HEARING & SPEECH SPECIALIST

Posting Identification Number  31057

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Hearing & Speech Specialist for the Shapiro Center located in Kankakee, Illinois to provide professional clinical services to individuals regarding testing, evaluation, and development of a regimen of treatment and therapy for the resolution of communication, swallowing and/or hearing disorders on an assigned unit. Provides direct speech, language, and swallowing therapy. Administers tests and interprets test results. Evaluates the nature and extent of impairments. Provides specialized instruction to develop and improve individual’s functional communication, hearing and/or swallowing skills. Counsel’s individuals in adjusting to the hearing and/or speech/language impairment. Utilizes manual communication skills with individuals we are deaf and/or hard of hearing.

Job Responsibilities

On an assigned unit, provides professional clinical services to individuals regarding testing, evaluation, and development of a regimen of treatment and therapy for the resolution of communication, swallowing and/or hearing disorders.  

Provides clinical supervision and guidance to mental health technicians and other staff.

Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

Conducts standardized speech and language assessments to determine individual’s level of functioning in the areas of syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic language ability, articulation, voice, fluency and need for alternative and augmentative communication devices upon admission of the individual. 

Signs for individuals who are deaf and/or hard of hearing.

Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.