Job Description

POSITION: Multi-Location Speech Language Pathologist

Upshur County Schools

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Director of Special Education

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

EMPLOYMENT TERM: 200 Day Contract

SALARY:Pursuant to WV Code §18A-4-2, in accordance with Upshur County Teacher Salary Schedule, commensurate with experience and education

level

EVALUATION: Performance in this position will be evaluated by Director of Special Education in accordance with WV State Code §18A-2-12, WV State Board Policy 5310, and UCBOE Policy 5010

Screen, assess and identify students with communication disorders which adversely affects their educational progress. Develop and provide direct and indirect services within the student's educational setting, based on established IEP goals and objectives.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assure compliance with established state and federal laws, regulations, policies (2419) and procedures.
• Strong working/communication skills with students, parents and peers.
• Establish and maintain a safe and appropriate learning environment.
• Fulfill and demonstrate professional growth in the West Virginia High Quality Standards and improvement in professional practice.
• 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 speech and hearing impaired 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 impairments.
• Provides screening to identify speech impaired children at regular intervals and at specified levels.
• Assist in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
• Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct existing speech or language impairments.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff member 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 improvement.
• Maintains 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.
• Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
• positive school image to enhance the teaching-learning process.
• Promote positive community relations through effective communication and involvement of community members.
• Work with the director and central office staff in identifying and solving problems related to his/her students;
• Perform other duties and functions as assigned bythe director.
• Understands and Implements Professional Teaching Standards.