Speech and Language Therapist Job at Pottsgrove School District
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JobID: 563
- Our mission is to educate and inspire all students to excel as productive, responsible citizens, and lifelong learners.
- We have five operating school buildings utilizing 610,925 square feet of building space and 161.8 acres of land.
- The District serves over 3,000 students and 450 staff members across five schools.
- We are one of three school districts (Spring-Ford & Upper Perkiomen) in Montgomery County that sends students to the Western Montgomery Career and Technical Center in preparation for direct entry into the workplace or to continue on to higher education.
- Pottsgrove students have scored an average of 1,099 on the SAT College Entrance exam, exceeding the National Average of 1,096.
- Provide comprehensive, integrative speech/language assessment and therapy for students in need of these services.
- Develop, implement, maintain, and document a program of therapy, which meets the needs of each student. Provide therapy in a consistent and productive manner that includes documentation of progress based on IEP goals.
- Adhere to school district, intermediate unit, state, and federal guidelines.
- Prepare and complete information relative to screenings, assessments, Evaluation Reports, IEPs, data collection and reports on progress, within the established timelines.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers, staff members, therapists, and families to offer information, support, instruction, suggestions, and provide modeling of strategies that promote the student’s systematic progress toward skill development.
- Maintain and submit in a timely manner individual student tracking and billing information, through submission of Penn Data forms, Access, and attendance reports, as directed by the Director of Pupil Services.
- Prepare and submit weekly and daily schedules, as directed.
- Maintain a student caseload that approaches the upper limits of Pennsylvania’s Chapter 14 requirements for Speech/ Language therapists unless students’ needs warrant a reduced schedule and the Director of Pupil Services approves the therapist’s altered schedule.
- Experience supporting students across all 13 disability categories. Specific expertise in supporting student communication needs including use of AAC is preferred.
- Provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder or progressive neurological disorderss.
- Support the MTSS process in buildings assigned.
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Professional Certifications
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PA Certification in Speech/Language
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Minimum requirement – Bachelor’s degree in the area of Speech/Language, with enrollment in a Master’s Level Speech/Language program and a concurrent mentoring program.
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PA State Licensure and Master’s preferred
Must have current Act 34, 151 & 114 Clearances
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- Speech Therapist Job Description.docx.pdf
Position Type:
Special Education/Pupil Services/Speech and Language Pathologist
Special Education/Pupil Services/Speech and Language Pathologist
Date Posted:
11/22/2022
11/22/2022
Location:
Special Education
Special Education
Thank you for your interest in the Pottsgrove School District! We are located in southwestern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, approximately 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Our District strength lies in strong community support for our schools, a dedicated staff, and an active student body.
Quick District Facts:
Speech/Language Therapists are itinerant professional specialists, who are responsible for providing a comprehensive speech and language program for individual students and/or groups of students within the location assigned by the program supervisor. Therapists work as members of a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of appropriate programs to students. Therapists provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative services to students. Speech/Language Therapists are professional educators, who supervise students individually and in groups while delivering therapy.
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