Speech-Language Specialist (Main Road School)

Qualifications:As set by the State Board of Education Such other qualifications of academic, professional, and personal excellence as the board may specify Reports to:Supervisor of Special Services Job Goal:To help reduce or eliminate articulation and language deficits that interfere with the individual student's ability to derive full benefit from the district's educational program. Performance Responsibilities: 1. Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement. 2. Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech and language handicapped 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 handicapped children at regular intervals and at specified levels. 6. Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community. 7. Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct existing speech or language handicaps. 8. Consults with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy through suggestions for the student's daily activities. 9. Provides information, support and counseling to parents and families when appropriate. 10. Provides inservice education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement. 11. Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual students receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services. 12. Maintains lists of referred, screened and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services. 13. Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history and environmental history are deemed appropriate. 14. Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies. 15. Prepares and administers the annual budget for speech therapy services, in consultation with immediate supervisor. 16. Prepares reports as requested. 17. Prepares a daily schedule and an alternate schedule for testing students. 18. Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of the job certification. Employment Conditions: Contract year:September 1 to June 30 (Ten months) Bargaining Unit:TFEA Evaluation:In accordance to board policy Date(s) of Revision:Approved: 5/19/80 Revised: 7/15/92, 4/23/97, 4/29/15