HOURS PER WEEK:  16 hours per week at 190 days per year

POSITION GOAL: To help students communicate appropriately through planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualized educational programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Assessing individual speech-language needs of students and making recommendations.
2. Preparing individual educational programs and materials.
3. Delivering effective speech-language therapy to identified students.
4. Consulting with parents to integrate home and school goals.
5. Assisting schools in multidisciplinary, IEP, placement, intervention, and other educational decisions.
6. Providing consultation to teachers regarding speech-language interventions.
7. Establishing and maintaining positive, flexible, and cooperative relationships with ESD and local district staff.
8. Making independent decisions within established policies and procedures.
9. Preparing accountability records regarding services provided.
10. Communicating clearly and appropriately.
11. Participating in professional growth activities.
12. Complying with local district and ESD rules and policies.
13. Performing physical requirements unaided or with the assistance of reasonable accommodation (see reverse).
14. Performing job-related tasks as designated by supervisor.

MINIMUM PRE-REQUISITES:
1. Successful completion of an approved speech pathology program.
2. Oregon teachers' license with speech impaired endorsement and acquire Oregon Health Board of Examiners' speech pathology license, or
3. Oregon Health Board of Examiners' speech pathology license.

LENGTH OF POSITION: 190 days per year

SALARY: Per Teachers' Salary schedule

The following physical requirements are essential functions of the job description: