Description
- Administer and interpret speech and language diagnostic tests
- Assess voice, articulation, fluency, language and oral motor functioning
- Determine therapy goals, objectives and strategies associated with treatment and intervention for designated students, based upon diagnostic assessments
- Provide direct therapy to assigned students in a one-to-one or small group setting in our preschool program
- Provide services to families within our Early Intervention program
- Assist in developing IEP goals and objectives
- Collaborate with classroom teachers in coordinating speech/language learning activities across clinical and academic environments
- Confer with audiologists to optimize the student’s use of listening technology
- Check transmitters/receivers and other listening technology
- Communicate regularly with parents to facilitate transfer of learning beyond the school setting
- Maintain all required student records and generate necessary reports
- Actively engage in professional development and keep current in the field
- Fulfill any ASHA or state requirements for licensure and Teaching Certificate
- Supervise SLP-A’s
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology/Communication Disorders
- ASHA’s Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
- Massachusetts State Licensure (or eligible to apply)
- Initial Teacher Certification in Massachusetts (or willing to apply)
- Experience working with students with hearing loss is desirable
- Ability to distinguish challenges due to hearing loss vs. additional disabilities when necessary
- Strong assessment and report-writing skills
- Experience using a variety of speech/language assessments
- Solid organizational and interpersonal skills
- Sincere desire to work in a listening and spoken language educational environment
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment with classroom teachers, SLPs, OTs, PTs, etc.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with families
- Experience with the IEP process
- Experience providing service through tele-practice is desirable
Knowledge of the following:
- Normal speech and language development, child language disorders, and remediation techniques
- Auditory training habilitation
- Voice disorders and remediation
- Early literacy skills
- Language-based learning difficulties
- Social communication/pragmatic difficulties
