SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST - SLP
Servicing Schools in Gratiot and Isabella Counties
FULL TIME - SCHOOL YEAR POSITION with full benefit package
TWO positions available
Master’s degree in speech and language pathology. A minimum of 60 semester hours of academic credit in normal aspects of human communication, development thereof, and clinical techniques for evaluation and management of speech language disorders. A minimum of 300 clock hours of supervised practicum experience with persons who present a variety of communication disorders, to be acquired in conjunction with academic training, 150 hours of which shall be obtained on the graduate level. Certification as Speech Pathologist.
School year - 186 day full time position
SUMMARY:
Public school speech-language pathologist are communication specialists who work with both the general education and special education population with language handicaps, articulation deficits, dysfluencies and voice disorders.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned
- Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement
- Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments
- Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, and language impairments
- Provides screening to identify speech handicapped children at regular intervals and at specified levels
- Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community
- Provides appropriate individualized programs o therapy to meet individual students’ needs and correct existing speech or language handicaps
- Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the student’s daily activities
- Provides information, support and counseling to parents and families when appropriate
