Leave Replacement Speech Language Specialist at Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

1. New Jersey certification as a Speech-Language Specialist.
2. Such additional qualifications as the Board of Education may deem appropriate.

1. Specific Responsibilities
   1. Surveys, tests, diagnoses and classifieds speech and/or language disordered children.
   2. Prepares Individual Education Programs (IEPs) and implements the individual therapy programs defined by the IEPs.
   3. Recommends for acquisition and/or creates and constructs clinical teaching materials to meet the needs of the individual child.
   4. Provides group and/or individual therapy sessions.
   5. Provides the building staff with individual or group in-service sessions on language development and diagnostic procedures as they apply to speech therapy.
   6. Keeps records as to progress, attendance, conferences, and overall status of each referred child.
   7. Maintains liaison with other school personnel (principals, teachers, counselors, psychologists, social workers, LDTCs, supplementary teachers, school physicians and nurses.)
   8. Serves as a consultant to the child study team.
   9. Maintains contact with those outside services (physicians, orthodontists, agencies and clinics) concerned with the welfare of the children receiving language, speech and hearing therapy.
   10. Holds parent/guardian conferences.
   11. Assists building administrators in organizing and scheduling the speech and hearing programs.
   12. Conducts, as requested, teacher-training workshops in speech and hearing.

2. General Professional Responsibilities
   1. Demonstrates proficiency in the use of English by communicating with reasonable clarity, conciseness and precision in both speaking and writing.  
   2. Participates in solving classroom and school problems and seeks resolution through appropriate channels.
   3. Cooperates in the total school program by:
      1. Sharing responsibility for care of materials, equipment and facilities;
      2. Sharing responsibility for students’ behavior throughout the building;
      3. Working with colleagues to improve the effectiveness of the total school program;
      4. Participating in school activities.
   4. Cooperates in curriculum development and evaluation activities by participating in the planning and implementation of programs.
   5. Establishes and follows an individual program of professional renewal in such areas as:
      1. How children learn;
      2. Current approaches to discipline;
      3. Alternative instructional strategies;
      4. Updated curriculum materials;
      5. Current theory and practice in his/her field.

3. Other Duties and Responsibilities

Interested applicants should apply on line at www.brrsd.org

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