Easterseals New York, a member of the Fedcap group, in Bronx, NY is calling all compassionate and detail-oriented speech professionals to apply to join our human services nonprofit as a full-time Speech Therapist!

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR TEAM

We are a collaborative and welcoming human services nonprofit that makes a difference in the communities we serve. We pay our Speech Therapists a competitive wage of $65 - $80/ hour, depending on experience. Plus, we make it easy to apply for this speech-language pathologist position with our initial quick mobile-optimized application. If we have your attention, please continue reading!

WHO IS EASTERSEALS NEW YORK

These Our Treasures, Inc. (TOTS) was established in 1973 and joined The Fedcap Group in 2019. We provide comprehensive early education and habilitation services for children using a transdisciplinary approach, which looks at the whole child and works in partnership with families and caregivers. Our mission as a human services nonprofit is to educate young children with disabilities in an atmosphere that embraces and accommodates individual differences while helping them achieve their goals.

Our highly trained speech-language pathologists provide more than professional care. They bring a high level of dedication to the children, compassion for families, and motivation toward continued growth and excellence. To show our appreciation, we provide competitive compensation, great benefits, and plenty of opportunities for personal and professional growth.

ARE YOU A GOOD FIT?

Ask yourself: Do you have a passion for helping people? Are you looking for a position in speech therapy where you can work with children? Can you handle juggling multiple tasks at once? Are you a problem solver with strong organizational talents and excellent communication skills? If so, please consider applying for this Speech Therapist position today!

YOUR LIFE AS A SPEECH THERAPIST

This full-time specialist position with our speech therapy team works during the day.

As a Speech Therapist with our human services nonprofit, you work at TOTS, our children's development center. You have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children who are in need of assistance. You evaluate communication skills including, receptive language, expressive language, articulation, voice, fluency, oral-motor skills, and hearing. Once these skills have been examined, you develop a comprehensive service plan according to program policies and regulations. Speech therapy is provided as outlined by each individual treatment or education plan for communication disorders. At our human services nonprofit, you maintain professional standards in and out of the center to remain in compliance with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Code of Ethics. Attending IEP meetings, staffing, case conferences, and department meetings is essential to this speech-language pathologist position.

Working in this role, you instruct and counsel clients, along with their families regarding the nature of their communications impairments. Patiently, you help them understand how to best deal with this in various speaking situations during speech therapy. As a functioning case manager, you maintain appropriate records such as progress notes and reports, evaluations, plans, case conference reports, and discharge summaries. You track insurance authorizations when applicable and assist in coordinating and obtaining other needed services for clients. You also supervise clinical fellowship years for other speech-language pathology staff when appropriate. Working at TOTS as a speech therapist is life-changing and you know that what you do impacts these children's lives. You are proud of what you are accomplishing by being a speech-language pathologist at our human services nonprofit!

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• Master's Degree or equivalent in the field of Speech and Language Pathology
• Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association OR be in clinical your fellowship year
• Current State Speech-Language Pathologist License
• Covid-19 vaccination

Three years of experience working with young children as a speech-language pathologist is preferred. If you can meet these requirements and perform this speech therapy job as described above, we would be happy to have you as part of our communication team at our human services nonprofit!

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