Speech and Language Therapist

Roles & Responsibilities

The Speech and Language Therapist needs to use discipline-specific skills to provide goal-orientated treatment through both direct and consultative intervention strategies for students, in order to facilitate Speech-language skill development, motivate them and capture their interest.

1. SLT and Integrated Therapy:

• To hold responsibility for Speech-language Therapy programmes as part of the Department's Speech-language Therapy service delivery, including programme planning timelines, and administration
• Support the Head of Therapy and Pastoral Care to develop, implement and maintain Speech-language Therapy services including peer consultation, referral delegation of clients, clinical policies and guidelines reflecting evidence-based practice and within regulatory guidelines
• Attend monthly Speech-language Therapy meetings (as required) with the purpose of providing peer supervision, case discussion, discuss student goals and plans, communication and problem solving of Speech-language Therapy specific matters, organising/providing internal CPD
• Participate in regular multidisciplinary meetings (as required) to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individualized education plans and intervention plans to achieve specific short term and long-term goals
• To assist with the integrated therapy service model collaborating with the therapy and teaching team in ensuring understanding of student Speech-language performance strengths and needs through evaluation, educational program planning, and delivery

2. Orientation, Supervision and Education:

• Provide and document general supervision to SLT Interns
• To implement and maintain supervision in line with the AHPC Singapore Supervisory framework and keep up to date with AHPC's mandatory legislation
• To provide education and training to parents, teachers and other professionals including awareness talks, in-service training o workshops and keep abreast of current ethical practice and current diagnostic criteria
• Assist Head of Therapy and Pastoral Care in the orientation of new Speech-language Therapists and lead in providing mentorship to establish team bonding

3. Safety, Policies and Procedures:

• Ensure the safety standards of therapy rooms and spaces are of a high standard through continual observation of possible health and safety hazards through repair, maintenance and cleanliness of the rooms and all resources/equipment by observing AHPC required standards;
• Report any issues, defects, repairs or maintenance needed in therapy rooms immediately both verbally and in writing, copying the Head of Corporate Services
• Maintain client confidentiality by ensuring that parent consent is obtained for information to be shared between the child's teaching, pastoral care and therapy team
• To liaise with Therapy Support to create and manage inventories of all SLT resources including assessment kits

4. Intervention and Collaboration:

• Promote development of speech and language skills of students including but not limited to speech clarity, phonological skills, language comprehension and expression, social communication, and executive functions.
  • Provide targeted, evidence-based therapeutic intervention to facilitate student participation and Speech-language performance within diverse school environments, including but not limited to the classroom, playground, fieldtrips, camps, special activities as part of the school routine.
  • Provide Integrated support including push-in classroom support and pull-out groups to students in every designated classroom, on a weekly basis, in consult with the respective Head of School and in collaboration with the teachers, across both teacher-led and therapist-led activities
  • Carry out an average of five (1 per working day of the week) Group Therapy sessions per week
  • Conduct observations, administer screening tools and provide written feedback during screening for students on trial for an average of 2 students per week

5. Documentation and Communication:

• To ensure all therapy sessions, be it group or individual, are documented
  • To ensure documented and consistent communication with parents, caregivers and professionals
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation in each student profile corresponding to therapy services received in the school year, updated at the end of each term
  • Conduct regular documentation audits concerning everything related to Speech-language Therapy to ensure record keeping meets AHPC regulatory standards
  • Provide parent communication in keeping with School communication for push-in support to ensure parents are updated on Integrated Therapy classroom sessions
  • Provide parent communication via email at least twice a block of Group Therapy sessions, once upon commencement and once on conclusion of a block ensuring parents are updated on Group Therapy sessions
  • Ensure that Integrated Therapy Support staff receive clear instructions as to what they need to do while assisting the Speech-language Therapist.

6. To adhere to all policies, procedures, rules, regulations and Code of Conduct of the Department and School including those stipulated in the Operations Manual of the Department and the Operations Manual of the School
7. Assist with interviews for Speech-language Therapists as required by Head of Therapy and Pastoral Care
8. Attend to weekly teacher-staff meetings, accompanying students on field trips, assisting with student recruitment and enrichment activities, and working with other staff members to ensure fulfilment Winstedt's mission
9. Maintain a positive outlook to ensure high morale within the Department
10. Promote and engage in team work to establish a collaborative and supportive approach in a multi-disciplinary team
11. Any other duties as assigned and required by the Head of Therapy
Requirements

• Tertiary degree (or equivalent) qualification in Speech-language Therapy
• Registration with the Allied Health Professions Council, Singapore
• At least 1-2 years of relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office/Teams,Outlook, Google Classroom and ability to use digital resources and educational technology.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to engage effectively with staff members, children, parents and other associated professionals.
• Good time management skills.
• Problem solver with a positive and growth mindset
• Resilient and flexible

Skills:

• Clinical skills in assessment and treatment of communication disorders in the paediatric population.

Key deliverables:

• Achieve 90% positive overall satisfaction in Parent and Teacher Satisfaction Survey.
• 100% (excluding public holidays, school camps, field trips, special events, illness outbreaks) Integrated Therapy sessions and Group Therapy sessions are met as proposed from the start of the academic year.
• 100% response within 24 hours and action plan within five working days to respective Head of School, Head of Therapy and teachers when observations are requested and/or strategies for particular students.
• Attend 99% of working days per academic year.

Tell employers what skills you have

Outlook
Communication Disorders
Classroom
Google Classroom
Teaching
Legislation
Interpersonal Skills
Treatment
Pastoral Care
Speech Therapy
Audits
Educational Technology
Screening
Group Therapy
Service Delivery

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