Speech Language Pathologist

Job Description

The Opportunity

The Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating students in grades K-12 with speech (including articulation, phonological, voice, resonance, and fluency disorders), language, and social communication disorders. He/she also serves as a campus consultant for staff, teachers, and parents on issues related to speech and language development. The SLP is responsible for maintaining accurate clinical records for students receiving speech therapy. This position furthers the mission of KIPP Texas as it helps ensure that all students with communication disorders receive the specialized interventions they need to make meaningful progress and lead a life of choice.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and reevaluate students with speech impairments

Support general education teachers in identifying students at-risk for communication disorders

Administer screening tests, collect teacher and parent report, and conduct records reviews to determine steps following a referral

Design in-classroom interventions if student is a good candidate for response-to-intervention

Lead multidisciplinary meetings to obtain parental consent for initial evaluations

Evaluate students to determine eligibility for services and/or present levels of performance for the purpose of developing an individualized education plan (IEP)

Participate in Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee meetings to interpret assessment results and to discuss present levels of performance, proposed goals, accommodations, and service time for students identified as having a "speech impairment"

Lead Review of Existing Evaluation Data meetings for students identified as having a "speech impairment" and no other qualifying eligibilities

Provide therapy to students with a speech impairment

Provide speech-language services as indicated in the ARD document and provide make-up sessions as needed

Implement evidence-based interventions in the areas of articulation, phonology, language, pragmatics, fluency, voice, and resonance

Record quantitative and qualitative data regarding student progress for each student regularly

Report on student progress each quarter

Assist general and/or special education teachers in differentiating instruction for students with communication disorders

Routinely monitor progress toward IEP goals and make adjustments as needed to interventions and/or the student's plan

Develop new IEPs annually

Evaluate the effectiveness of speech therapy

Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of speech therapy throughout the year, making adjustments as necessary

Meet with the ARD committee to discuss progress, interpret test results, and modify students' IEPs

Effectively communicate with colleagues, students, and parents regarding met goals and the needs of each student

Serve as a resource for educators, school leaders, staff, and parents

Provide a workshop to elementary staff on developmental norms for communication skills and the referral process

Address issues such as developmental and educational norms for speech and in-classroom interventions

Provide educators and parents with resources related to speech and language development

Assist school personnel in the identification and understanding of students with communication deficits