What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech and Language Pathologist position at Madison Consolidated Schools?
MADISON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
Position Title: Speech-Language Pathologist
Reports to: Principal and Assistant Superintendent
FLSA: Exempt
Summary of the position: To provide a program to meet the unique needs of each student with communication disabilities and implement hearing screening procedures as required by state regulations.
Qualifications: Master’s degree with a current teaching license from the State of Indiana with a major emphasis in speech pathology is required. Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) is preferred. Other qualifications as deemed desirable by the School Board.
Supervises: Any individual assigned by the building administrator or Superintendent (such as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Organize and implement a hearing screening program for students in grades 1, 4, 7, and 10 as required by state law.
- Evaluate and identify those students who meet state guidelines as having communication and/or hearing disabilities.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate Individual Education Programs for identified speech/language students as part of the Case Conference Committee.
- Conduct referrals and follow-ups for students with possible medical needs.
- Provide consultation services to students, teachers, and other professionals.
- Participate in all student meetings as necessary to provide information regarding general education intervention, diagnostic information, decisions regarding evaluations, and participation as a member of the multi-disciplinary evaluation team.
- Maintain accurate and complete records and required paperwork associated with the delivery of services and assure that proper procedures are followed when transferring records or other information to other therapists, professionals, or parents.
- Participate in ongoing professional development.
- Assist in the ongoing planning, development, and evaluation of speech/language services.
- Other duties as assigned.
Special Considerations/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 on the job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use their hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the district.
Position Description Written by: Shannon Allman, Director of Human Resources
Date Completed: 1/2017
Revision Dates: 2/19/2024
It is the policy of Madison Consolidated Schools not to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age, in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 1971, 22-9-1); Public Law 218 (I.C. 1971, Title 20); Titles VI and VII (Civil Rights Act 1964); the Equal Pay Act of 1973; Title IX (1972 Education Amendments); Public Law 94-142; and Public Law 93-112, Section 504.