Overview :
We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed, and highly talented staff.
The mission of the Mary A. Dobbins School is to provide a therapeutic and academic environment that is designed to nurture the emotional, intellectual, behavioral, and social growth of each student. Mary A. Dobbins school prepares students with disabilities to lead successful, productive lives, allowing them to become contributing members of their communities. Our students explore their talents, build on identified strengths, and learn life skills.
Benefits :
- Paid time off and holidays per the school contract
- Medical, vision, dental and life insurance
- 403(b) employee participation and employer match
Salary : $75000 - $90000 / depending on education / experience
Job Summary :
The Speech-Language Specialist is to help reduce or eliminate a speech and hearing impediment that interferes with the students ability to derive full benefit from the districts educational program.
Responsibilities :
Actively participate in ongoing quality improvement activities of The Legacy Treatment Services including but not limited to : serving as a member of a quality improvement team, customer input, incident / accident and client grievance review, peer record review and program evaluation / quality improvement projects.Attend staff meetings and meetings with parents and / or school district personnel.Fulfill annual continuing education and professional development requirements established by the Department of Education.Provide direct management and supervision of students in non-instructional settings such as hallways, library, dining room, etc.Make assessments, analyses and classifications of students communication competencies and characteristics.Plan, prepare and deliver treatment programs for children with speech and language deficiencies.Provide diagnostic evaluations of pupils referred to the child study team for communication disorders and participate in team conferences related to those pupils.Develop and implement an individualized educational program (IEP) in conjunction with parents and teachers for pupils who are eligible for speech correction and identifies pupils in need of related services.Provide individual and small group intervention sessions with students who have been classified.Qualifications :
Masters degree in Speech and CommunicationNJ Speech Language Pathologist State Licensure / CertificationASHA Certification required
Salary : $75,000 - $90,000
