Sunrise School: Speech Language Pathologist

Job Title:  Speech Language Pathologist Countywide

Position Summary:
Responsible for the planning and organizing of a program of instructional and therapeutic services provided to students in the district schools in order to meet the needs of the student with Speech and/or Language impairments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.      Screens/evaluates students to determine eligibility for Speech-Language services and appropriate service delivery model.

2.      Participates in MDT, IST paperwork/conferences to ensure compliance with PDE regulations regarding students with special needs.

3.      Assists in the development and writing of comprehensive evaluation reports, re-evaluation reports, & IEPs following required compliance timelines.

4.      Schedules students effectively, efficiently to receive speech-Language services.

5.      Determines and implements individual/group/classroom/consultation therapeutic services to students with Speech/Language disorders in order to assist academic needs.

6.      Utilizes best practices, curriculum materials, teaching methods, in planning lessons.

7.      Provides appropriate therapy to identified students in the areas of articulation, phonology, receptive and expressive language, fluency, voice disorders, pragmatics, AAC, and dysphagia.

8.      Programs and maintains augmentative communication devices for caseload students.

9.      Participates as the lead in trials for augmentative devices, maintains complete and accurate data on devices trialed, and assists in the determination of augmentative communication devices.

10.   Attends scheduled Dysphagia evaluations during the school year and disseminates information back to appropriate school personnel with findings.

11.   Provides ongoing trainings to AIU run school staff in the best practice of Dysphagia.

12.   Monitors student progress in/out of the Speech-Language environment based on data acquired, work demonstrated, and observation.

Prepares progress reports and other state/district/program mandated paperwork/forms following stated guidelines and timelines.

13.   Prepares and completes ACCESS billing for specific students.

14.   Maintains complete working files of student records including all state mandated forms.

15.   Ensures and maintains student confidentiality and protects student data in accordance with HIPAA/FERPA regulations and with the AIU policy.

16.   Completes programmatic paperwork including yearly calendars, weekly and daily schedules, monthly rosters, and program statistical reports.

17.   Prepares and maintains an inventory of current textbook, instructional materials, diagnostic assessments, and technological equipment to ensure that such items are readily accessible for use in the instructional activities.

18.   Maintains Act 48 hours and ASHA CEUs as required for certification standards in order to keep current certification in the profession of Spe...