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New Hyde Park

Family of Kidz is hiring and has immediate openings! If you are looking to create your own schedule and have a passion for helping kids, you’re in the right place! 

Details about this opportunity: 

• Full-Time Speech Therapist for school-age children and adolescents

• Clinical Fellows welcome to apply

• Availability during school hours (8:30am-4:00pm)

• Compensation: $58,000-$65,000

• Full calendar year

• New Hyde Park, NY

What we have to offer YOU:  

Family of Kidz Full Time offerings include:

• Generous Paid Time Off  

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• 401(k)  

• Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts  

• Life & Pet Insurance  

• Employee Assistance Program  

• Referral Program  

• Professional Development Assistance  

• Legal Insurance 

• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance  

• Team Building Events  

    

Responsibilities: 

• Design and implement creative individual and/or group therapeutic interventions for your caseload.

• Administer and create speech and language evaluations.

• Ongoing communication and collaboration with Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) and Special Educators specifically related to overall language and functional communication.

• Oversight of student’s Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices.

• Utilize students’ behavior management strategies and behavior intervention plans during sessions.

• Maintain professionalism with families, school districts, and other professionals.

• Maintain accurate and timely attendance and billing logs.

• Create and maintain schedule.

• Collect data on each IEP goal and reports on progress quarterly.

• Provide input and attend/teleconference initial CSE meetings and/or annual reviews.

• And more!

About You: 

 If you have these attributes: 

• Passionate to work with children and their families

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong ability to collaborate with various professionals

• Self-starter and independent problem solver

• Excellent time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail

• Sterling values, high integrity, empathetic and considerate

• Ability to function well in a high-paced and dynamic environment

• Flexible thinker with the ability to pivot when necessary

• Must be a team player

• Life-long learner who is committed to personal development

    And this background: 

• Licensed Speech-Language Pathology or Clinical Fellow (CF) with opportunity for direct supervision.

• NYSED Certifications: TSSLD or TSHH

• Experience working with students with autism preferred.

• Experience programming Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices

• Bilingual is a plus.

Then we are looking forward to receiving your resume! 

Why Join our Family?

Since 1998, Family of Kidz has brought together highly qualified teams of professionals who work diligently to help children with special needs, from birth to adulthood. Our focus is on establishing a strong understanding of each child’s needs and teaching them skills that lead to greater independence and an enhanced quality of life.

Family of Kidz provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 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.