POSITION PENDING BOARD APPROVAL
Qualifications:
- Must meet certification standards for Speech Language Pathologist Assistant as required by Kentucky Board of Speech-Language, Pathology & Audiology.
- Demonstrate ability to work effectively with students.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and faculty.
Job Goal: Execute board, administrative, and school policies in a professional manner. Develop a classroom and/ or therapeutic climate that provides for student motivation, welfare, and control. Prepare, present, and evaluate lesson objectives. Show respect for worth of student, promote effective parent communication, and cooperate with staff.
General Duties and Performance Responsibilities:
- Create a classroom/therapeutic environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
- Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
- Stove to foster an attitude of curiosity and eagerness for learning.
- Maintain, control, and manage appropriate student behavior.
- Conduct speech-language and hearing screenings without interpretation following specified screening protocols developed by a speech-language pathologist and audiologist respectively.
- Follow documented treatment plans or protocols as prescribed by the supervisor.
- Document student progress toward meeting established objectives as stated in the treatment plan.
- Provide direct treatment assistance to identified students under the supervision of the supervisor.
- Establish and maintain cooperative relations with other members of the staff.
- Assist with clerical and other related duties as directed by the supervisor.
- Report to the supervisor about the treatment plan based on the student’s performance.
- Schedule activities, prepare, charts, records, graphs, or otherwise display data. This shall not include report generation.
- Perform simple checks and maintenance of equipment.
- Participate with the supervisor in research projects, in-service training, and public relations programs.
- Assist in implementing collaborative activities with other professional.
- Arrive punctually for all assigned duties
- Attend all staff meetings, both school-based and district-wide, and serve on staff committees as required.
- Assist in administering tests for diagnostic evaluations and progress monitoring.
- Implement all polices and rules governing student conduct for the classroom and school related activities as set forth by the Student Handbook
- Act in accordance with the by-law and policies as set forth by Murray Board of Education, Kentucky Revised Statutes, and Kentucky Administrative Regulations.
- Perform related duties as assigned by the supervising speech-language pathologist.
- Carry out reasonable and equitable duties as assigned by the principal and/or Director of Special Education.
Terms of Service: Salary and workdays to be established by the Board.
Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provision of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Certified (or Classified) Personnel. |