Speech/Language Pathologist

Full-time - Entry Level

Santa Fe, NM

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Speech Therapist position involves providing speech and language services to students with disabilities in a school setting. The therapist will work cooperatively with colleagues, supervisors, and administrators to ensure the delivery of high-quality education and support for students. The role requires maintaining professionalism and confidentiality while demonstrating ethical behavior and adhering to district policies and regulations. The therapist will conduct assessments, develop individualized therapy programs, and collaborate with teachers and parents to support student growth and development.

Responsibilities

• Works cooperatively with colleagues, supervisors, and administrators.
• Demonstrates ethical behavior.
• Follows district policies and administrative rules and regulations and federal and state statutes.
• Maintains behavior appropriate to performing and accomplishing assigned duties.
• Maintains a suitable personal appearance as it relates to position.
• Demonstrates foresight, examines issues, and takes initiatives to improve the quality of education in the community.
• Embraces and encourages the acceptance of diversity.
• Keeps monthly service log for every child on caseload and submits to Student Services on designated deadline each month.
• Uses effective and respectful skills to communicate.
• Provides and maintains an environment where optimal student growth can take place.
• Demonstrates leadership.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the dynamics of the educational organization.
• Effectively manages the resource for which he/she is responsible.
• Conducts assessment of students referred through the evaluation process.
• Participates in the program planning for individual students.
• Provides intervention for students identified as needing service by the IEP/EDT team.
• Demonstrates effective time management skills.
• Demonstrates professional competencies.
• Ability to select, administer, and interpret appropriate assessment instruments, and procedures taking into consideration the student's age, development level, disability, and educational needs.
• Ability to assess the functional performance of all students regardless of disabilities within the school environment.
• Ability to engage in consensus decision making as a member of the IEP/EDT team.
• Ability to plan and implement intervention strategies using direct therapy, monitoring, and consultation.
• Ability to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) with education personnel, administrators, parents, and community members.
• Ability to document assessment and intervention results in the proper manner for a school setting and to relate this information to the educational goals of the student.
• Ability to develop, implement, evaluate, and modify according to a speech and language therapy program within a school setting.
• Serves as a resource to all school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
• Assists and guides all 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 for all initial evaluations and re-evaluations.
• Provides screening to identify children with speech and language disorders at regular intervals and at specified levels.
• Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community.
• Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs in correcting existing speech or language disorders.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the student's daily activities.
• Provides information, and support to parents and families when appropriate.
• Attends workshops and in-services to stay abreast of changes in standards, assessment strategies, and research findings.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree in speech and language pathology
• New Mexico Public Education Department Licensure for Speech/Language Pathologist
• New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Licensure
• Medicaid Provider Number
• NPI number
• Bilingual preferred

Benefits

• Salary range of $60,800-$86,416 depending on licensure level and experience