Speech & Language Therapist

Job Description

Evaluation & Assessment

• Provide screening, identification, formal or informal assessments for students with speech, language, communication and feeding needs.
• Identify and prioritise goals for intervention in collaboration with the student/family/caregiver and multidisciplinary team
• Formulate care plans that are outcome based and relevant to students goals through planning, implementing, evaluating and managing interventions
• Measure outcomes of treatment and conduct continuous evaluation
• Recommend appropriate alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices as necessary
• Collaborate with the parents, teachers and the other allied health professionals to provide multi-disciplinary support to the students

Intervention

• Provide consultation, individual and/or group interventions that will improve students functional performance and skills.
• Select and prepare functional activities and recommendations to match students skills and interests
• Provide caregiver support to ensure and encourage continuity of intervention at home

Service Administration & Management

• Maintain inventory of resources
• Plan budget allocation and recommend relevant speech and language therapy resources for the school
• Conduct in-house training programs for internal and external stakeholders (eg. teachers / parents / caregivers / volunteers)
• Participate in developing protocols and clinical guidelines to improve services in conjunction with the Head of Student Support/Principal
• Maintain records and documentation of assessment and intervention

Job Specifications

• Possess Degree in Speech Pathology from an institution recognized by the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC)
• Valid practising certificate with full registration from the Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)
• Applicants for Senior Therapist position should possess at least 5 years of relevant working experience.
• Prior experience working with special needs children/ adults will be an added advantage
• Good team player with strong communication, interpersonal skills and critical thinking
• Able to work independently and effectively under pressure
• Able to relate well to people and work effectively and harmoniously within a multidisciplinary team setting