PROGRAM SPECIALIST SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES

Salary Schedule

To provide leadership and coordinate, monitor and evaluate speech-language services that are needed districtwide to help schools and the district to achieve district goals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Master’s Degree in Communication Disorders, Speech-Language pathology or equivalent.


2. Florida Department of Education Certification or eligibility in Speech-Language Impaired (or eligibility); Certification in educational leadership or administration and supervision preferred, but required within three (3) years of accepting position.


3. Florida Department of Health Licensure in Speech-Language Pathology (or eligibility)


4. Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology


5. Three (3) or more years of experience in public schools as a Speech-Language pathologist


6. Demonstration of professional growth and involvement

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of teaching and learning processes. Knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders. Knowledge of delivery systems for speech-language services. Knowledge of impact of communication disorders on student’s progress in the curriculum and how to address it to facilitate classroom success. Ability to work and communicate effectively with people to focus resources (both human and financial) toward the achievement of district goals. Ability to facilitate group processes in consensus building, conflict resolution, planning and decision making. Ability to provide supervision, feedback and evaluation to speech-language pathologists. Understands that effective communication is a basic prerequisite for quality teaching and learning which are the essential processes and product of public schools and has the ability to focus human and financial resources toward this end.

REPORTS TO: Director, ESE Specialized Services

SUPERVISES: Speech-Language Pathologists

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:
Machines, tools, equipment, electronic devices, vehicles, etc., used in this position. Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, Copier

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Describes physical conditions of this position.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted.

Percentage
70 Sitting: Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.
10 Standing: Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
10 Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
5 Bending: Lowering the body forward from the waist.
5 Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
5 Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.
80 Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.
70 Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
90 Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly or quickly.
90 Hearing Acuity: The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.
90 Visual Acuity: The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.

Note: Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.

Indoors and Outdoors: The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Manifests a professional code of ethics and values.
* Responds to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
* Models the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization and management tasks.
* Determine needs of individual work locations for speech-language services and assign staff to facilitate services.
* Observe, evaluate and assess speech-language staff in the district
* Supervise speech-language staff including clinical fellowship year and provisional licensure.
* Assist speech-language staff with assessment of students with complex communication disorders when more restrictive placement is being considered due to the speech-language impairment.
* Provide consultation, upon request, to schools regarding individual cases
* Maintain and document attendance, payroll and other required paperwork for speech-language staff.
* Assist in development of policies and procedures in accordance with local, state and federal mandates for speech-language services.
* Provide training in speech-language issues as they pertain to children with disabilities and general education.
* Facilitate, upon request, communication with parents, students and staff resolving problems and critical issues.
* Keep the Director, ESE Specialized Services informed of critical issues and incidents within his/her area about which the supervisor should be aware.
* Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to all HRMD guidelines, executive limitations, the district’s instructional initiatives, and the school district’s charter guidelines.
* Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to fixed assets.
* Develop leadership in subordinates.
* Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
* Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information and accountable for the quality of information maintained by those they supervise.
∗ Responsible for self-development and keeping up to date on current research, trends and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

* Essential Performance Responsibilities

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Nonbargaining unit compensation plan, twelve months, 8.0 hours per day.

EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.