Educational Therapist

Under the supervision of the Manager of Educational Therapy, provides direct and indirect educational services to children with learning difficulties. These services include psycho-educational evaluation and assessment, diagnostic and prescriptive interventions to remediate specific auditory and visual processing disorders, various academic challenges, provide educational advocacy support and coordination of school/home/therapy continuity andcoordination.

• Provide direct and indirect educational services and support to children and adolescents with learning disabilities or difficulties, one to one and in group settings, utilizing various learning methodologies and modalities.


• Administer diagnostic evaluations, analyze and interpret educational data to develop students learning profile.


• Develop and implement prescriptive learning plans to address outlined learning objectives established through various forms of assessment.


• Maintain on-going progress monitoring notes and evaluation to determine students response to interventions.


• Educate and assist parents or guardians in advocating for appropriate educational placement, instruction and services, utilizing both state and federal special education laws.


• Relate and communicate with children, parents, school personnel, and other allied professionals as it pertains to social emotional well-being and prevailing educational needs.


• Provide formal trainings and presentations to small and large, internal/external audiences.


• Provide community outreach and consultation within the purview of core competencies to schools, and/or community organizations.


• Maintain Educational Therapy/ Professional (ET/P) level designation.


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  • Perform other duties to assist in implementation and execution of the Centers mission and vision as assigned.

Qualifications:

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• Eligible candidate must achieve and maintain Educational Therapy/Professional (ET/P) designation within 18 months of employment


• Masters Degree in Special Education, Educational Therapy, or Reading Instruction or


• Reading Specialist Certification (this certification also requires a masters in education) or


• Pupil Personnel Service Credential in School Psychology (this credential also requires a masters in education, educational psychology, or school psychology)


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• Masters Degree in a related field with Educational Therapist/Professional (ET/P) designation

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• Bilingual may be required- - if so, must pass QBS1 with a passing score..


• Eligible candidate must pass or have passed the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) Written Examination as a condition of employment


• Eligible candidate must clear health screening report, Livescan clearance, child abuse index check, criminal record statement.


• Ability to organize and implement multiple projects, tasks and learning opportunities


• Experienced in administering both formal and informal academic assessments for K-12 population within the last two years.


• Experienced in prescribing and administering evidenced-based reading interventions for K-12 population within the last two years.


• Knowledge of various learning methodologies and modalities.


• Knowledge of both state and federal special education laws.

• Board Certified Educational Therapist (BCET)


• Two (2) years of Educational Therapy experience


• Five (5) years experience working as a special education teacher, resource specialist, reading specialist or intervention teacher


• Masters Degree in Special Education with Educational Therapist/Professional (ET/P) designation

Notes:

• Due to hours of operation, Saturday schedule will be coordinated with manager and hours will range from 4-8 hours depending on community programming.