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Sheppard Pratt School - Frederick

Full Time (benefits eligible)

Day Shift

M-F, 8am-4pm

40

As a Speech-Language Pathologist you will:

• Be responsible for providing speech and language services to the students/patients referred or identified as in need of such services. 


• Screen and evaluate school students/patients for possible speech, language, and hearing deficits. 


• Provide individual and group speech and language therapy. 


• Communicate with students/patients based on an understanding of the developmental needs of children and adolescents. 


• Work closely with treatment teams of students/patients receiving services. 


• Assist in providing speech-language programs for staff development. 


• Meet with parents, school representatives, and others as needed. 


• Keep abreast of developments in the fields of speech pathology and special education.

Requires:

• Master's degree in speech pathology from an approved college or university.


• Licensure as a speech-language pathologist by the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at time of appointment and continuously throughout tenure in position.


• Six to twelve months' of related experience, which includes internship/practicum experience.


• General knowledge of special education techniques and treatment of emotionally disturbed children and adolescents and ability to work within structure of organizational operations, policies, and procedures.