Job Descriptions

Speech/Language Facilitator

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• College degree in Speech/Language Pathology (masters, preferred, or bachelors degree)
• Specialization in infant and toddlers studies
• Experience working with infants, toddlers and their families.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Exhibits a passion for making the world a better place for young children and their families
• Demonstrates ability to communicate and interact sensitively and effectively with parents, infants and toddlers, program staff and the community
• Respects and supports families in their task of nurturing and educating their children
• Acknowledges the contribution of culture in all aspects of the program
• Demonstrates an ability and willingness to work as a team member, mentoring to and learning from others
• Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to adjust to change

PROGRAM JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitates a learning environment that encourages communication and emergent literacy
• Consults with staff and parents who have concerns about the speech and language development of individual children and facilitates further evaluation as needed
• Assits in the planning, implementation and evaluation of play groups for children and families
• Models and teaches communication and language facilitation techniques to parents and staff during play groups
• Incorporates communication and speech/language development information into the parent education groups
• Develops and refines curriculum materials to be shared with other that reflect best practices

INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Acts as a service coordinator and home visitor for up to 30 children and their families
• Organizes and maintains child family records needed to facilitate programming and comply with ISBE requirements
• Assesses child and family strengths and needs and develops parent/partnership agreements
• Monitors development of children throughout the year and refers children for further evaluations as needed
• Facilitates child development and reinforces an emergent literacy focus on home visits using consumable toys, books, and writing utensils
• Other duties as assigned

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Protects the privacy and confidentiality of information regarding children, families and colleagues
• Develops an annual plan for professional growth
• Strives for personal and professional excellence, seeking and using new information and ideas, and responding openly to the suggestions of others