Activities include but are not limited to the following:

• Evaluate and assess program participants on an ongoing basis and plan and implement appropriate treatment and goals based upon the evaluation. 
• Educate individuals and/or team members about findings of the evaluation, established treatment plans, methods of treatment, and if possible the individual’s prognosis. 
• Educate team members about ongoing services and any areas within the scope of speech-language therapy. 
• Complete all required documentation according to program regulations. 
• Communicates with other health care professionals relating to all aspects of the Individual Program Plan (IPP) / Individual Education Plan (IEP). 
• Assists with departmental maintenance and supplies. 
• Participate in activities as part of the treatment team that may include meetings, trainings, and committees. 
• Assist in orienting students, volunteers, and new therapists within the program. 
• Adhere to mandatory abuse and reporting laws and HIPAA requirements. 
• Provides assessment, fabrication, modification, and repair of adaptive equipment, as needed. 
• Establish a work environment that creates positive communication between supervisors and employees and assimilates new employees to the Center’s culture, values and mission. 
• Ensure compliance with all pertinent government and agency regulations and operating standards

• Basic Computer Skills (Windows, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Word, Excel). 
• This position has regular and substantial unsupervised or unrestricted physical contact with individuals receiving services and is required by law to be fingerprinted for a criminal history record check under OPWDD (Office for People with Developmental Disabilities) or OCFS (Office for Children and Family Services).
• Travel may be required. Must have a valid NYS Driver’s License.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances are warranted.

• Bachelors Degree required in Speech Therapy plus NYS Certification of Hearing and Speech.
• Up to 1-year experience.

• Job related tasks involve exposure to blood, body fluids, tissue or the potential for skin or mucous membrane contact from spills or splashes of these substances.
• May have exposure to unpredictable individuals and situations when working at Kelberman Center sites.
• OSHA Exposure Category I

• Must have fluency in the English language. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, bend, twist and sit. Must be able remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, scanner, computer printer, etc.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects up to 25 pounds.
• Employee may be exposed to verbal and physical aggression by people we support.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising work-flow and efficiency.

• From $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 annually