Speech & Language Pathologist - Children's Services

Description

LOGAN Community Resources is our full name but who are we? LOGAN is a non-profit organization with community impact in Michiana.

What does LOGAN do and why do we exist? LOGAN supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities so that they and their families may achieve their desired quality of life.

What does LOGAN aspire to be? LOGAN envisions a community in which every individual, regardless of obstacles or challenges, is able to reach their full potential.

How do LOGAN employees do their jobs every day? LOGAN employees are dedicated to performing their duties with respect, kindness, honesty, loyalty, and quality in mind for LOGAN’s clients, staff, and the agency.

• Accruing Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental/Orthodontia, and Vision plans
• Rx Help Prescription Cost Assistance Program
• 403(B) Traditional and ROTH retirement plans – Company match of up to 3% after 1 year of service
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Long-term disability and Reliance Standard Supplemental Insurance Plans (Short-term disability, critical illness, acceded, accidental death & dismemberment)
• $15,000 company paid life insurance
• Full time employees eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Employee-Referral incentive for qualifying positions

The Speech and Language Pathologist provides evaluations of expressive and receptive language abilities, cognitive skills, feeding skills, and oral motor functioning, in a variety of settings. They provide treatment plans and outcomes as reflected in each child's Individual Family Service Plan, using therapeutic modalities and procedures to maintain/increase skills. The Speech-Language Pathologist also consults with other professional staff and families regarding results of evaluations, treatment and progress, and make suggestions for a classroom or home programming.

• Assist in evaluating children on an individual basis.
• Communicate the results of the assessment/screening as directed.
• Determine each child’s assistive technology needs. This includes adaptive toys and switches, feeding devices, oral motor needs, augmentative communication etc.

• Conduct individual therapy when appropriate to maintain or enhance speech and language abilities, or training to improve/maintain feeding and pre-feeding skills.
• Provide the necessary program information to enhance these outcomes.
• Facilitate the growth of the child's parents as teachers by providing the resources and support necessary to adequately meet each goal.
• Provide the parents with a developmental model of learning which will help them to clarify and realize their own child's needs.
• Allow for the general well being and safety of the children.
• Plan instructional activities/ home program for parents as well as activities for primary care givers in community settings.
• Provide evaluations in a variety of settings to determine program needs of infants and toddlers.

• Deal effectively with other staff, agencies, and community programs, as well as children and their parents/guardians.
• Records and Reports:
• Keep daily progress notes, make quarterly reports on, and maintain records of, evaluations, home visits, etc.
• Write discharge summaries and complete an exit skills inventory for all children who are transitioning to the school system when turning three.
• Participate in case conferences, staff meetings, parent group meetings when requested.
• Participate with other team members in writing quarterly reports.
• Attend appropriate workshops and conferences to increase professional effectiveness and to meet the 30-hour minimum requirement by First Steps.
• Serve as a resource person for information on auditory perception, positioning, feeding, oral motor and typical speech and language development.
• Furnish all required monthly statistics on a timely basis.
• Provide reports and written programs to families and other professionals following First Steps guidelines.

Responsible for the health and safety of persons served.

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