JOB TITLE: Speech Language Pathologist DEPARTMENT: Student Services
REPORTS TO: Principal FLSA STATUS: Exempt
SALARY SCHEDULE: SLP/Therapist - Speech Language Pathologist Salary Range: $54,050- $83,350
- Full benefits package
- Application Deadline: Position to remain posted until filled
- Start date: 2025-2026 School Year
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: - Master's Degree from an accredited university or college in the area of Speech Language Pathology.
- Certification as a Speech and Language Pathologist issued by the State Board of Education or license issued by the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
- Certificate of Clinical Competence - preferred but not required.
________________________________________________________________________________ POSITION SUMMARY
To work with students to improve their articulation and/or language skills. Also, provides instruction, guided practice, assessments, remediation and enrichment through a variety of learning opportunities and ensures a positive, successful educational experience for students. Ensures that all students acquire the grade level expectation skills set forth by Missouri Department of Education and Hillsboro R-3 curriculum.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES - Develops a program of study that meets individual needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
- Helps students improve their articulation skills, voice quality, rhythm rate of speech and/or language skills.
- Checks student’s speech, language and hearing to determine if they are within normal limits.
- Conducts language/hearing screenings for new students.
- Conducts language/hearing screenings for new Kindergarten students as they enroll for school.
- Identifies Kindergarten students with speech, language or hearing difficulties.
- Models correct sounds, drills and practices sounds on a weekly basis.
- Develops individualized strategies to remediate errors for all students on caseload.
- Provides alternative intervention strategies to students, teachers and parents who have a concern for speech and/or language.
- Instructs students by lecturing, demonstrating and using audiovisual aids.
- Helps students improve voice quality, rhythm of speech and/or language.
- Prepares course objectives and outlines for course of study following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school.
- Teaches socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement during sessions.
- Provides instructional support in one-on-one or small group settings in the speech therapy rooms..
- Administers tests to evaluate student progress, records results and issues reports or conducts meetings to inform parents of progress.
- Develops and implements Individual Education Programs (I.E.P’s) for students that meet their individual needs, interests and abilities.
- Reviews students’ IEP annually, ensuring compliance with state and federal guidelines.
- Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
- Employs special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition and memory.
- Prepares formal and informal evaluation of students; also responsible for interpretation of diagnostic evaluations and the development of diagnostic reports.
- Keeps attendance information for students on a Services Plan that he/she case manages.
- Maintains discipline in the classroom.
- Recognizes and refers students encountering medical, physical and/or psychological problems to District specialists as required.
- Establishes and maintains appropriate working relationships by actively communicating with parents.
MARGINAL DUTIES - Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, mentor program and teacher training workshops.
- Confers with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students’ educational, physical, and social development.
- Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
- Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and/or volunteer (s).
- Performs related duties such as sponsoring one or more co-curricular activities or student organizations, assisting pupils in selecting course of study, and counseling students in adjustment and academic problems.
- Contributes to the decisions made by the District and building regarding budget, facilities, curriculum and personnel well-being.
- Maintains a physically and aesthetically attractive classroom setting and exercises proper care of District equipment.
- Performs additional tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as assigned by the Principal.
EVALUATION AND JOB PERFORMANCE SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES - Supervises 2 or more employees (Teacher's Aide and Volunteers as assigned).
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Master’s Degree from an accredited university or college in the area of Speech Language Pathology
- Certification as a Speech and Language Pathologist issued by the State Board of Education or license issued by the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence, preferred, but not required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to feel, grasp, push, reach with hands/arms, stoop, kneel, crawl, perform repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement, and move up or down from/to sitting position.
MENTAL DEMANDS - Ability to maintain confidentiality; communicate clearly both orally and in writing
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - Exposed to loud noise levels. Regularly exposed to varying inclement outdoor weather conditions while on recess duty
- This individual may be exposed to potentially hazardous bodily fluids.
