Speech Language Pathologist - Special Education
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST ~ SPECIAL EDUCATION
Title: Speech Language Pathologist ~ Special Education
Position Type: Part-time
Location: Laurel, Maryland
What we do and offer our team
PHILLIPS PROGRAMS Schools are private special education day schools for children with emotional and behavioral needs. PHILLIPS has a unique approach to special education. Our programs provide a place of relationship and belonging where students can be accepted; treated with compassion and respect. We offer our employees competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, a place where you can learn and grow as a professional, and a warm and friendly environment that lives our values. In addition, our staff are eligible for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program!
We are recruiting a licensed Speech Language Pathologist to serve the students at PHILLIPS School ~ Laurel.
What the Speech Language Pathologist does:
The Speech Language Pathologist provides diagnostic and therapeutic speech and language services to students with communication disorders; serves as a consultant to teachers and other staff regarding the development and implementation of speech and language programs. In addition, the SLP:
- Assists teachers in developing language curriculum and teaching strategies.
- Monitors implementation of classroom language programs through observation, direct participation and conferences.
- Serves as a resource for materials and methods.
- Provides individual and group speech/language therapy to students on assigned caseload, as called for by students’ IEPs.
- Provides speech/language evaluations as needed to determine current level of functioning.
- Develops speech/language goals and objectives for assigned students’ IEPs in consultation with parents and teaching staff.
- Maintains files on assigned students, and write progress reports as required by PHILLIPS policies and procedures.
- Consults with staff regarding speech/language needs and oversight of screening process.
- Participates in student teaming meetings as appropriate.
What the Speech Language Pathologist brings to the team:
- Master’s Speech/Language Pathology (SLP) – minimum Clinical Fellow in Speech Language Pathology (CF-SLP)
- Hold a valid school Speech-Language Pathologist license issued by the Maryland Board of Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists and obtains and maintains reading certifications.
PHILLIPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.