Job Title: Speech Language Pathologist
Division: General Services
Department: Special Program Services
Immediate Supervisor Job Title: Executive Director of Special Program Services
Next Higher Supervisor Job Title: Superintendent
General Description: Under the direction of the Executive Director of Special Program Services,
responsible for helping reduce or eliminate speech and language delays that interfere with the
individual student's ability to derive full benefit from the district's educational program.
Performance Responsibilities:
Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for
oral communication and speech improvement.
Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of communication disordered
children.
Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified
speech, language, and hearing delays.
Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, fluency, hearing, and
language delays.
Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as
appropriate.
Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and
correct existing speech or language handicaps.
Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by
providing suggestions for the student's daily activities.
Provides information, support, and counseling about speech and language handicaps to parents
and families when appropriate.
Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members
on topics concerning communication improvement.
Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-
provided speech language services.
Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside
agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services.
Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early
developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and
supplies.
Demonstrates sensitivity in dealing with students of diverse socio-economic backgrounds,
cognitive and physical abilities as well as with students of diverse cultural and ethnic
backgrounds.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
Valid certificate for the State of Washington with appropriate endorsement.
HIV/AIDS training, provided at time of hire.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse students, parents, and staff.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by
people assigned to this role. It is not intended to describe all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions of the job.