Speech-Language Therapist / Pathologist

Job Description:

TITLE: Speech-Language Pathologist

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid State of CT certificate as a Speech and Language Pathologist (061), valid State of Connecticut Department of Public Health License.

• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

• Additional qualifications as appropriate.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual Spanish and English

REPORTS TO: Executive Director of School and Family Supports

JOB GOAL: To provide a continuum of comprehensive services for students (3-21) with communication impairments which negatively impact access to the general education curriculum, including diagnostic, remedial, developmental, and consultative assistance.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate as part of a Planning and Placement Team (PPT) to evaluate, diagnose and identify students with communication deficits which negatively impact academic achievement in the following areas: educational, socio-emotional, and/or vocational development.

• Participate with the PPT to design and implement individual educational plans (IEP) to meet the language, speech, and hearing needs of students identified with communication delays/disorders.

• Provide direct and/or consultative services to students identified with communication disorders/delays.

• Provide information to teachers regarding speech/language development, voice, language, hearing and fluency impairments and in making appropriate referrals.

• Participate in screenings to identify students who may be delayed or at risk for communication deficits.Monitor the progress of students who may be at-risk for communication impairments through the (Scientifically Research Based Intervention) SRBI model.

• Assist in proper referrals of students to agencies and specialists as appropriate.Develop and assist in the implementation of instructional and curricular modifications to accommodate student's communication impairments.

• Provide strategies and/or materials that promote communication development to families, classroom teachers, and other professionals for identified students as well as for the general school population.

• Provide information and counseling to parents and families regarding the nature of their child's communication impairment and the educational, social, and vocational implications as appropriate.

• Collaborate with school personnel to monitor FM sound field systems.

• Collaborate with other professionals to determine the need for assistive technology devices/services.

• Collaborate with other professionals in planning, implementing, and monitoring assistive technology devices and programs.

• Maintain student and program records, both paper and electronic.

• Write reports to indicate whether a student qualifies for speech/language services.

• Complete Medicaid billing.

• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: As determined by the New London Board of Education and the Teachers' Bargaining Unit.

EVALUATION: Annually by the School Administrator or Executive Director of School and Family Supports

SALARY RANGE: $44,102 - $92,960 as determined by professional experience and NLEA contract.

DATE: February, 1982

REVISED: April 30, 1992

March 9, 1995

February 2012

April 18, 2019

New London Public Schools

New London, Connecticut

New London Public School District is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Candidates from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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