*This position will be for the 2024-2025 school year.

Speech Pathologist receive a stipend of $3,171 for medicaid processing responsibilities.

This position will evaluate and provide speech language services to individuals who are eligible for speech language impaired services by meeting the criteria for the federal definition for a Speech Language Impairment (SLI).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

1.  Implement screening and/or referral procedures to identify students needing speech-language evaluation, including conducting state-mandated universal hearing screenings
2. Conduct thorough speech and language evaluations as part of the eligibility determination process
3. Share written reports and recommendations with the eligibility committee and participate in eligibility determination
4. Develop and maintain students’ Individualized Education Program (IEP), including determining appropriate goals, implementing therapy, maintaining records, and monitoring/reporting on progress
5. Consult and collaborate with school faculty/staff - attend all required meetings, facilitate within the classroom, and provide in-service education on topics relevant to communication development and impairment.
6. Maintain confidentiality in all matters, and take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
7. Maintain appropriate state licensure
8. Demonstrate good attendance and punctuality, and respond to all correspondence in a professional and timely manner.
9. Billing Medicaid, as appropriate, for services rendered to students.
10. Ensure awareness of deadlines for billing, eligibility, IEP completion and progress reports among others. 
11. Model non-discriminatory practices in all activities, respecting the worth, dignity and individual differences of others.
12. Comply with and support school division policies, regulations and procedures.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must possess or qualify for licensure with the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Preferred – Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA, proficiency in assessing students’ communication skills and ability to interpret test results meaningfully, ability to design, implement and evaluate a comprehensive program appropriate to the educational needs of the communicatively impaired student, knowledge of local, state, and national regulations relative to the speech-language impaired, proficiency in public speaking and written communication to express and/or exchange ideas, proficiency in the use of a variety of instructional technology and knowledge of basic augmentative and alternative communication systems, emotionally mature, objective and sensitive to people and their concerns. ability  to work independently, manage time efficiently, and maintain good working relationships with students, families, staff, co-workers and community agencies, strong understanding/appreciation of speech and language differences vs. disorders.

Education and/or Experience

Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology

Please contact Ms. Jennifer Stratton, Director of Student Services, at jtstratton@shenandoah.k12.va.us or Ms. Jennifer Burner, Principal at Honey Run Elementary - jlburner@shenandoah.k12.va.us