Speech Therapist (ST)

Reports to: Speech Therapy coordinator

Job summary: The Speech Therapist assesses children and develops individual or collective intervention plans. She/he conducts screening and testing, obtains diagnostic information, analyses information and makes recommendations regarding programs and follow up of children.

Major Responsibilities

• Identify children's developmental speech and communication difficulties/disorders as well as cognitive communication impairments, such as attention, memory, written language and problem-solving disorders.
• Analyze information and develop individualized plan of care tailored to each child’s needs.
• Give collective workshops to classes with the help of the educator in charge.
• Collaborate with the educators to meet class needs in language skills, math, thinking or reasoning skills.
• Regularly keep written reports of individual and collective sessions and share with the educational team and coordinators.
• Observe students in class.
• Help children with speech or cognitive problems develop strategies to overcome difficulties.
• Plan and deliver training sessions if needed.
• Keep up to date and informed of new trends and techniques developed. Take part in professional development sessions.
• Train and monitor trainees in speech and language pathology throughout the school year: guide, follow up, correct assessments, and report to the university in charge.
• Other tasks required by Speech Therapy Coordinator and Center Director

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Bachelor Degree in Speech Therapy, or other related field
• At least 2 years of experience in Speech Therapy
• Excellent written and spoken Arabic and English, French is a plus
• Skilled in Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint..)
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Use a variety of material available or create new material.
• Show empathy, patience and perseverance with the children.
• Communicate sensitively, effectively, and positively with parents, taking into consideration the particular situation of the families of the area of the Education Center.

• Work effectively in a team

• Align with Tahaddi’s core values of: Justice, Integrity, Compassion