Speech-Language Pathologist

Qualifications:

1. Valid Arkansas Department of Education teacher license
2. Valid licence from Arkansas Board of Examiners, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
3. Certificate of clinical competency

Reports to:
Building Principal
Supervises:
Not applicable 
Terms of Employment:
The contract length will be 190 days.
Evaluation:
Based on local district policy and Arkansas Department of Education guidelines, and performed by the building principal.
Job Goal:
The Speech-Language Pathologist will work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, and cognitive communication to children 
identified as eligible for Special Education services in the school setting.  
Performance Responsibilities:

1. Follows and maintains knowledge of all District policies and procedures.
2. Has familiarity with and subsequent compliance with Arkansas rules and regulations and eligibility criteria for Special Education, Speech Language Impairment.
3. Develops and implements treatment plans/goals and objectives to assist students with speech disorders, such as delayed language, articulation, voice, and fluency.
4. Collects data, documents information, and writes reports with details regarding student billing/insurance, evaluations, progress, treatment, and discharge of students from services.
5. Develops school programs or activities for individuals and/or groups to deal with language, behavior, and speech problems.
6. Instructs students on how to strengthen the muscles of the face, tongue, and jaw to facilitate improved speech production. 
7. Attends Special Education conferences and reports student performance to parents and other members of the student's team.
8. Assesses student needs and adjusts treatments in accordance with student progression.
9. Evaluates language, speech, or hearing test results as well as medical information to diagnose and develop a treatment plan for fluency, language, speech and voice disorders.
10. Other duties, as assigned.

This job description is in no way an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job.  This job description is not a contract of employment or promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment.  Conway Public Schools reserves the right to add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.