Educational Speech Therapist - Full Time - Clarifi Staffing Solutions

Job Title : School Speech Language Pathologist

Start Date: August 2024 - May 2025

Work Hours: Full time hours; up to 37.5 Hrs

The Speech Language Pathologist supports the improvement of instruction for scholars identified with speech and language impairments through screenings, evaluations and assessments, progress monitoring and implementation of services and therapy needs for scholars; equip staff with tools and strategies to support scholars in the classroom; works collaboratively to ensure scholar success; and demonstrates efforts in supporting teachers and staff in the use of best practices in supporting scholars with speech-language impairments.

The purpose of this placement is to provide evaluations and interventions (consult or direct) needed to enhance a scholar’s level of communicative functioning and abilities for them to participate in the school environment.

Essential Job Functions

• Participates in developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs), including measurable goals and objectives, evaluation, and progress monitoring for each scholar’s needs as applicable to the educational setting.

• Recognizes overt indicators of scholar’s distress or abuse and takes appropriate intervention, referral, or reporting action concerning services.

• Identifies and selects appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic materials and equipment for speech and language services

• Establishes and maintains effective and efficient documentation for caseload.

• Establishes and maintains a positive, organized, and safe environment for scholars.

• Conducts comprehensive evaluations and completes progress reports maintains confidentiality for services

• Provides therapeutic intervention (direct or indirect), and/or consultation for Speech and Language Communication

• Consult with interventionists, families, and other professionals to provide instructions and therapy techniques that generalize across other daily activities which will affect scholar academic performance.

• Conduct training sessions for staff to increase awareness and intervention fidelity that promotes and supports professional growth.

• Keeps well informed about current trends and best practices in Speech Language Pathology.

• Complies with Federal regulations and TN state policies, procedures, and programs.

• Supports school and District priorities and ensures that scholar growth/achievement is continuous and appropriate for age groups and scholar program classification.

• Establishes and maintains a positive collaborative relationship with scholars’ families to increase scholar achievement.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Requires professional knowledge of the theories, terminology, principles, and techniques of Speech Language Pathology practices in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult growth and development, neurological disabilities, behavioral management, and psycho-social aspects of children with mental and physical disabilities.

• Requires the ability to consult and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with parents, scholars, teachers, and colleagues.

• Requires the ability to organize and prioritize therapy activities and program related paperwork.

• Requires the ability to perform professional-level work dealing with data, people, and technology that relates to technical, scientific, or legal skills.

• Requires the ability to make professional and ethical decisions that impact how the school teams (MDSC, S-Teams, RTI, IEP Meetings, etc.) provide services and support scholars.

• Uses standardized instruments, clinical judgment, and teacher-parent input to screen, evaluate, and reassess scholars’ needs (consult with SLI Resource Specialist

Requirements

Benefits

To schedule your interview, please apply online and a hiring manager will contact you shortly.

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