What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Age Speech Therapist or Clinical Fellow- Center Based - Farmingdale position at Family of Kidz?
School Age Speech Therapist or Clinical Fellow- Center Based - Farmingdale
Family of Kidz is seeking a proactive and engaging Speech Therapist who is passionate about working with a best-in-class team that delivers the highest quality of care to families of children with autism and other developmental disabilities.
At Family of Kidz, you will be joining a dynamic Center-Based Services Team where each team member is incredibly valued!
About this role:
- Full-Time Licensed Speech Therapist or Clinical Fellow (CF) for school-age children (ages 5-21)
- Located in Farmingdale, NY
- Compensation: $57-60k / year
- Availability during school hours (8:00am-4:00pm), full calendar year
- Experience with autism and AAC
- CF preferred, TSSLD required
- Full, on-site supervision provided by a certified Speech Therapist
- Disclaimer: Please note the most current compensation information for all open positions at Family of Kidz can be found on our careers page at FamilyofKidz.com, which supersedes all other sources and job sites.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement creative individual and/or group therapeutic interventions for your caseload.
- Administer speech and language evaluations, and write evaluation reports
- Ongoing communication and collaboration with Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) and Special Educators specifically related to overall language and functional communication.
- Oversight of student’s Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices.
- Utilize students’ behavior management strategies and behavior intervention plans during sessions.
- Maintain professionalism with families, school districts, and other professionals.
- Maintain accurate and timely attendance and billing logs.
- Create and maintain schedule.
- Collect data on each IEP goal and reports on progress quarterly.
- Provide input and attend/teleconference initial CSE meetings and/or annual reviews.
- And more!
About You:
If you have these attributes:
- Passionate to work with children and their families
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong ability to collaborate with various professionals
- Self-starter and independent problem solver
- Excellent time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail
- Sterling values, high integrity, empathetic and considerate
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and dynamic environment
- Flexible thinker with the ability to pivot when necessary
- Must be a team player
- Life-long learner who is committed to personal development
And this background:
- Current NYS Licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist
- NYSED Certifications: TSSLD or TSHH
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC) or on track to complete Clinical Fellowship (CF) year
- Experience working with students with autism preferred.
- Experience programming and implementing Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices
- Bilingual is a plus.
Then we are looking forward to receiving your resume!
Salary : $57,000 - $60,000
