| JOB SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Special Education Director works to help reduce or eliminate speech and hearing impediments that interfere with the individual student's ability to derive full benefit from the District's educational program. |
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS*
1. Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
2. Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of communications disabled students.
3. Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified communications impairments.
4. Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments.
5. Provides screening to identify communications disabled students at regular intervals and at specified levels.
6. Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
7. Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct existing communications disabilities.
8. Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the student's daily activities.
9. Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
10. Provides inservice education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning communications improvement.
11. Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided communications services.
12. Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services.
13. Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
14. Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment an supplies.
15. Prepares and administers the annual budget for communication services. |
MARGINAL FUNCTIONS*
1. Performs other job duties as required. |
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Necessary to Performance of Essential Functions:
1. Possess problem solving skills.
2. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, school staff, district staff, and patrons.
3. Communicates effectively.
4. Knowledge of State Core Curriculum and Board of Education adopted guidelines. |
Required Education and Training for Essential Functions:
1. Valid Utah Special Education license. |
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