PT Speech Language Pathologist

Job Description

Reports to: Director of Special Education and Student Services

Salary Schedule: SLP Scale (15 hours/week)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to develop IEP goals and objectives and align with SOL’s.
• Ability to use augmentative communication and assistive technology devices.
• Ability to develop effective relationships with students, parents and school personnel.
• Possess knowledge of the Virginia regulations governing special education programs for students with disabilities.
• Possess knowledge and use of articulation, phonological principles, fluency, receptive, expressive and programmatic language.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administers appropriate speech/hearing screenings and evaluations.
• Provides appropriate speech and language services for Pre‑K‑12 students.
• Creates and maintains an inclusive, supportive learning environment.
• Administers speech/language evaluations to referred students, analyzes and interprets the results in a written report.
• Serves as an active participant on committees and school teams including those that investigate the special needs of students and collaborates on classroom interventions.
• Observes the student in the classroom to determine observable learning styles, behaviors, personal characteristics, and academic strengths and weaknesses.
• Develops and implements interventions in the classrooms to address special needs and concerns.
• Serves as a consultant for teachers, parents, and administrators to enhance the academic experience of individual students and to promote scholastic achievement in the educational setting.
• Participates in Individualized Educational Program meetings when requested to assist in the development of an appropriate educational program.
• Conferences with parents, teachers, community professionals and students, where appropriate to explain evaluation results and discuss implications for instruction.
• Assists in assuring division compliance to local, state and federal regulations governing special education.
• Demonstrate dependability, punctuality, and reliability in fulfilling responsibilities
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Must hold a master’s degree or higher in Speech/Language, Speech Pathology, or Communication Disorder.
• Must hold or be eligible for an active license with a valid endorsement in speech language pathology issued by the Board of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (BASLP).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with students with disabilities in preschool through high school.
• Experience delivering speech therapy services within an inclusive environment.

Primary Location: District Wide

Salary Range: $40.04 – $54.34 / Per Hour

Shift Type: Part-Time

Job Contact Information

Name: Daniel Hill
Title: Director of Special Education and Student Services
Address: 1612 Wadsworth Street, Radford, VA 24141
Phone: (540) 731‑3647
Fax: (540) 731‑4419

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