Educational Therapist

Job Summary

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.

Essential Responsibilities

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

Experience

Basic Qualifications:

• N/A
  
  

Education

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

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A
  
  

Additional Requirements

• 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.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.
  
  

PrimaryLocation : California,Los Angeles,Watts Counseling Center

HoursPerWeek : 40

Shift : Day

Workdays : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

WorkingHoursStart : 09:30 AM

WorkingHoursEnd : 06:00 PM

Job Schedule : Full-time

Job Type : Standard

Employee Status : Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation : B11-PSC|NUHW|NUHW Psych Social Chapter

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Job Category : Behavioral Health, Social Services & Spiritual Care

Department : Watts Counslng & Lrning Cntr 1 - LC-WattsCounselng&Learng - 0801

Travel : Yes, 5 % of the Time

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

Job Duties

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• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
• Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.
• Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.