Speech Language Pathologist

Speech Language Pathologist

This position provides evaluative, diagnostic, and ongoing assessment and therapeutic speech-language services for designated students.

Collaborates with a variety of teams or individuals to address student communicative needs per established federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines. Assesses students' communication skills to identify communication disorders, determine eligibility for service, provide interventions and/or recommendations. Provides Tier I, II or III speech and language screenings, progress monitoring, and interventions as part of the district MTSS framework. Develops educational speech/language treatment plans, interventions, and/or materials for the purpose of minimizing the adverse impact of communication disorders in educational settings in compliance with established federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines. Instructs eligible students in the use of designated communication technologies for the purpose of minimizing the adverse impact of communication disorders in educational settings in compliance with established federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines. Instructs students' assigned school/educational team support personnel in the use of a communication plan, feeding plan, assistive device implementation plan, and techniques needed to implement the designed treatment plan. Develops, implements, maintains, and documents a program of educational speech/language therapy to ensure the availability of required compliance information in accordance with established federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines. Provides speech/language therapy to students in a consistent and productive manner, and in compliance with established federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines. Participates in meetings, workshops, and training opportunities to learn and convey current information, to include provision of instructional trainings to parents, teachers, other educational or community groups. Continues professional development through independent research into resources and materials for the purpose of determining evidence-based approaches for addressing students' communicative needs. Maintains ACT 48 hours and required licensure continuing education hours if Pennsylvania licensed in Speech-Language Pathology. Performs other functions as assigned by their supervisor.

Pennsylvania Instructional Certificate in Speech and Language Impaired PK-12; OR Educational Specialist Certificate for School Speech and Language Pathologist PK-12, required. Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence (ASHA-CCC) and Pennsylvania license, preferred.