EARLY ON SPEECH THERAPIST

Position Details

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Master’s Degree in Speech / Language Pathology.
• Certificate of Clinical Competency or eligibility for Clinical Fellowship Year.
• Responsibility of employee to obtain and maintain all training(s), certificate(s), approval(s), etc. and provide documentation to the business office before expiration date of said document(s).
• Must be able to lift 30 pounds.
• Required to have a physical presence at the designated job site each scheduled work day.
• Must have regular and reliable job attendance, performance, and the physical ability to do the job.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Identify and diagnose speech and language impairments of eligible persons in the assigned service area.
• Provide diagnostic information to committees involved in the placement of students.
• Make appropriate referrals when additional services are needed within the community.
• On a continuous basis, provide information concerning speech and language to other professionals and to parents / providers.
• Provide ongoing training and coaching support to eligible families and early intervention team.
• Complete home visits within the community.
• Using the primary service provider model based on family routines, confer and work with parents / providers to implement the individual family service plan.
• Maintain individual records on every child being served which includes appropriate and necessary information.
• Develop and maintain an appropriate schedule in the current system used by the ISD.
• Complete required forms pursuant to the Special Education code, such as IEP’s, MET’s, evaluations, re-evaluations, and IFSP’s, within the appropriate time frame.
• Participate in the development and planning of writing IFSP outcomes.
• Demonstrate effective written communication skills : including parent / family communications and child data and reports.
• Demonstrate effective oral communication and relationships with children, families, providers and other program staff.
• Demonstrate effective organizational skills.
• Attend and engage in continuous professional development through in-service attendance, conference attendance and reading professional literature.
• Attend and engage in weekly team meetings with the trans disciplinary team to support whole child developmental needs as identified in the IFSP.
• Implement with fidelity high quality practices (developmentally appropriate, evidence / research based).
• Demonstrate ability to work in a team setting.
• Create an overall supportive, nurturing, strength-based atmosphere using trans disciplinary practices.
• Perform oral-motor examinations when appropriate.
• Order appropriate materials and testing kits to meet the needs of children on the caseload.
• Provide own transportation.
• Maintain child / family confidentiality.
• Complete other duties as assigned by the St. Joseph County ISD Administration.

REPORTS TO : Early Childhood / K-12 Special Education Supervisor

PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS : Early Childhood / K12 Special Education Supervisor

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT : Salary for this position is based on the IEA Master Agreement and will align to the requirements of Early On.

Services must be provided year-round with a gap in scheduled service no longer than two weeks in length.

Three year signing bonus :

Year 1 $2,500

Year 2 $2,000

Year 3 $1,500