Speech-Language Therapist / Pathologist

Job Description:

Position: Long Term Substitute - Speech and Language Pathologist

Position Available: August 2024 - November 2024

School: Brewster Elementary School

Reports to: Building Principal/Director of Special Education and Student Services

Qualifications: Certification as a Speech and Language Pathologist (061)

Job Goal: To help reduce or eliminate speech and hearing impediments that interfere with the individual student's ability to derive full benefit from the district's educational program.

Job Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

• Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of children with speech/language/hearing disabilities.

• Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.

• Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.

• Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments.

• Provides screening to identify speech impaired children at regular intervals and at specified levels.

• Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.

• Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to integrate recommended therapy into the student's daily activities.

• Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.

• Provides inservice education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement.

• Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services.

• Maintains lists of referred, screened and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services.

• Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history and environmental history are deemed appropriate.

• Attends PPTs.

• Supports and promotes the District's Core Ethical Values with students, colleagues and parents.

To Apply: Interested applicants must complete an online application by going to our district website (www.rsd13ct.org). Go to Employment, click on Application Procedure for Certified Positions and then click on Online Application.

Regional School District 13 does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, or ancestry with respect to employment practices or in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding these non-discrimination policies and practices: Jennifer Keane, Director of Student Services and Special Education, 135A Pickett Lane, Durham, CT 06422. Phone: 860-349-7208.