School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist - Full Time or Part Time

The Speech, Language, and Learning Services department at Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center (CHSC) is hiring a full-time (5 days a week) or part-time (3 days a week) speech-language pathologist for charter school services. The start date of the position is ASAP. A highly prepared clinical fellow will be considered.

Purpose of Job:  

Manage student care involving individuals with verbal, nonverbal, cognitive-linguistic, speech, language, reading/writing, and/or social communication disorders including assessing abilities and needs with ETRs as well as developing and implementing IEP goals to improve the student’s communicative ability, efficiency, and/or effectiveness. 

Major Duties and Expectations  

1. Assess and diagnose abilities and needs students have in regard to   

• Speech sound production (including intelligibility, fluency, prosody, voice quality, etc.).  
• Language abilities (including understanding and using oral and written modalities).  
• Cognitive-linguistic communication skills (including attention, memory, reasoning, problem-solving disorders, etc.).  
• Pragmatic skills  

2. Determine the nature and extent of needs using:  

• Written and oral tests (standardized and non-standardized).  
• Dynamic assessment
• Qualitative assessment
• Special instruments or methods designed to record and analyze speech, language, and voice skills.  

3. Develop and implement IEPs related to each student’s needs which may include:  

• Familiarity with Individual or group treatment formats.  
• Use of multimodal communication methods, such as augmentative or alternative communication devices/strategies (including high- and low-tech devices and sign language).  
• Ability to confer with outside agencies as necessary to coordinate the care of the student/family.    

4. Develop and maintain accurate, thorough clinical records in a timely manner including, but not limited to:

• Evaluation Team Reports (ETRs)
• Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
• Daily documentation and Medicaid billing
• Progress notes, and summaries

5. Counsel and communicate with student, family, and educational professionals on all aspects of care as appropriate, including:  

• Evaluation (methods, results, and recommendations).  
• Treatment (methods, facilitating strategies, progress, carry-over).  
• Discharge (plans, rationale, methods, expectations, and additional resources).  

Education/Experience/Skills  

• A Master’s degree in SLP from a program accredited by the ASHA Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) is required
• Ohio SLP license or provisional license is required
• Ohio Department of Education Pupil Services license or registration
• Proficiency in Ohio school documentation and procedures.  
• Robust understanding of the IEP and ETR process  
• Strong analytical, written, verbal, and interpersonal skills