Mission Statement

The iHOPE school community strives to provide comprehensive services for our students, who present with a variety of diagnoses including Traumatic Brain Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, and other brain-based disorders. Our students participate in academic instruction with appropriate modification and adaptation, as well as therapeutic services, based upon a collaborative, researched-based model that integrates current technology.iHOPE is committed to learners with complex needs and to their social, emotional, adaptive and educational advancement. Accessibility and integration into the larger community are at the core of our belief system.

Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) evaluate speech, language and/or feeding needs of and providedirect servicesschool-age students Implements comprehensive, evidence-based treatments and establishes, documents and assessing progress related to therapeutic goals. May provide clinical supervision to clinical fellows and graduate students.  

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Provides intensive speech andlanguage, feeding and/or Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)services and therapy to assigned caseload consistent with students’ documented therapy goals, including those defined in areas of instructional and therapeutic focus and/or Individualized Education Program (IEP).

• Develops and implements safe and appropriate therapeutic interventions; assists in development of feeding and meal-time plans, as needed.

• Assesses and develops therapeutic plans that address the communication, AAC, oral motor, and feeding needs of students based on their individual strengths and challenges.  

• Evaluates, documents and monitors treatment and progress insession notes, progress reports and evaluations in a timely manner.

• Completes evaluations and assessments of students, establishing and updating therapeutic goals and/or Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) as needed   

• Communicates and collaborates with parents regularly and with medical professionals as needed, specifically as they impact upon the student’s educational plan, therapeutic goals and/or feeding or intervention plans   

• Collaborates with administrators, teachers and other related service providers within the school setting to ensure that a comprehensive educational plan is in place to meet each students’ individual needs.  

• May providecoverage as a substitute teacher for school-related activities and/or lessons, as needed.

• May monitor and screen hearing status and make referrals, as needed.

• May assist with documenting medical necessity for AAC devices and work with providers or parents to facilitate authorizations, as needed

• Performs all other duties, as assigned 

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Valid license and current registration as a Speech Language Pathologist issued by the NYS Department of Education (NYSED); and

• Current certification and registration as a Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped (TSHH) or Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD), issued by the New York State Education Department; and

• Strong interpersonal skills.  

• Strong writing and organizations skills.  

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs, specifically Word and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualification Requirements

Compensation Range:

$75,000 to $88,000 per year

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.