Cleveland City Schools Speech Language Pathologist

Clevelandschools; Cleveland (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Schools is seeking a Speech/Language Pathologist to provide speech and language services to students with disabilities in Cleveland, Tennessee. The role requires collaboration with teachers, parents, and school staff to develop IAIEPs and implement evidence-based interventions.

The position emphasizes in-person service delivery, regular attendance, and adherence to district guidelines. A Tennessee license in SLP is required; CCCs preferred.

Qualifications

• Tennessee License in Speech/Language Pathology through Tennessee Department of Education; Prefer Certification Clinical Competencies (CCCs)
• Master’s degree
• Ability to communicate with students, school personnel
• Ability to work cooperatively with others
• Ability to administer, score, and interpret speech/language assessments
• Ability to demonstrate effective behavioral and management technique
• FLSA exempt

Responsibilities

• Requires regular, reliable, and punctual in-person attendance at the assigned work location.
• Assesses students’ communication skills (e.g., articulation, language, voice, etc.) for the purpose of identifying communication disorders, determining eligibility, and providing recommendations for placement
• Coordinates IEP meetings for eligible students with parents, teachers, and students for the purpose of presenting evaluation results and developing plans
• Maintains all special education paperwork in a timely manner including IAIEPs, reevaluation summary, student progress reports, census and yearly progress data
• Consults with parents, administrators, school psychologist and other professionals in order to develop IAIEPs
• Instructs and develops daily lesson plans as prescribed in the IAIEPs from PLEPs and goals
• Collaborates with a variety of groups and/or individuals for the purpose of communicating information, resolving issues, and providing services in compliance with guidelines
• Instructs eligible students in the use of appropriate communication technologies (hearing aids, FM systems, augmentative devices) for minimizing educational impact
• Maintains files and/or records for reference and compliance
• Researches resources and methods for addressing students’ needs
• Performs other related duties assigned by the Principal and/or Supervisor of Special Populations

Skills

Communication with students/school

Cooperation with others

Assessments administration/interpret

Behavioral management

Punctual attendance

Education

Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

TITLE SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Tennessee License in Speech/Language Pathology through Tennessee Department of Education; Prefer Certification Clinical Competencies (CCCs)
2. Master’s degree
3. Ability to communicate with students, school personnel
4. Ability to work cooperatively with others
5. Ability to administer, score, and interpret speech/language assessments
6. Ability to demonstrate effective behavioral and management technique
7. FLSA exempt

REPORTS TO

Supervisor of Special Populations

JOB GOAL

To provide speech and language services to students with disabilities to minimize the adverse impact of speech and language delays on student progress.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Requires regular, reliable, and punctual in-person attendance at the assigned work location.

2. Assesses students’ communication skills (e.g., articulation, language, voice, etc.) for the purpose of identifying communication disorders, determining eligibility, and providing recommendations for placement

3. Coordinates IEP meetings for eligible students with parents, teachers, and students for the purpose of presenting evaluation results and developing plans

4. Maintains all special education paperwork in a timely manner including instructionally appropriate Individual Educational Programs (IAIEPs), reevaluation summary, student progress reports, student census and annual yearly progress data

5. Consults with parents, administrators, school psychologist and other professionals in order to develop IAIEPs

6. Instructs and develops daily lesson plans as prescribed in the IAIEPs from PLEPs and goals

7. Collaborates with a variety of groups and/or individuals for the purpose of communicating information, resolving issues, and providing services in compliance with established guidelines

8. Instructs eligible students in the use of appropriate communication technologies (i.e., hearing aids, FM systems, augmentative communication devices, etc.) for the purpose of minimizing the adverse educational impact of communication disorders in accordance with established guidelines and legal requirement

9. Maintains files and/or records (e.g. progress reports, activity logs, treatment plans, required documentation, screening results, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of information as required for reference and/or compliance

10. Researches resources and methods (e.g. intervention and techniques, assessment tools and methods, community resources, etc.) for the purpose of determining the appropriate approach for addressing students’ needs

11. Performs other related duties assigned by the Principal and/or Supervisor of Special Populations

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the weight of an average child, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

1. Pushing and/or pulling

2. Climbing and/or balancing

3. Stooping, kneeling

4. Reaching

5. Talking

6. Hearing

7. Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

1. Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure

2. Adaptability to accept responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity

3. Adaptability to deal with students

4. Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

1. Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles and ability to reason and make judgments

2. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them

3. Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately

4. Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers

5. Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working conditions

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by

people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.