Job description
The Otto Specht School seeks a speech language pathologist to work at our school located in Chestnut Ridge, NY.
The Otto Specht School offers an adapted Waldorf curriculum designed to meet the needs of students with developmental delays, social and sensory sensitivities, and learning challenges. We provide developmentally appropriate academic and artistic curricula in small, individualized class settings. Artistic activities - speech and movement, visual and musical - are integral to our classroom activities, as are practical skills such as cooking, weaving, woodworking, farming, and animal care.
We are looking for an experienced, licensed pediatric speech-language pathologist to join our team providing center- based services to a diverse population of children, from kindergarten age to 21 years of age. Students may exhibit speech and language delays, language disorders, apraxia, and autism spectrum disorders to name a few. We work with our students from educational and developmental models based primarily on the Waldorf philosophy. Treatment approaches include language stimulation through play-based social interaction, use of verbal words as well as signs, gestures, expressive typing, and AAC.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Promote optimal function and engagement in meaningful activities for individuals and in small groups.
- Provide speech and language therapy/evaluations for language, auditory processing disorder, and articulation
- Write progress reports
- Consult and collaborate with parents, school teachers, and fellow colleagues in order to address goals and objectives as indicated in each student’s educational plan.
- In compliance with state and local requirements, each therapist will be responsible for maintaining appropriate documentation regarding student services and subsequent needs
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology or Communicative Disorders
- New York State licensure in Speech and Language Pathology
Job Type: Part-time
Experience:
- relevant: 3 years (Preferred)
Education:
- Master's (Required)
License:
- NY state licensure as SLP (Required)
Work Location:
- One location
This Company Describes Its Culture as:
- Innovative -- innovative and risk-taking
- People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused
- Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative
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