Speech & Language Therapist

Job Title: Speech and Language Therapist

Department: Special Education

Reports To: Supervisor of Special Education

Summary:

The Speech and Language Therapist serves as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team designed to assist in the evaluation of the education needs of students suspected of being speech &/or language impaired as well as providing necessary consultation and direct services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Speech Therapist shall have duties and responsibilities which include, but are not limited to the following.

• Diagnosis of speech and language disorders in students
• Planning and implementing appropriate therapy and intervention strategies.
• Providing consultation and professional inservice to teachers, parents and ancillary staff.
• Serving on diagnostic teams as assigned.
• Serving on professional committees that involve the teacher of the speech and language impaired professional expertise.
• Completing state and federal IFSP and/or IEP team requirements.
• Serving as IFSP and/or IEP team chairperson and coordinating student’s speech therapy and special education programming.
• Serving as a liaison between the district, the state and national professional association (Michigan Speech and Hearing Association, American Speech and Hearing Association).

Essential Functions:

Physical Demands – The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Speech Therapist must be able to do the following:

• May be required to grasp, push, reach, or stoop/kneel/crouch.
• Acute vision required or correction including close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• May occasionally be required to lift up to 20 pounds, rarely up to 50 pounds
• Ability to drive vehicle to self transport between work assignments 
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movements to work on computer and/or related office 
• Presence on the job is an employee’s fundamental obligation. Regular, reliable and punctual attendance is required.
• Remain free of any alcohol or non prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace through their employment in the district.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Must possess a Master’s Degree in speech and language pathology.
• Must possess current Certification of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology (CCC-SLP) from ASHA.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Michigan Driver’s License.
• Ability to pass a criminal history check.