Educational Specialist, Level II

About Child Mind Institute

Were dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. Weve become the leading independent nonprofit in childrens mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care delivering educational resources to millions of families each year training educators in underserved communities and developing tomorrows breakthrough treatments.

Position Details:

As the Educational Specialist you will provide school placement and educational consultation services. The Educational Specialist will work with individuals who have language or learning disorders ADHD Autistic Spectrum Disorders and other conditions that interfere with school functioning including intellectual disabilities emotional disorders and nonverbal learning weaknesses. You will show a commitment to developing relationships with regional school programs and willingness to travel to visit these programs and market our services.

Reporting to the Director Gund Learning & Diagnostic Center this is a full time and onsite (4 days in office 1 day remote) position.

You Will:

• Provide clinical services including individual and group academic remediation organizational skills and educational testing and assessment.
• Develop high-quality programming for academic remediation and manage staff in providing those interventions.
• Develop comprehensive student learning profiles including cognitive strengths and weaknesses learning disabilities and other relevant academic and behavioral considerations.
• Provide educational consultation including professional reports and presentations professional development and training in school settings.
• Establish and maintain relationships with New York-area schools learning specialists and educational therapists to support families and inform clinical staff.
• Provide information about CMI programs to school partners increasing awareness and access to CMI services.

You Have:

• Masters degree in education learning disabilities special education or related fields
• Certified or willingness to become certified by the Independent Educational Consultants Association
• Minimum of ten years of experience in learning support education or school admissions in the New York area
• Prior experience in program development and implementation required
• Demonstrated experience with professional writing and with public speaking
• Experience maintaining an influential network of colleagues in the field of education.
• In-depth knowledge of New York area public and private schools their curriculum and student body and tri-state specialized and special education schools.
• Expertise in teaching and providing reading writing and math remediation for children with learning and language disability as well as organizational and study skills.
• Established relationships with key school personnel or ability to develop and maintain those relationships.

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Our Benefits

Our great compensation package and benefits include medical insurance 401(k) paid parental leave dependent care discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits please visit our employee benefits website.

Pay Range

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidates work experience education/training job-related skills internal peer equity as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this addition this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role) if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

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