Job Description GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB Assists students with special communicative needs to use the maximum communicative potential based on age and cognition. Areas of speech-language involvement include deficits or abnormalities in articulation, language, voice and fluency. Employee coordinates services with the student's educational staff and family. The therapist is responsible for documentation for Medicaid billing for all eligible students. The employee reports to the principal/s at his/her school/s, if school based and to the Exceptional Children's Preschool Handicapped Lead Teacher if center-based. Both report to the Program Administrator of Exceptional Children and the Executive Director of Exceptional Children. SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Planning and Oversight Organizes the school program, cooperates with others to accomplish its goals, coordinates program services with other student services and maintains records in...
Job Description NORTHAMPTON COUNTY SCHOOLS JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN & FEDERAL PROGRAMS GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB Under limited supervision, performs a variety of supervisory and administrative tasks in overseeing and monitoring the operation of programs for exceptional students in the Northampton County Schools. The role of this position is to assist in planning, developing, and implementing a comprehensive program for students with disabilities which assesses the needs of students, establishes objectives and priorities, assigns responsibilities to staff, and develops strategies to achieve stated objectives and evaluate programs. Reports to the Superintendent. SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Works in conjunction with the State Department of Public Instruction, the Office of Civil Rights, the Office for Special Education Programs, and various other state and local agencies to meet the needs...