Reports to: Director of Exceptional Children

Supervises: No one

Term of employment: 10 months

FLSA Status: Exempt

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Assists students with special communicative needs to use the maximum communicative potential based on age and cognition. Areas of speech-language involvement include deficits or abnormalities in articulation, language, voice and fluency. Employee coordinates services with the student’s educational staff and family. The therapist is responsible for documentation for Medicaid billing for all eligible students.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provides consultation, seeks assistance of others, uses related research and makes recommendations and referrals in the implementation of services
• Plans therapy and uses appropriate diagnostic tools and therapy techniques
• Manages time, facilities and resources to facilitate delivery of services
• Promotes effective interpersonal relations and engages in continuing professional growth activities
• Develops individual education programs
• Conducts screening and testing, obtains diagnostic information, analyzes information and makes recommendations regarding programs and services
• Organizes the local program, cooperates with others to accomplish its goals, coordinates program services with other student services and maintains records in accordance with established rules, regulations and ethical standards
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• 
  Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Passing score on a competency test approved by the NC Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists
• Registration with the NC Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists by a supervising speechlanguage pathologist who is licensed by the NC Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists

Physical and Cognitive Requirements:

The major physical and cognitive requirements listed below are applicable to this job classification within Hertford County Schools. Work in this classification is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Must be able to:

• walk, lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, kneel, crouch, key requiring repetitive motions
• use visual acuity in preparing and analyzing written or computer data
• visually inspect small defects and/or small parts
• operate a variety of machines, motor vehicles, hand, and job specific equipment and tools
• determine the accuracy and thoroughness of work
• observe general surroundings and activities
• hear sufficiently to accurately perceive information at normally spoken word levels, receive detailed information through oral communications and make fine distinctions in sound
• communicate by spoken word to express or exchange ideas and convey detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly
• safely work in situations of exposure to blood borne pathogens which may require specialized personal protective equipment
• demonstrate a thorough knowledge of anatomy and physiology, normal communication, development, phonetics, developmental psychology, various types of disabilities seen in school children, various speech-language disorders and approaches to therapeutic educational intervention
• demonstrate a working knowledge of behavioral management practices
• demonstrate a working knowledge of the operation of schools
• obtain case histories and complete observation checklists
• administer speech-language screening and therapeutic protocols
• manage, operate, program and/or monitor clinical-educational equipment and materials
• communicate effectively with students, families and professionals
• prepare and maintain accurate records
• arrange the therapy setting to maintain a safe and positive environment

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.