Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist - Putnum County - Family of Kidz
Putnam Valley, NY
About the Job
Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist
Family of Kidz is hiring and has immediate openings! If you are looking to create your own schedule and have a passion for helping kids, you're in the right place!
Details about this opportunity:
- Fee for Service Speech Therapist for school-age children and adolescents
- Location - Putnam County, NY
- Compensation: $90-100 per hour
- Please note this is a range. Rates are determined by service provided, professional experience and license/certifications held.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement creative individual and/or group therapeutic interventions for your caseload.
- Administer and create speech and language evaluations.
- 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:
- Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
- NYSED Certifications: TSSLD or TSHH
- Experience working with students with autism preferred.
- Experience programming Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices
- Bilingual is a plus.
Then we are looking forward to receiving your resume!
Why Join our Family?
Since 1998, Family of Kidz has brought together highly qualified teams of professionals who work diligently to help children with special needs, from birth to adulthood. Our focus is on establishing a strong understanding of each child's needs and teaching them skills that lead to greater independence and an enhanced quality of life.
Family of Kidz provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
