Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) - FFS

YAI - Seeing beyond disability; New York (NY); On-site; USD 84,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

YAI is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to provide therapy services to adults and school-aged children with intellectual and developmental disabilities across group homes, adult day programs and outpatient facilities. The role includes collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and delivering psychosocial assessments as part of comprehensive care.

Qualified candidates hold NYS licensure and ASHA certification, with preference for those experienced with I/DD populations, dysphagia, or AAC.

Qualifications

• Must hold current licensure by NYS.
• Must hold ASHA certification.
• Ability to work effectively with limited on-site supervision.

Responsibilities

• Providing individual, family or collateral psychotherapy to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Conducting psychosocial assessments
• Being part of a multidisciplinary team (medical doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, etc.)

Skills

NYS Licensure

ASHA Certification

Limited on-site supervision

I/DD Experience

Dysphagia Experience

AAC Experience

Job description

The Speech Language Pathologist will enjoy a consistent caseload. Evaluate and deliver therapy services to adults and school-aged children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in group homes, adult day programs and/or outpatient medical facilities.

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Providing individual, family or collateral psychotherapy to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Conducting psychosocial assessments
• Being part of a multidisciplinary team (medical doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, etc.)

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Qualification Requirements including education, experience, licensure/certification, etc. and essential physical capabilities (e.g. lifting, assisting lifting, standing, etc.) Minimum requirements of specific positions may vary by assigned function and/or contract. Please refer to applicable regulations/contracts for all position requirements. All job title must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Current licensure by NYS
• Current certification by ASHA
• Ability to work effectively with limited on-site supervision

Preferred Qualification Requirements

(desired requirements beyond MQRs above)

• Experience with the I/DD population (2+ years is preferable)
• Dysphagia experience, a big plus
• AAC experience strongly preferred but not required

Compensation

$71.20 per hour based on $35.60 fee-for-service per half hour session

Schedule

Saturdays from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran.

YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process.

Our Roots

YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community.

MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.

YAI Today

Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them.

YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others.

Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.

Better Together

At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well.

Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward.

Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.

Equal Opportunity (duplicate)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran.

YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process.

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