Speech Language Pathologist - Cincinnati

Job Purpose

The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) plays a vital role in supporting students’ communication skills to enhance their academic and social success. The role also includes providing direct therapy, supporting classroom instruction, and contributing to the development of an inclusive learning environment. Through evidence-based practices and compliance with legal and ethical guidelines, the SLP helps ensure that students reach their full communicative potential in the school setting.

Duties and Responsibilities

Include but not limited to:

Student Learning

• Provide high quality service delivery to all students with active IEPs consistent with best practice in speech-language therapy, as well as school policies.
• Complete and submit to Principal intervention service logs to accurately reflect services provided.
• Provide high quality lesson plans, schedules of services, and other related information to Regional Director of Student Services, Principal, Assistant Principal, and/or Superintendent as required.
• Advocate for students with special needs within the school and community.
• Collaborate with the general education teacher(s) to carryover the speech/language goals/objectives outlined in the IEP. Report to the Principal and Regional Director of Student Services if other professionals are not compliant with collaborative initiatives.

Compliance

• Serve as coordinator and facilitator of IAT meetings for speech/language referrals.
• Write high quality ETR’s, IEP’s, and IAT reports, consistent with state, federal, Performance Academies, School Sponsor, and ODE guidelines.
• Write and send home high quality progress reports (at least quarterly) for all students with active speech/language IEPs
• Actively and professionally manage all speech/language referrals, speech/language evaluations, active speech/language IEPs, speech/language IAT/IEP meetings, and comply with all related timelines.
• Forward all appropriate documentation, including, but not limited to kindergarten screenings, completed within 30 days of enrollment, to the Superintendent as appropriate or requested.
• Consistently procure all appropriate signatures for IAT reports, evaluation consents, ETRs, IEPs, or other documents requiring “team” signatures, and/or parent/guardian signatures.
• Forward, in a timely manner, any and all appropriate student documentation to requesting school districts that request student records pertaining to students with speech/language disabilities.
• Forward data collection forms to EMIS Coordinator in a timely manner to be processed in accordance with all state or school imposed deadlines.
• Complete initial evaluations as well as re-evaluations requiring speech/language data, including observations, parent reports, and formal/informal assessments for students referred or identified with special needs.
• Review IEPs and complete re-evaluations in a timely manner as to maintain compliance.
• Maintain electronic special education files, including all required signatures and dates – this includes, but is not necessarily limited to IAT reports, ETRs, IEPs, Medicaid Consent and Evaluation Consent Forms, PR-01s, and Parent Meeting Invitations.
• Include the general education teacher(s), Principal, and other appropriate professionals routinely in IAT, ETR, and IEP meetings as appropriate or necessary; collaborate with intervention specialists, general education teachers, and other professionals as appropriate in the writing of ETRs, IEPs and other documents, as needed.
• Implement the State of Ohio Model Policies and Practices for Students with Disabilities to the fullest extent possible.
• Stay abreast of any and all changes in policies, procedures, best practices, or guidelines per State of Ohio, IDEIA, or general standards in speech therapy/speech pathology as it pertains to students with disabilities and serving and assessing students with speech/language disorders

Family/Community Involvement

• Work to the fullest extent possible to always include parents/guardians in all educational decision-making pertaining to their child; ensure they are active participants in the IAT, ETR, and IEP processes.
• Include parent/guardians in meetings; schedule meetings two weeks in advance; document attempts to gain parent participation in all meetings.
• Create a network of support for students by treating all students and families with respect at all times and actively working with parents/guardians to coordinate home and school connections.
• Communicate regularly with parents and/or guardians, regarding students' progress via phone call, text, or dragon gram.

Professionalism

• Report any and all cases of suspected child abuse or neglect immediately to the Principal, Assistant Principal, and/or Superintendent, before contacting Children’s Services or local law enforcement.
• Be responsible for any and all inventory and maintenance of speech or related assessment materials, test kits, protocols, curriculum, devices, or resources used in the assessment, treatment, or intervention service delivery with students receiving speech services
• Keep all student identifying information confidential and keep all parent and student correspondences and communications confidential at all times.
• Read and understand all policies outlined in staff handbook and student handbook/code of conduct
• Other duties as assigned by Superintendent, Principal, Assistant Principal, Director of Student Services, or management staff

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree required
• Valid and current Ohio Speech-Language Pathologist License
• Valid and current Professional Pupil Services License
• Valid and current ASHA CCCs
• Satisfactory completion of federal and state required criminal history checks
• Stays current on and understands all federal and state special education policies and laws.
• Experience with data analysis
• Proficient in computer applications, including Google Docs, MS Office Suite, e-mail, and internet

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics

• Reliable, dependable, and trustworthy work ethic; a strong sense of integrity.
• Strong ability to gather, analyze, and interpret student data to make sound educational decisions.
• Ability to work in a diverse educational community setting and as part of a team.
• Understand state testing as well as state teaching standards, including Common Core and Extended Standards.
• Exhibit sound judgment while exhibiting flexibility regarding decision-making, daily challenges, and job duties.
• Ability to work well under pressure, effectively prioritize and execute tasks to consistently meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to be an active listener, critical thinker and make sound judgments.

Working Conditions

• Dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and to handle computer and other technology related components
• Report to the school no later than 7:30 AM and remain at school until 4:30 PM.
• Follow the required school dress code for building staff.
• Attend all required staff meetings, parent/teacher conferences, in-services and professional development days.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.