School Speech Language Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Summary :

The Stanley G. Falk School is one of the largest and most successful Special Education Day Schools in all of New York State. The secret to our success…our outstanding staff! As the Speech / Language Therapist you will Provide individual or group therapy to students with speech, voice, or language disorders to improve their language skills and academic performance.

As the Speech / Language Therapist your day will include :

• Planning and providing appropriate individual and group therapy to students consistent with speech / language goals contained in students’ Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and Behavior Implementation Plan
• Providing therapy services in the areas of speech, voice, or language disorders in individual and group setting
• Collaborating with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning and service delivery
• Evaluating the student’s ability and formulates the student’s IEP goals through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, histories, and interviews
• Compiling evaluation results into a comprehensive written report which reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational plan
• Participating in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrates findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals.
• Monitoring and reassess the effects of speech therapy interventions and the need to continue, modify, or discontinue intervention
• Responding calmly and objectively in situations involving students with extreme / sustained behaviors
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications for the role :

Competitive Salary starting at $51,478.00 per school year (actual rate is dependent on internal equity and past experience)

Shift : Monday through Friday 7 : 35 AM – 2 : 35 PM

Stanley G Falk is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Stanley G Falk provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran or familial status, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Stanley G Falk complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer leaves of absence, compensation, and training.