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Overview

Pay Range: $69,960 to $87,450 plus excellent Benefits and Paid Time Off

Schedule: Mon-Fri 8am to 4pm

Join a Team That Changes Lives

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives – including your own. You’ll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today.

Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is a key member of the Early Childhood Special Education Program. The center-based SLP adapts to the unique needs of the child presenting for preschool early intervention services with tasks including but not limited to evaluation and assessment, direct services, tele-intervention, conductinghome or community consults, Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team participation, and/or observation. The SLP-CB works with the team to develop strategies, specially designed instruction (SDI), and goals that can be shared, discussed, and/or modified as needed. Additionally, this role develops progress monitoring targets/benchmarks, conducts both center and community-based, on-site observations and makes ongoing recommendations to ensure that the eligible child is able to participate to the maximum extent possible.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend Initial, Annual and Review IEP meetings for preschool-aged children in the city of Philadelphia as a special education provider in accordance with IDEA and Chapter 14
• In collaboration with the IEP team, develop goals, strategies, SDIs, and progress monitoring benchmarks for assigned child receiving services
• Develop goals and strategies rooted in principles of inclusion to the maximum extent possible including, but not limited to, least restrictive environment (LRE), free appropriate public education (FAPE),
  maximum participation with typically developing peers, parent engagement, and the transfer of learning through push-in services and distributive practice
• Work collaboratively with all members of the child’s IEP team to revise, and update, goals and strategies as required according to child progress, regression, and/or mastery and conduct regular progress monitoring, observation and recording towards progress on identified goals
• Develop transition plans for children including, but not limited to, transition to kindergarten; moving out of county or out of state; moving to a new school, program, or childcare center; or transition out of early intervention
• Provide ongoing consultation with parents, caregivers, IEP team members, school faculty, childcare and head start teachers with regard to the IEP and assigned child’s progress as it pertains to speech therapy and language development
• Review collateral reports, medical and behavioral records and assessments, and the child’s developmental strengths and needs to assist in the development of an appropriate Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
• Conduct bi-annual re-evaluations as required for children; administer preschool assessments including, but not limited to, the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), Developmental Assessment of Young Children (DAYC), Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI), and Devereaux Early Childhood Assessment-Clinical (DECA-C), and the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS-II)
• Provide direct, center- based instruction, carry a caseload of children and provide interim services, as needed, provide itinerant group services for eligible children
• Provide professional development, and technical assistance to facilitate adult learning in early childhood settings to parents, teachers, and service providers
• Provide periodic training and technical assistance to IEP team members, early childhood settings, staff,
  external providers, other natural environments which allow for the learning, progress, and inclusion of a child with a disability
• Utilize data systems (i.e. electronic recordkeeping systems) to track children due for initial, review, and annual IEPs as needed
• Work collaboratively with all early intervention team members to ensure that each child’s goals are appropriate and aligned with PA Early Learning Standards
• Maintain professional documentation including, but not limited to, progress notes, progress monitoring, IEP goals, parent letters, and assessments
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), crisis intervention, and first aid using agency-trained
  protocols
• Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Certificate of Clinical Competence from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) preferred
• Licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Pennsylvania, and ongoing completion of approved
• Continuing Education hours in the two (2) year mandatory renewal period to maintain licensure
• Experience providing speech-language therapy with young children and families
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Prior experience of participating in IEP meetings
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated strong time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated excellent judgment with the ability to independently solve problems and make decisions with
  little or no need for direct supervision
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate future needed changes or identify problem areas and take effective actions
• Demonstrate intermediate experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Must possess a current, valid driver's license in the state of residence, have a minimum of two (2) years of driving experience within the United States, and have an acceptable driving record, which will be assessed through a review of the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) record, in accordance with Elwyn's Vehicle Operation and Driver’s Code Policy 905. For individuals licensed for more than two (2) years, the driving record will be reviewed for acceptability based on the past three (3) years. Additionally, employees required to drive as part of their job may need to successfully complete and pass an Elwyn Road Test before being authorized to drive.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage and prioritize multiple, often competing, priorities
• Must be able to perform CPR and crisis intervention using agency-trained protocols
• Must possess excellent customer interaction, collaboration, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to perform CPR using agency-trained protocols

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