What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Based Speech Language Pathologist position at Horizon Staffing Resources?
Horizon Staffing Resources is searching for a Speech Pathologist in Essex County, NJ! We currently have a need for a Speech Pathologist to work within a special needs school in Livingston!
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) plan, monitor, and execute therapy according to the needs of individual students; implement treatment programs; document and support educational activities.
Schedule: Monday through Friday
Hours: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Responsibilities
- Conducts ongoing informal assessments; interprets and analyzes data; provides written reports; Documents progress in a clear and concise manner.
- Develops educationally relevant IEP goals and objectives in collaboration with teachers.
- Develops, implements, monitors and revises therapy programs during individual and group treatment sessions.
- Submits written reports to appropriate sources according to schedule utilizing required formats/forms and maintains all service-related records.
- Participates in department meetings, all staff meetings and team meetings and various school clinics.
- Participates and/or cooperates in the aquatic and hippotherapy program (if applicable) by planning and/or scheduling therapeutic treatment individually/groups.
- Designs, fabricates, adjusts or makes minor repairs to therapeutic equipment for individual students, suggestions and monitors provision of appropriate assistive technology.
- Oversees activities of Therapy Assistants, Therapy Aides or therapy students and cosigns all documentation according to discipline specific practice standards and licensing regulations.
- Maintains open communication with family/guardian and child study team case manager as required on an individual basis.
- Fosters and maintains collaborative relationship with teachers, classroom support staff, and resource staff while monitoring therapeutic programs.
- Attends educational courses to maintain and update knowledge and skills; may conduct in-service programs for other staff members.
- Travel and/or home visits may be required to meet individual needs.
Qualifications
- New Jersey Department of Education Certification as Speech/Language Pathologist (Required)
- Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (Required)
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
