Cognitive Educator PT, Day

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Job Summary

Accountabilities

• Constructs and administers appropriate assessments of learning dependent on the severity of injury to identify learning and cognitive challenges of assigned students.
• Communicates on a regular basis with hospital multidisciplinary team as well as parents and schools to report daily progress in school work and behavior through reports charting phone calls and conferences in an effort to optimize return to school.
• Meets with all appropriate school-aged children/teens on the inpatient unit daily to facilitate cognitive goals assist with school work recovery or relearn academic skills to maximize transition back to school upon discharge.
• Establishes and maintains rules/procedures and budget for the program.
• Develops and administers a TBI (traumatic brain injury) Education Program to bridge educator gaps in TBI knowledge.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor manager director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Special Education or related field is required. Masters Degree in Special Education is preferred
• 3 years classroom experience; 1 year experience teaching children with cognitive impairments

Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses

Teacher certification for the State of SC

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