Speech Therapist 12 Months

Location: Hattie Mae White


Department: Special Ed - Speech & Lang, ES1/ES2/MS


Area:District Wide


Contract Months:11.5


Salary Range: $93,608.00 - $105,309.00


Academic Year: 26-27


POSITION SUMMARY

Develop, manage and implement a speech therapy program to facilitate the speech therapy needs of communicatively disordered students in assigned school(s).

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

• Obtain information to follow local, state, and federal guidelines related to providing services to speech handicapped students.
• Assume immediate and direct responsibility for referrals for speech/language evaluations.
• Select and administer the appropriate battery of speech therapy test for initial speech therapy referrals, dismissals, and three year re-evaluations.
• Interpret test results to determine the diagnosis and remediation of speech therapy deficits.
• Generate a computerized speech-language report, comprehensive individual assessment speech handicapped eligibility report and the severity rating scale of each deficit area for evaluated students.
• Prepare required admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee meeting report forms and communications necessary to process "speech only" ARD meetings.
• Explain test results and presents speech therapy Individualized Education Plan (IEP) at speech therapy Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) for students identified, evaluated and served on each assigned campus.
• Develop a computerized IEP of speech therapy goals and objectives used to implement services.
• Provide pupil accounting data in SASI for each student evaluated and/or served.
• Manage a therapeutic program with appropriate materials to meet individual needs of speech-handicapped students.
• Utilize the Special Education Resource System (SERS) and other resources to requisition appropriate materials to meet individual students needs.
• Design and post a speech therapy program schedule to appropriate personnel which contain the time, day and deficit area for each student served.
• Record each student's weekly lesson plan for students based on their goals and objectives.
• Complete and submit speech therapy report cards to principals and parents for each six/nine week's grade reporting periods.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES CONTINUED

• Formulate a weekly lesson plan for students based on their goals and objectives.
• Complete information on School Health Related Services (SHARS) service tickets for all Medicaid eligible students.
• Update IEP for each student after each reporting period.
• Conduct an annual review ARD for speech handicapped only students and attends ARD for dually labeled students.
• Maintain state folder for each student served.
• Initiate referrals of augmentative and bilingual speech therapy assessments and implement recommendations.
• Ensure and update the documentation of student services by submitting tracking logs and class lists to the speech therapy coordinator.
• Compile speech therapy program data and submit a speech therapy distribution report which profiles each individual campus caseload by age, grade, deficits, severity, etc.
• Collaborate with school administrators, classroom teachers, parents and support personnel to communicate speech therapy procedures and progress.
• Document all contacts with parents regarding the student's status and/or progress in the program.
• Attend staff development inservices and workshops to enhance professional skills.
• Stimulate and maintain a professional work environment.
• Report personal absences to home school and other schools served.
• Interface with multidisciplinary personnel, community agencies, and outside district personnel.
• Prepare and submit reports for end-of-the-year program review conference with speech therapy coordinator.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

Education

• Master's degree in Speech Pathology from an accredited college or university.
• American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Certification and Licensure.
• Speech and Hearing Therapy Certificate, or Speech and Language Therapy Certificate, or State Certification and licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist.

Experience

• No prior experience required.

Other Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external.
• Ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into focus; judge distance (close and distant).
• Ability to travel to schools throughout the district.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Ability to stand stoop, kneel, crouch walk, drive and/or be mobile.
• Valid Texas driver's license with applicable insurance coverage.

Houston Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer.