Frontline Applicant Tracking - Peach County Schools

Openings as of 3/14/2025
Student Support Services

Speech Language Pathologist - FY26 - Hunt Elementary School

JobID: 1182

Position Type:
  Student Support Services/Speech and Language Pathologist


Date Posted:
  3/13/2025


Location:
  Hunt Elementary School


Date Available:
  07/2025


Closing Date:
  Until Filled


  Description: Speech Language Pathologist - Hunt Elementary School
JOB TITLE: Speech Language Pathologist
WORK YEAR: 10 months/190 Days
RETIREMENT: TRS
REPORTS TO: Principal
POSITION SUMMARY:To help reduce or eliminate speech impediments that interfere with the individual student's ability to derive full benefits from the district's educational program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Services as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balances program for oral communication and speech involvement.

2.  Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech impaired children.

3.  Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.

4. Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments

5. Provides screening to identify speech-impaired children at regular intervals and at specified levels

6. Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.

7. Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct existing speech or language impairments.

8. Provides in-service and education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement.

9. Keeps thorough, on-going records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services.

10. Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students.

11. Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.

12. Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.

13. Assumes responsibility for compiling, maintaining, and filing all required reports and records at the school and central office.

14. Utilizes behavior management techniques that are appropriate to individual student's disability.

15. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by the principal and/or Director of Student Services

Qualifications: The individual must be able to perform each essential job duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The following requirements are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities needed to perform the job at a fully acceptable level.
Education, Experience, and/or Certification:
• Meets all certification requirements as established by the State Department of Education and local Board of Education
 Professional Requirements:
Must serve as a role model to students. Desirable personal characteristics are required. Appropriate dress and grooming consistent with established standards required. Must be at work on time. Must meet attendance standards. Must conduct activities safely.
 
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 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 walk, sit, stand, and lift. Occasionally, the employee must crouch or kneel. The employee must be able to exert or lift up to 50 pounds.
 
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 noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Application Procedure:
Apply Online and please:
      (1) provide an email address that you check frequently
      (2) upload official transcripts, cover letter and resume
      (3) provide email addresses for references in the reference section of the application. 

Selection Procedure:  Posting will remain open until filled.

The Peach County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, genetics, disability, or sex in its employment practices, student programs and dealings with the public. It is the policy of the Board of Education to comply fully with the requirements of Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and all accompanying regulations.




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