Speech Language Pathologist - Full time Job -

Company: Sunbelt Staffing
Location: Palm Springs
Posted on: January 4, 2020

Job Description:

We are currently seeking a Speech Language Pathologist for a full-time job opportunity with a school district in Palm Springs CA.

The Speech Language Pathologist will perform screenings, assess condition, and design treatment plans to help students develop necessary speech skills. To succeed in this job, you need be able to develop and be flexible with treatment plans to best suit the individual needs of the student population. While working with children you need to be caring, adaptable, patient, and resourceful.

Speech Language Pathologist Job Responsibilities:

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• Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement
  
• Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of communication disordered children
  
• Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech, language, and hearing delays
  
• Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, fluency, hearing, and language delays
  
• Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate
  
• Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct existing speech or language handicaps
  
• Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by providing suggestions for the student's daily activities
  
• Provides information, support, and counseling about speech and language handicaps to parents and families when appropriate
  
• Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning communication improvement
  
• Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech language services
  
• Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services
  
• Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate
  
• Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies
  
• Demonstrates sensitivity in dealing with students of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, cognitive and physical abilities as well as with students of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds
  
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  Speech Language Pathologist Job Requirements:
  
  
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  • Master's degree in Speech related field
    
  • Valid SLP license in CA (CCC preferred)
    
  • Ability to commute to school(s) near Palm Springs CA
    
    Qualified applicants please send your current resume to veronica.gaucher@sunbeltstaffing.com.
    
    If you have any questions about this full-time school Speech Language Pathologist job in Palm Springs, CA, please call Veronica directly at (813) 792-3426.
    
    Veronica Gaucher - National Hiring Manager
    
    (813) 792-3426
    
    Veronica.gaucher@sunbeltstaffing.com

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