Speech Therapist

Summary of the job:

Essential duties of the job: 

• Address the various needs and goals identified by the Educational Services Coordinator.
• Organize a program that addresses local school speech-language goals.
• Work cooperatively with teachers and principals to meet the speech therapy needs of students.
• Coordinate speech-language services with student services provided by other school personnel.
• Keep data for program planning and decision making for students and ensure that appropriate safeguards for confidentiality are in place.
• Conduct speech, language, and hearing screenings.
• Select appropriate assessments based on individual student needs.
• Observe students in the classroom setting as needed.
• Obtain additional diagnostic information from appropriate persons and records for speech-language purposes (e.g., medical records, case histories, IEPs).
• Analyze and interpret information to make recommendations regarding the need for speech-language services.
• Collaborate and/or consult with classroom teachers, principals, and parents in the management of speech-language disorders.
• Provide speech-language interventions appropriate for individual students or groups of students.
• Use systematic procedures for review of student progress and adjust intervention strategies based on student performance.
• Make recommendations and referrals for audiological/medical and related services not provided by the school.

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Engage in continuing education and professional growth activities related to speech-language-hearing and education
• Help school personnel and parents learn about speech, language, and hearing matters by providing information on an informal and formal basis
• Fulfill other duties as requested by the supervisor

Job Specifications:

• Training in dealing with speech difficulties such as articulation, lisps, and other common childhood difficulties
• Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited school
• Two years of related experience, preferably in an educational setting
• Knowledge of current best practices in the area of speech-language pathology as well as the current “tools of the trade”
• Ability to diagnose speech-language pathology
• Skill in providing appropriate speech-language therapy
• Experience in counseling parents as to how they can assist their children
• Flexible and willing to work closely with classroom teachers
• Willingness to work in collaboration with other personnel in the student services department
• Ability to make or design materials not available at Faith Academy
• Ability to establish or reestablish a program that may have not have been operating for a time
• Effective communication skills and an ability to work collaboratively
• Commitment to meeting the needs of a diverse student population
• Commitment to one’s own learning
• Excellent time management skills
• Flexible and able to work independently
• Able to problem solve
• High level of professional and ethical standards