Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
Lake Mohegan, NY - USA
Job Summary
| Position: | Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) | Compensation: | $70000 - $90000 annually |
| Dept: | Clinical | Type: | Exempt |
| Reports To: | Associate Direct Speech and Communication Services | Location: | On Site |
As a school SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students employees and community. We are a residential school located on a scenic 127-acre campus which includes multiple buildings and a working farm for student programming. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces.
We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles.
- We Care
- We are Innovative
- We are Collaborative
- We are Resourceful
- Reduced Cost Meals every shift on site (All)
- Employee assistance program (EAP) (All)
- Insurance coverage: Health vision dental life supplemental and pet insurance (FT)
- Flexible spending account (FSA) (FT)
- Generous Paid time off (PTO) (FT)
- 401k w/company match (FT)
- Tuition/Professional development assistance (FT)
- You are a collaborative relationship-centered clinician who is passionate about helping autistic children adolescents and young adults develop meaningful communication and participate more fully across all aspects of daily life.
- You lead with curiosity compassion accountability and clinical excellence.
- You value reflective practice interdisciplinary collaboration evidence-informed intervention and continuous professional growth while recognizing that communication is foundational to learning relationships emotional regulation and independence
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for evaluating communication needs developing and implementing individualized treatment plans and supporting functional communication across educational residential vocational and community environments.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and families.
- Promote meaningful participation independence and quality of life for autistic children adolescents and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions.
- Conduct comprehensive speech-language communication AAC and related evaluations and re-evaluation.
- Develop and implement individualized evidence-informed treatment plans aligned with each students strengths needs and goals.
- Provide individual and group speech-language therapy within a transdisciplinary model of care.
- Assess recommend implement and monitor augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems including high-and low-tech supports.
- Monitor student progress using clinical observation outcome measures and ongoing data collection modifying treatment plans as appropriate.
- Promote functional communication self-advocacy autonomy and participation across educational residential vocational community and family settings.
- Maintain timely accurate and clinically meaningful documentation in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards.
- Participate in interdisciplinary assessment treatment planning and Individualized Transdisciplinary Education Plans (ITEPs).
- Collaborate with Mental health Behavior Analysis Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Nursing Psychiatry Education Residential and other team members.
- Provide consultation to staff to promote the generalization of communication skills across settings.
- Participate in admissions quarterly reviews transition planning and discharge planning.
- Partner with families through consultation education and ongoing communication regarding student progress and communication strategies.
- Support the generalization of communication skills across home school residential and community environments.
- Provide coaching and consultation to educational residential and clinical staff regarding communication strategies and AAC implementation.
- Support staff in understanding communication differences and adapting environments to maximize student access.
- Participate in professional development and contribute discipline-specific expertise to organizational learning.
- Participate in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (TCIS) and other required safety training.
- Support communication during behavioral crises and assist in developing proactive communication supports.
- Recognize changes in student presentation requiring interdisciplinary intervention and follow mandated reporting and organizational safety procedures.
- Model ethical professional and relationship-centered practice.
- Maintain discipline-specific licensure certification and professional competencies.
- Participate in supervision department meetings quality improvement activities and ongoing professional development.
- Promote a culture of collaboration accountability innovation and continuous learning.
Please note: This job description is not a comprehensive list of tasks or responsibilities. Specific assignments can change within the relevant field and training of your position with or without notice.
- Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
- NYS Licensure in good standing with up to 3 years of experience is preferred
- Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP)
- Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) certification
- Experience working with autistic individuals or individuals with developmental disabilities preferred.
- Knowledge of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems preferred
- Experience in developing and implementing behavior intervention plans that address challenging behaviors and promote positive outcomes.
- Due to the nature of work in supporting our students all job description list the physical requirements for that position
- Our campus consists of some paved areas but primarily consists of grass gravel paths and parking lots. Additionally many areas of our building are fully accessible however as a historic building some areas are only accessible by stairs.
- You must be able to ambulate around the campus including hills stairs grass and gravel.
- Student Facing Positions:
- Must be able to react and move quickly during student crisis both for the safety of the student and for the staff.
- Must be able to run across the campus and throughout the school to catch/monitor an eloping student and/or to remove yourself from an unsafe situation.
- You must be able to pass TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools).
- You must be able to bend stretch sit stand crouch or kneel for sustained periods of time if implementing a hold.
- Special Accommodations can be requested but will only be approved if the accommodation does not impact the ability to perform your position and it does not put yourself a student or any other staff member at risk of harm or injury.
Required Experience:
Manager
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