BIL SPEECH THERAPIST (0.8 HARRIET GIFFORD ES/ 0.2 SOUTH ELGIN HS)

divh2Speech And Language Pathologist/h2pTo work with parents, students, and staff in order to prevent, identify, evaluate and remediate a wide range of oral communication problems, including articulation, voice, fluency and language disorders./ppJob duties include consultation, in service training, speaking with parents and parent groups, pre-referral (student support teams), screenings, referrals for the evaluation process, data collection through standardized or non-standardized measures, interpretation, report writing, sharing results with parents and staff, determining eligibility for services, developing IEPs, caseload management (scheduling), direct remediation within the educational setting, pull out services, consulting on academic and social issues, developing ongoing goals, documenting progress, collaborating with classroom teachers, holding annual review meetings, completing caseload records for special education funding, maintaining student IEPs and evaluations on web-based computer program, and ability to work collaboratively in a team setting./ppEducation requirements include Illinois Certificate with Speech and Language Pathology endorsement (Type 73 or Type 10 or Type 03/09), Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Speech Language Pathologist License, and Masters degree or higher in Speech Language Pathology./ppEnvironmental conditions include working in noisy and crowded environments, indoors or outdoors in a busy school environment, frequently working at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions, and may be required to leave main work site to attend meetings. Public contact requiring appropriate business-like apparel./ppPhysical demands include prolonged sitting or standing, occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials, and occasional stooping, bending, and reaching./ppTerms of employment include a nine-month position (184 work days)./p/div