SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST Rev. July 2025
All LISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of confidentiality by following the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student information
and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for employee and student information.
Job No.: 3521 FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Lead, Speech Language Pathologist Pay Grade: 305
Dept./Campus: Special Programs & Services Term: 187 Days
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
To assess pre-school students and provide therapeutic intervention to eliminate or reduce problems or
impairments that interfere with their students' ability to derive full benefit from the education program.
This position may be contingent upon funding in whole or in part through state or federal grants.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Consult and provide training as needed for campus SLPs and teachers to plan and provide appropriate
individual and group therapy to students consistent with speech and language goals contained in
Individual Education Plans (IEP).
- Evaluate student progress and determine readiness for termination of therapy services.
- Participate in the Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) Committee to assist with interpretation of
assessment data, appropriate placement, and goal setting for students with communication disorders
or conditions according to district procedures.
- Counsel and involve parents in the evaluation process.
- Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the maturity level and interests of
students.
- Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance to ensure a consistent focus on student learning.
- Provide relevant parent and staff training.
- Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance to ensure a consistent focus on student learning.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
GENERAL QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES
Education/Certification/Experience:
- Master's degree in speech-language pathology required.
- Valid Texas license as a speech-language pathologist granted by the Texas Department of Licensing and
Regulation (TDLR) required. ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence required.
- Experience in a supervised clinical speech-language pathology experience.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Knowledge of evaluation, habilitation and rehabilitation of speech-language disorders and conditions.
- Skill in organization; communication; and interpersonal relations.
- Ability to use the accepted tests and measurements to assess communication disorders and
conditions; and instruct and manage student behavior.
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST Rev. July 2025
All LISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of confidentiality by following the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student information
and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for employee and student information.
Mental/Physical/Environmental Demands
The essential functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the characteristic duties,
responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities noted herein; however, this is not a comprehensive listing of all
functions and tasks performed by positions found in this job description.
- Needs to move about inside the classroom or campus to monitor students as necessary.
- Maintain emotional control under stress.
- Frequent standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing.
- Frequent moving of small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom
equipment.
- Potential exposure to bodily fluids and communicable diseases.
- Ability to organize and prioritize own work schedule on short-term basis.
- Ability to compose material such as detailed reports, work-related manuals, publications of limited
scope or impact and to make presentations outside of the immediate work area.
- Ability to make decisions which have significant impact on the immediate work unit and monitor
impact outside immediate work unit.
- Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions.
- Use standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals.
- Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
- Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching.
- Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds).
- May work prolonged or irregular hours.
- Work with frequent interruptions.
- Maintain composure and professionalism at all times.