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Speech Language Pathologist 2021-22 Pool

Employer
Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools
Location
Savannah, GA, US
Salary
Competitive

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Job Details

PRIMARY FUNCTION: To provide diagnostic-prescriptive therapy to help reduce or eliminate speech and communication disorders that interfere with the student's ability to derive full benefit from the regular education program.

REPORTS TO: Program Manager, Exceptional Children
SALARY SCHEDULE: Teacher
WORK DAYS: 190

REQUIREMENTS:
  1. Education Level: Master's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university
  2. Experience, Skill and Certification: Valid Georgia Service Certificate in Speech and Language Pathology
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
  2. Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of communication-impaired students.
  3. Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.
  4. Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, fluency and language impairments.
  5. Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary assessment team to include the Response To Intervention (RTI) process.
  6. Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
  7. Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and to correct existing communication impairments.
  8. Collaborates with classroom teachers and other service providers to implement therapy programs for the student's daily activities.
  9. Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
  10. Keeps thorough ongoing records and data collection for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services.
  11. Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.
  12. Attends in-service programs as required.
  13. Conduct/Perform medical billing
  14. Performs other duties as necessary for the effectiveness of the organization and the safety of students.
Non-Essential Responsibilities
A responsibility is considered to be "non-essential" (for the purposes of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) if:
  • it is shared between multiple incumbents in the job; or
  • it could be performed by an employee in another job within the workgroup.
Note the responsibility number from the list in the "Duties and Responsibilities" section for those responsibilities that could be considered "non-essential" based on this definition.

Certain limited aspects of General Duties and Responsibilities items referenced in Section 1 (b) and (d) might be considered "non-essential" in a specific situation. Any request for accommodation must be reviewed on an "individual case" basis.

Physical and Sensory Demands
Most jobs in the District have physical and sensory demands that can be described by one of the two categories noted below. For jobs that require more physical or sensory effort, please list the requirements in this section. The category applicable for this position is listed below.

CLASSROOM Employees in this category spend at least most of the workday in a typical classroom or related educational environment. There will be prolonged periods of standing or walking, and there may be frequent bending, stooping, or stretching. There are occasions that require the lifting or pulling of equipment or supplies. Reading, listening, writing, and speaking are requirements. There are few exceptional physical or sensory demands, but there may be occasions that require the lifting or restraint of a student.

Company

  The Savannah-Chatham County Public School system is one of the largest systems in the state of Georgia, with over 37,500 students in 55 facilities.  We are one of  the largest employers in Chatham County.  Our mission is to attract, retain and support a high performing workforce committed to fostering educational excellence. 

 

  We want to ensure that all positions in Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools are filled with highly qualified employees.  Human Resources supports new teachers throughout the school year with a hands-on THRIVE teacher induction program.  Our employees are offered a variety of benefit packages that are exemplary as well as very competitive salaries.  Human Resources wants to assure all our employees work in a safe and appropriate work environment and have a rewarding and satisfying career with SCCPSS. 

 

We hope our website, www.sccpss.com,  is a valuable resource to you if you are a potential applicant or a visitor wanting to learn more about our wonderful school system.  We invite you to explore our schools and know that you will soon discover that Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools is “Where You Want To Be!”

Company info
Website
Telephone
912-395-5552
Location
208 Bull Street
Savannah
GA
31401
US

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