Position Type :
Student Support Services / Speech and Language Pathologist
Date Posted : 5 / 30 / 2024
5 / 30 / 2024
Location : District Wide
District Wide
Date Available : 08 / 26 / 2024
08 / 26 / 2024
Closing Date : Until Filled
Until Filled
TITLE : Speech-Language Pathologist
QUALIFICATIONS :
- Valid State of Connecticut certificate as Speech and Language Pathologist (061) and a valid State of Connecticut Department of Public Health License.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
- Additional qualifications as the New London Board of Education may find appropriate and desirable.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :
Bilingual Spanish and English
REPORTS TO : Executive Director of School and Family Support Services or designee
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 the Executive Director of School and Family Support Services or designee may from time to time assign.
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 Support Services in accordance with A Guide to Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development for the New London Public Schools (Adopted : 8 / 19 / 2010).
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.