About HeartShare
For over 100 years, HeartShare has dedicated itself to improving the lives of people needing special services and support. The HeartShare team, now 2,100 employees and growing, helps individuals develop to their fullest potential and lead meaningful and enriched lives.
Heart Share Human Services of New York has four preschools located in Brooklyn and Queens focused on maximizing the potential of every student no matter the learning disability. Through the use of the creative curriculum and symbolic play each student is provided with an education experience geared towards their individual needs. The Heart Share First Step Early Childhood Centers also provide speech, occupational and physical therapies. The school also includes the family, the most important component of a child’s life, in the educational and therapeutic planning for each student enrolled. Our goal is to work with each child to make them as independent as possible and succeed on their own in their futures. The school operates as a 12-month program including a 6-week summer program.
A speech pathologist for preschoolers with special needs works with children aged 3-5 to improve speech and language skills. They set therapy goals, collaborate with staff, use various methods to aid communication, engage with families, and track progress. They also maintain documentation, address audiological and feeding needs, and may supervise others based on certification.
Responsibilities:
- Provide speech therapy for preschoolers with special needs (ages 3-5) as mandated in IEPs.
- Participate in IEP goal-setting and annual reviews with transdisciplinary teams.
- Design and implement individual and classroom therapy goals.
- Use both push-in and pull-out methods for therapeutic intervention.
- Implement child-friendly activities to meet speech and language goals.
- Incorporate nonverbal communication tools (PECs, communication boards, etc.) as needed.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers to plan weekly activities.
- Manage therapy schedules and consult with teachers to ensure consistent programming.
- Work with other clinicians (OT, PT, etc.) to integrate therapy methods.
- Research and apply therapeutic programs and make specialist referrals when necessary.
- Attend IEP meetings and provide direct instruction to families.
- Monitor progress and maintain therapy logs and IEP documentation.
- Plan and deliver in-service training for staff.
- Monitor children's audiological status and refer to specialists if needed.
- Assess feeding skills and refer to specialists if required.
- Participate in peer supervision and submit therapy schedules.
- Maintain certification and continuing education (CCC, NYS licensure, TSHH/TSLD).
- Supervise Speech Pathology graduate students and CFY candidates (if applicable).
Benefits
At HeartShare we offer a comprehensive benefit package based on full-time/part-time status. You can expect:
HeartShare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). If you need to request accommodation during the recruiting process, please reach out to Leaves@heartshare.org.
