School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist: Empower Student Communication

West Virginia Department of Education; Buckhannon (WV); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The West Virginia Department of Education seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist to screen, assess and identify students with communication disorders, and to develop direct and indirect services within the educational setting based on established IEP goals and objectives.

The incumbent will collaborate with teachers, provide therapy for speech and language impairments, maintain records, and support family counseling and community relations as part of a comprehensive program aligned with state

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 bythe director.
• 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.

Job description

The West Virginia Department of Education seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist to screen, assess and identify students with communication disorders, and to develop direct and indirect services within the educational setting based on established IEP goals and objectives.

The incumbent will collaborate with teachers, provide therapy for speech and language impairments, maintain records, and support family counseling and community relations as part of a comprehensive program aligned with state