Speech and Language Pathologist

About the position

The Marion City Schools is anticipating an opening for a Speech and Language Pathologist for the 2024-2025 school year. This position is part of the Student Support Services department and is responsible to the Director of Student Services. The goal of this role is to reduce or eliminate speech and language impediments that interfere with the individual student's ability to derive full benefit from the district's educational program. The position requires a certificate, license, or other legal credential, along with a degree in the area of major study.

Responsibilities

• Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech and language handicapped children.
• Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.
• Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, and language impairments.
• Provides screening to identify speech handicapped children at regular intervals and at specified levels.
• 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 suggestions for the student's daily activities.
• Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
• Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvements.
• Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services.
• Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services.
• Complies case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early development history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
• Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.
• Prepares and administers the annual budget for speech therapy services.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the superintendent.
• Ensure the safety of students.

Requirements

• Certificate, license, or other legal credential required.
• Degree(s) required in area of major study.
• Maintain appropriate licenses/endorsements and training hours as required.
• Comply with applicable District, state, local and federal laws, rules and regulations.
• Adhere to all standards established by the Ohio Department of Education for Licensed Educators.
• Maintain good attendance and punctuality.
• Maintain knowledge of academic area, teaching methodology and strategies to engage students.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.

Benefits

• 184 Day Contract
• Salary and benefits per negotiated agreement