Speech Language Pathologist, Part Time
Company: Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services
Location: Teaneck
Posted on: June 22, 2022
Job Description:
Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist: About Pediatric
Occupational Therapy Services (POTS) POTS is an energetic,
fun-loving pediatric therapy team seeking experienced speech and
language pathologists who want to make a difference in children's
lives and maximize each child's potential. We have a highly
experienced dedicated staff that provides cutting edge OT, PT and
speech therapy in our state of the art sensory gyms. Our clients
range from birth through 21 years of age. We are unique in our
commitment to evaluate and treat the whole child and partner with
the important people in a child's life. Job Description We are
looking for Speech Language Pathologists who have strong treatment
and evaluation skills who are able to effectively work with
children in the sensory gym, virtually and out of doors. The best
candidates are therapists with demonstrated leadership ability who
are upbeat, organized, self-motivated and problem solvers, who want
to be part of a team of a dedicated team of therapists.
- Evaluate new patients in the clinic, out of doors and
virtually
- Provide speech therapy services to children birth through 21 in
a sensory gym, virtually and out of doors using the therapeutic
approaches that best meet the child's unique needs
- Design and monitor effective home programs and school
strategies, as needed, that meet the child's needs and family's
capacity for follow-through
- Collaborate with parents and teachers to set functional
goals
- Provide ongoing guidance, support, and education to parents and
teachers, in person and virtually
- Participate in team meetings and workshops
- Participate in program development, such as summer camp
programs and after-school groups The ideal Speech Language
Pathologist will have expertise in :
- Receptive/Expressive & Pragmatic Language Disorders
- Apraxia of Speech
- Articulation and Phonological Disorder
- Executive Functioning
- Oral motor evaluation and treatment skills
- Feeding
- Working with children on the Autistic Spectrum The ideal Speech
Language Pathologist will have the following qualifications :
- Masters degree in Speech Pathology from a program accredited by
the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),
- New Jersey speech pathology license
- NJ school certification preferred
- 3+ years' experience providing individual speech therapy to
children in a private practice setting and in schools. Experience
in treating children birth-21 with a wide range of challenges,
including Autism
- Desire to work long term in a warm supportive environment
- Compassionate, caring, collaborative, willing to go the extra
mile for your families
- Excellent problem-solving skills and analytic abilities
- Willingness to work in our Teaneck and Waldwick locations, out
of doors, virtually and in local schools
- Ability to meet the child where they are and build a warm
therapeutic relationship with the child and family
- Ability to conduct assessments and evaluations using
standardized evaluation tools and clinical observations to
determine the child's strengths and challenges, collaborate on goal
setting with caregivers, and generate a comprehensive report of
findings
- Provide effective treatment sessions to meet the child's
functional goals
- Experience treating clients within the classroom and
collaborating with teachers
- Excellent communication skills with parents, children, and
co-workers
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing education Job Type: Full
time or part time-expanding to full time Benefits: For full time
employees: Retirement Benefits, Health Benefits, PTO and Continuing
Education Opportunites -- Salary commensurate with experience Job
Type: Full-time COVID-19 considerations:
We are monitoring CDC and NJ Department of Health Guidelines and
modifying our protocols to meet their recommendations. We disinfect
assiduously and require masks. PI182648744
Keywords: Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services, Paterson , Speech Language Pathologist, Part Time, Healthcare , Teaneck, New Jersey
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