Speech Therapist - Fghal Jbeil

SUMMARY

The Speech Therapist will be able to help the children/ students prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults.

MAJOR DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform comprehensive diagnostic evaluations on children, adolescents, and/or adults.

• Analyze, interpret, and document evaluation results.

• Develop patient care plan with short and long-term goals.

• Maintain all records in compliance with regulations, reimbursement requirements, and job responsibilities.

• Plan and provide individual and/or group therapy according to individual needs and goals.

• Perform routine documentation of client performance, adjusting goals and treatment as needed, and determine discharge care plans as appropriate.

• Provide family education and training to assist in carryover of skills into a client’s daily living environment.

• Communicate with other professionals or therapists such as physicians, psychologists, social workers, behavior therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and recreation therapists, with signed release of information.

• Team with parent and/or other team members in a therapy session, as appropriate.

• Make appropriate referrals for additional services such as psychiatry, psychology, dentistry, audiology, behavior therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and educational therapy.

• Participate in in-services and/or parent education training programs, as appropriate.

• Follow Caritas Lebanon operational policy and procedures.

• Respect the internal policies and procedures for example: dress code, attendance, discipline, etc. • Complete schedules, activity planners, monitor staff availability and act against any shortfalls.

• Resolve any staff issues and escalate any unresolved issue to the Center Coordinator.

• Perform other related duties as assigned by the manager.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor degree in speech therapy, MA degree is a plus.

• Communication, writing, analytical and negotiation skills.

• Ability to work with beneficiaries from different backgrounds (cultural, ethnic, etc.).

• 1 to 2 years of experience in a related field. Previous experience working with children in vulnerable populations is preferable.

• Language skills: French, English and Arabic.

• Computer Literacy: MS-Word / MS-Excel – Intermediate level.