Early Intervention Speech Language Pathologist

Responsible to: Early Intervention Coordinator, Executive Director

Capsule Job Description: Design learning environments and activities that promote the acquisitions of skills by infants or toddlers with disabilities in a variety of developmental areas, including cognitive processes and social interaction. Provide families with information, skills, and  support related to enhancing the skill development of infants or toddlers with disabilities. Working with families of infants or toddlers with disabilities to enhance the infants or toddlers development.

Average hours per week vary based on caseload; 1 hour per session
 

Responsibilities:
1. Learn, understand and cooperate with the philosophy of the program.
2. Attend necessary meetings as scheduled to staff, review, and consult on children with a team approach.
3. Recommend therapies as needed in accordance with developmental levels.
4. Consult and co-treat with therapists on a consistent basis.
5. Participate and prepare any needed material for IFSPs, reviews and revisions.
6. Promote and educate families and childcare professionals on inclusionary practices while modeling and practicing the same.
7. Keeping in mind the individual development of each child, work toward social, nutritional, physical, emotional, language, and cognitive goals appropriate to each childs individual needs.
8. Conduct developmentally appropriate activities according to goals addressed in IFSP as well as overall development.
9. Actively engage in home visits and promote parent involvement.
10. Maintain open and frequent communication with parents.
11. Always be a positive role model for staff of child care facilities.
12. Review IFSPs as needed.
13. Conduct developmental testing and evaluations.
14. Maintain cleanliness of toys, equipment and supplies. Keep all in good repair.
15. Attend appropriate in-services, trainings, and conferences.
16. Mandatory reporting of any suspicious injuries or marks to service coordinator or administrator immediately.
17. Maintain whatever records or reports that are necessary for the children of the program.
              -This includes, but is not limited to, lesson plans, attendance sheets, developmental screenings, etc. Give reports to the appropriate person for filing.
18. Maintain up-to-date CPR and First Aide certification as required.
19. Follow policies and procedures according to the Personnel Policies and Employee Handbook.
20. Follow Department of Human Service regulations at all times.
21. Prompt and regular attendance to assigned area.
22. Attend center sponsored meetings, trainings, and/or events as required by the Early Intervention Coordinator or Executive Director.
23. Carry out additional duties as assigned by the Executive Director for the efficient quality operation of the program.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelors Degree or above from accredited college or university in early intervention, early childhood special education, early childhood education, child development, specialeducation or family studies and one year of full-time or full-time-equivalent experience working directly  with preschool children with disabilities and their families or a university supervised or college-supervised student practicum or teaching experience with young children with disabilities and their families.

2. Bachelors Degree or above from accredited college or university which includes 15 credit hours in early intervention, early childhood special education, early childhood education, child development, special education or family studies and one year of full-time or full-time equivalent experience working directly with preschool children with disabilities and their families; and demonstrated knowledge, understanding and skills needed to perform the functions specified in the responsibilities sections below.

Certifications (desired):
1. Teacher of Special Education
2. Teacher of Early Childhood
. Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Mentally and/or Physically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Speech and Language Impaired.

4. PA Department of Education

Other Requirements:
Valid Pennsylvania Drivers License
Proof of valid automobile insurance on personal vehicle.
Ability to read, calculate, and compile information as necessary for reports and scheduling.
Ability to interpret regulations and directives.
Ability to explain regulations and directives to subordinates in absence of group supervisor.
Ability to problem solve.
Ability to work independently of day-to-day supervision.
Ability to lift.
Ability to stand, sit on floor for periods of time.