Speech Language Specialist

NEW

BRUNSWICK

PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

JOB

DESCRIPTION

SPEECH LANGUAGE SPECIALIST REPORTS

TO:

Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services SALARY GRADE:

As

per

negotiated

NBEA

agreement

NATURE AND SCOPE OF JOB: The Speech Language Specialist is responsible for providing evaluative and rehabilitative services for students

handicapped

by

impairments

of

speech. JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Holds

NJ

Speech

Language

Specialist

certification

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Provides

screening

activities

to

determine

communication

disorders

in

students.

Serves

as

a

member

of

the

extended

Child

Study

Team

which

indicated

to

provide

assistance

in

the

evaluation

process

for

the

classification

and/or

special

placement

of

students.

Provides

speech

correction

to

students

on

individual

or

small

group

basis.

Consults

with

other

staff

and

parents

regarding

language

development

of

students.

Provides

in-service

training

for

teachers

on

communication's

remediation

techniques

and

procedures.

Performs

other

duties

which

may

be

assigned

by

his/her

superior(s)

under

authority

of

the

Board

of

Education.

New Brunswick Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants

for

employment

without

regard

to

race,

color,

religion,

sex,

national

origin,

age,

disability

or

genetics.

In

addition

to

federal

law

requirements,

New

Brunswick

Public

Schools

complies

with

applicable

state

and

local

laws

governing

nondiscrimination

in

employment

in

every

location

in

which

the

company

has

facilities.

This

policy

applies

to

all

terms

and

conditions

of

employment,

including

recruiting,

hiring,

placement,

promotion,

termination,

layoff,

recall,

transfer,

leaves

of

absence,

compensation

and

training. functions of the job. Unless reasonable accommodations can be made, while performing this job the staff

member

shall:

1.

Use

strength

to

lift

items

needed

to

perform

the

functions

of

the

job.

2.

Sit,

stand,

and

walk

for

required

periods

of

time.

3.

Speak

and

hear.

4.

Use

close

vision,

color

vision,

peripheral

vision,

and

depth

perception

along

with

the

ability

to

focus

vision.

DATE

REVISED:

NEW

BRUNSWICK

PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

JOB

DESCRIPTION

5.

Communicate

effectively

in

English

and

Spanish

(preferred),

using

proper

grammar

and

vocabulary.

American

Sign

Language

or

Braille

may

also

be

considered

as

acceptable

forms

of

communication.

6.

Reach

with

hands

and

arms

and

use

hands

and

fingers

to

handle

objects

and

operate

tools,

computers,

and/or

controls.

7.

Works

in

standard

office

and

school

building

environments.

8.

Ability

to

work

outdoors

during

outdoor

student

activities.

The Work Hazards described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee

to

successfully

perform

the

essential

responsibilities

and

functions

of

the

job

and

are

not

meant

to

be

all

inclusive.

1.

Exposure

to

a

variety

of

childhood

and

adult

diseases

and

illnesses.

2.

Occasional

exposure

to

a

variety

of

weather

conditions.

3.

Exposure

to

heated/air

conditioned

and

ventilated

facilities.

4.

Exposure

to

a

building

in

which

a

variety

of

chemical

substances

are

used

for

cleaning,

instruction,

and/or

operation

of

equipment.

5.

Function

in

a

workplace

that

is

usually

moderately

quiet

but

that

can

be

noisy

at

times.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This would require

the

ability

to

lift

files,

open

filing

cabinets

and

bend

or

stand

on

a

stool

as

necessary.

This

position

requires

the

ability

to

occasionally

lift

office

products

and

supplies,

up

to

20

pounds.

New Brunswick Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants

for

employment

without

regard

to

race,

color,

religion,

sex,

national

origin,

age,

disability

or

genetics.

In

addition

to

federal

law

requirements,

New

Brunswick

Public

Schools

complies

with

applicable

state

and

local

laws

governing

nondiscrimination

in

employment

in

every

location

in

which

the

company

has

facilities.

This

policy

applies

to

all

terms

and

conditions

of

employment,

including

recruiting,

hiring,

placement,

promotion,

termination,

layoff,

recall,

transfer,

leaves

of

absence,

compensation

and

training.

DATE

REVISED: