Speech Language Pathologist - Timken Elementary

Position: Speech and Language Pathologist - position to start 2026-2027 school year

Timken Elementary

Reports to: Building Principal/Designee

Employment Status: Regular/Full-time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Description: Identifies those students who have a speech and/or language disability; develop and

implement a program for improvement and/or correction of speech and/or language

disorders of articulation, language, fluency and voice

NOTE: The below lists are not ranked in order of importance

Essential Functions:

• Ensure safety of students
• Teach and evaluate the students using sound speech/hearing instructional practices
• Prepare clear and timely lesson plans for speech/hearing disabled students
• Maintain accurate, complete and correct records as required
• Provide guidance and counsel to the speech/hearing students which will promote their welfare and their proper educational development
• Participate in parent/teacher conferences as appropriate
• Counsel with colleagues, students and parents relative to speech/hearing students
• Maintain and improve professional competence in the specified area
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with parents through effective use of interim reports, report cards and conferences
• Observe ethics of the teaching profession; exhibit professional behavior, emotional stability and sound judgment
• Monitor accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required
• Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life and conduct
• Coordinate notification of parents if student is not meeting goals/objectives
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities
• Provide a therapeutic program for speech, language and hearing handicapped children
• Assist and guide teachers in observing, describing, identifying and referring students with suspected speech and language handicaps
• Assess student speech and hearing skills
• Screen students to identify speech and language problems
• Refer and consult with outside agencies, supervisors, and specialists in related areas
• Provide in-service education to staff and parents on speech and hearing topics
• Serve as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement
• Maintain ongoing records for students receiving speech therapy
• Responsible for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies
• Make referrals for medical or other professional attention necessary for the habilitation of speech or language handicaps
• Follow due process procedures for enrolling students in therapy
• Conduct and participate in annual reviews for all students continuing in speech therapy
• Conduct re-evaluations for students continuing in speech therapy as required
• Assist in the development of district policies and procedures as related to speech and language services
• Maintain accurate records for individual students receiving speech and language services
• Provide periodic written reports consistent with the reporting schedule of the district to the parent of the handicapped child regarding the child's progress
• Utilize one-half to one full day per week for diagnostic testing and classroom observation; coordination of the program; conferences concerning individual children; staff development activities; scheduling of students for therapy
• Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g., student educational/medical records and assessments including psychological evaluations
• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation
• Attend meetings and in-services as required by the Building Principal/Supervisor

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Make provisions for being available to students and parents for educational-related purposes outside the instructional day
• Provide information, support and counseling to parents and families
• Review and revamp checklists, interview questions, observation forms, and progress reports as appropriate
• Serve as a role model for students
• Respond to routine questions and requests in an appropriate manner
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Master's degree (M.A.) or equivalent from a four-year college or university
• One to two year's previous experience preferred
• State of Ohio teacher's certification and/or certification in speech
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of speech area and teaching methodology for the same
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Diagnostic interpretation in the areas of voice analysis, fluency rates, articulation/phonological assessment, language assessments, audio logical testing, psychological assessments and educational testing
• Excellent public relations skills
• Skills that foster and facilitate learning and classroom management
• Knowledge of state and local rules governing special education

Equipment Operated:

• Telephone
• Audiometer
• FM system
• Augmentative device (Delta Talker/liberator, etc.)
• Computer/printer
• Copy machine
• Cassette recorders
• Tympanometer
• CCSD Technology

Additional Working Conditions:

• Occasional requirement to travel daily and overnight
• Occasional interaction among unruly children
• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue
• Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, kneel, climb, and stoop
• Frequent operation of a vehicle in inclement weather conditions, i.e., being prepared to come to work on all scheduled work days, except calamity days
• Weekend/evening/summer work
• Requirement to lift and/or carry up to a maximum of 50 pounds, and push/pull up to a maximum of 100 pounds, various supplies and/or equipment

This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbent's supervisor, appointing authority.

Canton City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person will be discriminated against in hiring or in any other aspect of their employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.