Speech Language Pathologist Education - Long Term Substitute

Pay Ranges from $33 to $37 based on experience.

Position Summary:

Join a team of up to five SLPs! Work collaboratively with teachers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and counselors to provide services to students aged 5-21 years in a special education school setting. Provide speech and language assessments and therapy to students with a wide range of diagnoses including autism, rare genetic disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, etc. Focus at Springbrook is on building students’ functional life skills in a supportive and collaborative environment. We have small class sizes and a large beautiful school campus where therapy can take place in a variety of settings.

Flexible position! Substitute needed from May - Nov, but willing to be flexible with time/hours.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide direct and consultative speech-language therapy services to students.
• Evaluate and treat speech, language, (social/cognitive) communication, and swallowing disorders as needed.
• Assess, evaluate, and re-evaluate students and/or adults, in keeping with policies and goals indicated in IEP’s.
• Develop, implement, and manage individual and group therapy goals in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, based on evaluation and assessment results.
• Develop mealtime plans with the interdisciplinary team to ensure the health and safety of participants/residents.
• Maintain and document therapy/intervention procedures and outcomes using the appropriate forms, records and reports, while following applicable regulations and departmental protocols.
• Demonstrate appropriate interactions with students/adults to enhance individual performance, including implementation of behavior plans and interventions (e.g., SCIP-R).
• Coordinate services and provide recommendations as well as feedback about progress to Day Program/School personnel, interdisciplinary team members, community agencies, CSE representatives and participant’s families (if applicable).
• Provide in-service training and consultation to staff, parents and other professional personnel regarding swallowing concerns, mealtime interventions, mealtime plans, communication devices/methods, augmentative and alternative communication, care and maintenance of equipment, and other speech related interventions or techniques.
• Supervise Speech Language Pathology – Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) candidates, students, interns and volunteers as required or assigned.
• Utilize and manage appropriate assistive and adaptive devices to support individual participant’s/resident’s needs.
• Inventory, store, monitor and maintain supplies and equipment; maintain an organized and clean therapeutic program space as well as office space.
• Maintain current knowledge of treatment practice per discipline-specific practice requirements.
• Integrate current professional knowledge and skill into therapy program.
• Actively participate in professional growth activities, continuing education programs, trainings, and all participant/resident review meetings; attend appropriate departmental meetings as assigned.
• Complete other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge Requirements:

• NYS Certification in Speech and Language Pathology.
• Duties require professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in or knowledge of using a variety of computer software and e-mail applications, especially Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word; have the aptitude to learn other computer software as necessary.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. independently and assist in lifting weights exceeding 50 lbs.
• Meet the requirements to drive Springbrook vehicles as required.
• Be able to perform all physical interventions.