• We Care
• We are Innovative
• We are Collaborative
• We are Resourceful

• Reduced Cost Meals every shift on site (All)
• Employee assistance program (EAP) (All)
• Insurance coverage: Health, vision, dental, life, supplemental and pet insurance (FT)
• Flexible spending account (FSA) (FT)
• Generous Paid time off (PTO) (FT & PT)
• 401k w/company match (FT)
• Tuition/Professional development assistance (FT)

• You have a passion for working with the autism population and ensuring the safety and well-being of students and staff.
• You get the job done and are capable of strategic thinking while simultaneously rolling up to your sleeves to lead and teach by example.
• You have strong written communication skills, specifically involving documentation, progress notes, incident reports, and other related administrative tasks.
• You have the ability to function effectively in a high-energy, occasionally stressful environment
• You are able to prioritize tasks, delegate appropriately, and adapt to change across individual, team, or organizational levels.

• Provide individual and group speech and language services within a transdisciplinary model that are individualized in nature and meet the needs of each student.
• Utilize a variety of treatment approaches that are evidence based, safe, creative, and individualized to meet the needs of each student.
• Collaborate with other clinicians and members of the Education and Residential Life teams to ensure carryover and generalization of communication skills integrate across all aspects of the student’s day.
• Continually monitors student’s progress and adjusts treatments accordingly based off clinical observations; conducts re-evaluations as needed.
• Proactively maintains communication with students, family members and/or other care givers as appropriate to effectively address student progress, development and emergencies as needed.
• Participate in professional development and Shrub Oak activities to advance field knowledge and remain at the forefront of clinical advancements in the areas of intervention, evaluation, life skills and related areas.

• Speech and language evaluations and re-evaluations
• Individualized treatment planning and implementation
• AAC assessment and integration (high- and low-tech)
• Progress monitoring and data-driven therapy adjustments
• Frist Aid
• CPR

Communication & Behavioral:

• Functional communication training
• Social communication and pragmatic language support
• Behavioral impact on communication (in collaboration with BCBA team)
• Trauma-informed and student-centered communication strategies
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools (TCIS)

Collaboration & Service Delivery:

• Interdisciplinary collaboration across clinical, education, and residential teams
• IEP contribution and goal development
• Family and caregiver communication
• Generalization of skills across school and residential settings

Safety & Compliance:

• NYS licensure and ASHA (CCC-SLP) compliance
• Accurate documentation and progress reporting
• Confidentiality (HIPAA/FERPA)
• Adherence to school-based and residential regulatory standards
• Mandated Reporter Training

• Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• NYS Licensure in good standing with up to 3 years of experience is preferred
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP)
• Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) certification
• Experience working with elementary, middle, and/or high school students with developmental disabilities or autism spectrum disorders; school-based experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems preferred, including both high- and low-tech tools.
• Experience in developing and implementing behavior intervention plans that address challenging behaviors and promote positive outcomes.
• Due to the nature of work in supporting our students, all job description list the physical requirements for that position
• Our campus consists of some paved areas but primarily consists of grass, gravel paths and parking lots. Additionally, many areas of our building are fully accessible, however, as a historic building some areas are only accessible by stairs.
• You must be able to ambulate around the campus, including hills, stairs, grass and gravel.
• Student Facing Positions:
  • Must be able to react and move quickly during student crisis, both for the safety of the student and for the staff.
  • Must be able to run across the campus and throughout the school to catch/monitor an eloping student, and/or to remove yourself from an unsafe situation.
  • You must be able to pass TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools).
    • You must be able to bend, stretch, sit, stand, crouch or kneel for sustained periods of time if implementing a hold.
• Special Accommodations can be requested but will only be approved if the accommodation does not impact the ability to perform your position and it does not put yourself, a student, or any other staff member at risk of harm or injury.