education program and ways of achieving them in the school setting

Conferring with the classroom teacher as requested concerning any educational needs of the student

Making available to teachers instructional ideas that are appropriate for special needs students within the classroom situation

Providing information to community groups and parents concerning special education programs as requested or needed

Ensure that each student in the program has necessary evaluation records in his/her permanent folder

Furnishing the principal with current special needs student schedules.

Completing progress reports on each student in the program

Supplying progress reports to school personnel and to parents of special needs students as necessary and requested

Completing appropriate reports for local, state, federal and educational agencies

Referring those students who require further evaluation or follow-up services to the appropriate school personnel or community agencies

 

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; sit; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 55 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. 

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The work environment is a standard office setting and school/classroom combined with a server room. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.