Speech Therapist, New York

Responsibilities:
Job Summary

 

Provide speech therapy services to infants’ toddlers, preschool and school age children for a minimum of 50 weekly sessions or as directed by program needs to meet health and safety requirements of in - person and/ or telehealth services; and conduct speech therapy assessments and evaluations

 

Position Functions and Responsibilities

Provide mandated services to assigned children on caseload in compliance with IFSP/IEP documents

Participate in meetings and consultations with education staff and the multidisciplinary team concerning the needs of each child as related to his/her mandated services and progress updates

Work effectively with parents, teaching staff and other professionals directly involved in the care and treatment of the child to develop and monitor IEP services

Use accurate assessment skills to perform functional evaluations with reports reflecting current knowledge and evidence based practices and communicate results effectively in both written and verbal formats

Maintain accurate record keeping and IEP/IFSP goal tracking documentation as required by SED/EI and ESCS policies for quality assurance and accountability purposes

Design and monitor assistive technology, adaptive equipment and augmentative communication needs in collaboration with team and family members

Implement and monitor feeding programs for children on assigned case load in accordance with Coleman policies and ASHA guidelines for school therapists

Serves as clinical instructor as needed for SLP students

Actively participate in the creation and implementation of an individual and School wide Professional Development Plan that inspires personal growth and informs clinical practices

Carry out standards for customer service; quality improvement; professional development; environmental, safety and infection control practices; confidentiality, corporate compliance and all other John A. Coleman policies and procedures; attend all mandatory in-services to ensure regulatory compliance and best practices in working with students and their families and procedures

Perform other tasks to support the operations of the school as assigned by School Administration

Qualifications:
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology

New York State Speech Language Pathology License Required

NYS Teacher of Speech Hearing Certification

Experience:
Minimum of 1 year pediatric SLP experience