Speech and Hearing Therapist II

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<div class="isg-job-description“>Job Title: Speech Language Therapist II
Location: Columbia SC 29201
Duration: 6 months to long term
Shift hours: 7:15am – 2:15pm /8:35 – 3:45pm/ 8:00 
Hours: 40 hours a week
Job Description:

• Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
• Screens and identifies students with communication disorders. Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing and language impairments.
• Consults with school principals to develop a schedule which is in compliance with the Defined Minimum Program and the student’s IEP for regular instructional periods for students on caseload.
• Assists and counsels teachers in observing, describing and referring suspected and identified speech/language impairments.
• Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
• Plans and evaluates instruction to meet individual students’ needs and to correct existing speech or language handicaps within assigned caseload.
• Communicates with classroom teachers, parents and other school staff members to implement continued instructional practices for the students’ daily activities.
• Provides information, support and counseling to parents and families as appropriate.
• Develops IEPs for students on caseload.
• Complies with applicable state and federal laws in the implementation of procedural safeguards; complies with standard operating procedures developed by the Office of Programs for the Handicapped.
• Maintains required student and district records.
• Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns and complaints from staff, parents and other agency personnel regarding therapy services.
• Performs various office duties as necessary, including preparing reports and correspondence, compiling information and data for reports, attending meetings, copying and filing documents, answering the telephone, etc.
• Operates various types of machinery and equipment including a computer, printer, typewriter, calculator, copier, telephone, audiometer, hearing aids, scopes, augmentative devices, tape recorder, various other learning aids, etc.

Required education:

• Active license for speech language and pathology.

About our Company: –
22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.
Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.
“22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer” and “US Citizens & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply.”
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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