About the Role
Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to support students in grades 6th-8th and 12th across both school building sites. The ideal candidate will empower students to become agents for change through community-focused leadership, character development, and college preparedness.
Responsibilities
- Makes initial and periodic evaluations of students' speech and language and rehabilitation needs.
- Provides speech therapy to students in a school setting.
- Administers speech and language therapy treatments using appropriate modalities and techniques.
- Sets long and short-term goals in measurable terms and adjusts treatment plans/IEPs accordingly.
- Instructs students and their parents/caretakers in activities for between-session practice.
- Submits necessary documentation for services provided.
- Makes recommendations for referrals to other disciplines when appropriate.
- Consults with other therapists, teachers, and the Director of Academic Intervention Services for joint decisions regarding therapy continuation or dismissal.
- Attends Parent-Teacher Conferences prepared to discuss students' academic growth.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Administration.
Requirements
- Master's degree required.
- Valid NYS Speech Language Pathology license and Certificate of Clinical Competency.
- A minimum of three years of teaching experience.
- Must adhere to all speech therapy rules and regulations set forth by the NYS Department of Professional Regulations.
- An ability to work collaboratively.
- Spanish proficiency is preferred.
Location
- Washington Heights
- Inwood
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 3+ years of teaching experience
Education Level
- Master's degree
- NYS Speech Language Pathology license
- Certificate of Clinical Competency
About the Company
- Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school.
- The school aims to provide more educational choices to the children of Washington Heights and Inwood.
- The mission is to empower students to become agents for change through community-focused leadership, character development, and college preparedness.
- Staff regard student leaders as burgeoning assets and help them develop tools for success in college and beyond.
- IAL is committed to providing a well-rounded educational experience.
- The school seeks hardworking, flexible, and innovative candidates who embody leadership traits: honesty, integrity, responsibility, caring, and restraint.
Equal Opportunity
- As an equal opportunity employer, we hire and promote without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.
