Speech and Language Pathologist - Fortune School of Education -Sacramento, CA.

Job Summary

The Speech and Language Pathologist evaluates, plans, and administers comprehensive speech therapy modalities/regimens as prescribed by a physician to patients with speech, voice, language, cognitive-communicative, and oral-pharyngeal swallowing disorders in their place of residence for the purpose of improving and/or restoring speech and/or swallowing functions.

Comments and Other Information

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties include but are not limited to:

Provide aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder or progressive neurological disorders.

Work with people who don't have speech, language, or swallowing disorders, but want to learn how to communicate more effectively (e.g., work on accent modification or other forms of communication enhancement).

Work with people who have difficulty producing speech sounds correctly or fluently

Qualifications
Required knowledge, skills & abilities:
Experience working with people who have disorders that occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language), or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings (expressive language). Language disorders may be spoken or written and may involve the form (phonology, morphology, syntax), content (semantics), and/or use (pragmatics) of language in functional and socially appropriate ways.

Ability to work with people who have Cognitive-communication disorders include problems organizing thoughts, paying attention, remembering, planning, and/or problem-solving. These disorders usually happen as a result of a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or dementia, although they can be congenital.

Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to use personal computer and software to develop spreadsheets and databases and do word processing

Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree or higher
3-5years experience, preferably in an education environment

This is a 10-month role with comprehensive benefits, including 100% full coverage of base plans, medical, dental, and vision for the employee and their eligible dependents. Additional perks include 96 hours of sick pay per academic year.

Fortune School of Education provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected characteristic.

This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant.