Speech & Language Teacher (NY) St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf

POSITION: Speech & Language Teacher

(10-month position) Hours: 8:30 – 3:00; extended day on Thursday (4:00 pm)
Lunch 50 minutes/ 25 minutes when on duty
Follows Educational Calendar

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Facilitate students’ growth in auditory receptive skills, speech reading,
speech production and receptive/expressive language. Provide development
of a variety of communication strategies to enable each student to interact
effectively dependent upon the linguistic situational environment.
1.1 Administer and interpret assessment battery to include:
 Structure and function of oral mechanism
 Functional auditory skills
 Phonetic/phonologic speech production
 Speech reading skill
 Receptive/expressive language
1.2 Plan and implement individualized auditory/speech/ language planning
based upon assessment findings to include:
 Auditory training for optimum utilization of aided residual hearing.
 Development of suprasegmental and segmental features of speech
 Oral motor therapy to maximize muscular strength for the purpose of speech production
 Speech reading
 Conceptual, pragmatic, semantic and syntactic language development.
 Plan and facilitate lessons for bi-lingual and bi-modal instruction/support (English/ASL) based on individual student needs
 Integrate curriculum content with speech, auditory and language goals
2. Maintain daily performance records for IEP documentation, Medicaid session notes, and preparation of progress reports, such as annual and triennial reviews.
3. Maintain appropriate student amplification.
3.1 To insure proper functioning of amplification equipment:
 Troubleshoot FM classroom hearing aids prior to beginning each therapy session.
 Troubleshoot personal hearing aids (if available) periodically.
3.2 Educate and monitor students’ care and use of amplification.

RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Conference with classroom teacher/parent to discuss student progress, specific communication needs and carryover goals for classroom/home.
2. Collaborate with audiologist to explore and implement alternative
programs/techniques/devices to enrich auditory and speech/language development.
3. Initiate referrals to appropriate personnel for evaluation (dental, otological, psychological, neurological, etc.)
4. Participate in interdisciplinary conferences and implement recommendations
within individualized program.
5. Evaluate students for both annual and triennial reviews.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

1. BA or BS in Speech Pathology/Audiology (preferred)
2. MA or MS Degree in Speech Pathology/Audiology and/or NYS Certification in Speech and Hearing Handicapped. (or Clinical Fellowship Candidate CFY)
3. TSHH (Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped) and TSLD (Teacher of Speech/Language Disability) Certificate
4. Knowledge in the following areas:
 Deafness
 Sign Language
 Behavior Management
 Multiple disabilities
5. Membership in Professional Organizations (preferred)
6. Record of attendance at NYSED Medicaid training seminar, or willingness to attend.

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
 Good rapport with children
 Ability to communicate effectively

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
Supervisor, Department of Speech, Language and Audiology.

SALARY RANGE
$66,900- $107,300
“An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer”