Speech Language Pathologist

Speech Language Pathologist

This is a professional position to meet the individual needs of students through direct service and consultation to staff and families to support communication development and/or progress in the general education curriculum.

Essential functions include:

• Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students, and community members
• Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks
• Ability to report to work daily and on time
• Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed
• Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions
• Ability to communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
• Possess excellent time management skills and the ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours
• Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary's County Public Schools
• Ability to assess and evaluate student language learning needs
• Ability to develop long- and short-term learning goals and instructional supports

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Diagnoses student speech, language, and other communicative disorders through analysis of test results, observation, teacher consultation, and information from parents
• Writes assessment reports to effectively communicate results to families
• Develops and implements IFSP/IEP for students with speech/language impairments
• Consults with/coach teachers and parents regarding the various aspects of speech/language skills development and their impact on achievement
• Collaborates with staff and families to support the development of communication skills
• Serves as a resource person to families/school personnel in the development and selection of materials to address the needs of students in communication skills development
• Conducts work in schools, homes and community-based settings
• Maintains data on students in speech/language therapy
• Participates in IFSP/IEP team meetings for students having speech/language impairments
• Provides cohesive, well-planned lessons to address speech and language needs of students as they relate to the general education curriculum
• Supports parents/teachers in a coaching model to address ongoing language learning
• Completes transition assessments for children transitioning from Infants and Toddlers
• Completes logs for attendance and Medical Assistance
• Maintains individual student data to measure progress on IFSP/IEP goals and objectives
• Performs other related and nonrelated job duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in speech pathology
• Must hold current Maryland License issued by the Board of Examiners or hold an historic credential issued by the Maryland State Department of Education for Speech Pathology.

Term of employment: Full-time ten-month position

Salary grade range: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Specialist Career Ladder for ten-month employees.

Bargaining unit eligibility: EASMC

Updated 06.2024, 05.2025

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all applicants, re-advertise, and/or withdraw the positions.

The St. Mary's County Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, marital status or sexual orientation, religion, or disability in matters affecting employment or providing access to programs.