SLP/CCC/TEACHER OF SPEECH AND HEARING HANDICAPPED JobID: 232

• Position Type:

  School Program

• Date Posted:

  10/17/2023

• Location:

  Westchester School Age

    

Hawthorne Foundation Inc. has implemented a generous SIGN-ON BONUS of $1500 for new full-time employees!*

• $750– on completion of 3 months of employment

• $750 -on completion of 6 months of employment

SLP/CCC/TEACHER OF SPEECH AND HEARING HANDICAPPEDOrganization Profile:Hawthorne Foundation Inc. serves children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. Our educational, vocational and life skills programs are only a few of the programs available. We also offer parent training, recreational activities and crisis intervention.Mission:An Applied Behavior Analysis approach to lifelong quality educational, habilitative, vocational and recreational programs for individuals with autism and other intellectual disabilities.Vision:To foster independence, integration, individualization, and productivity while enhancing the quality of the lives for the people we serve. Our goal is to enable each and every individual to reach his/her maximum potential in the least restrictive environment by selecting and promoting educational practices that are grounded in research and science, in particular applied behavior analysis; and, to assist each individual with identifying and realizing his/her own goals.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Baccalaureate Degree

• New York State Teaching Certificate- (TSHH) or (TSLD)

• Speech Language Pathologist Licensed

Accountability:

• Accountable to the Supervisor schools Speech Program, Coordinator and indirectly to the Executive Director.

  Responsibilities:

• Conduct 30 minute individual and group speech sessions per student IEP.

• Manage schedule to maximize IEP compliance (i.e., see all students on caseload per schedule)

• Attend meetings with parents, classroom teachers, and school district representatives

• Write quarterly progress reports on progress toward IEP objectives

• Write progress notes for case reviews and special meetings

• Measure learning continuously and document on daily session notes

• Complete PSI modules

• Attend biweekly staff meetings

• Work on special assignments with Program Coordinator (e.g., implementation assistive technology plans, working with augmentative communication systems and devices such as PECS)

• Participates in, and when appropriate, conducts staff training and conference day agenda.

• Maintain full caseload to meet state mandated productivity levels.

• Assist with documentation audits as required.

• Ensure that all documentation related to service delivery is compliant with regulations.

• Assumes other responsibilities as assigned.

  Physical Responsibilities:

• Sitting, standing, bending, lifting, and moving intermittently during work hours

• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position

• Must possess sight and hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of the position can be fully met

• Must function independently, have personal integrity, be flexible and able to work effectively with other personnel

• Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability