SPSN0276937-0071
2023-09-07T00:00:00
2023-09-01T00:00:00
Acts in the capacity of SLP, providing assessments and speech language therapy treatments to participants with autism or physical disabilities in a variety of settings. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: • Provide direct and consultative speech-language therapy services to participants in a day program and in their residential settings (or in the educational programs as needed).• Evaluate and treat speech, language, (social/cognitive) communication, and swallowing disorders for participants as needed.• Assess, evaluate, and re-evaluate students and/or adults, in keeping with adult educational, self-advocacy or self-care goals, policies indicated in IEP’s, and OPWDD guidelines (if applicable). • 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 day program/school staff, parents, residential staff 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. Bachelor’s required. Master’s preferred. • 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.
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Springbrook School
Southern
Annual wage
Fixed