Job Description
Job Description
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Job Summary
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\n\t - To provide support, strategies, and appropriate intervention and supervision for the preschool staff, programs, and children and their families in the context of a preschool setting.
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Responsibilities
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\n\t - PERFORMS DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES \n\n\t
\n\t\t - Performs services in at least two of the three clinical areas Independent in all three areas: (ScreeningEarly Intervention, Preschool).
\n\t\t - Consistently selects, utilizes, and accurately interprets appropriate, testing materials and or instrumentation based on presenting needs. Actively participates in research on potential updates, modifications and/or improvements to clinical departmental protocol/instrumentation/ testing /teaching methods.
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\n\t \n\t - PROVISION OF SERVICE \n\t
\n\t\t - Formulates child specific long and short term goals consistent with IEP format within a trans-disciplinary context.
\n\t\t - Implements child specific long and short term goals consistent with IEP format within trans-disciplinary context.
\n\t\t - Provides support for program staff to formulate and implement child specific long and short term goals consistent with IEP format within a trans-disciplinary context.
\n\t\t - Demonstrates the ability to use IEP Direct and all other IEP programs and goals.
\n\t\t - Utilizes strategies effectively based on IEP goals. Use of multimodality strategies. Modification of methods and interventions including but not limited to physical environment, daily routine, adult-child, child-child interactions. Selection and use of appropriate therapy materials. Demonstrates proficiency with use of strategies across 3 or more models i.e. center based, autism spectrum classrooms, related service, EI etc.
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\n\t \n\t - COMMUNICATION \n\t
\n\t\t - Demonstrates the ability to use a variety of strategies to communicate appropriate clinical information regarding caseload or other clinical assignment including but not limited to presentations, demonstrations, meetings, handouts.
\n\t\t - Attends, schedules and conducts weekly classroom or treatment team meeting times with staff as assigned.
\n\t\t - Schedules regular meeting times with families at least twice a year according to school program protocol.
\n\t\t - Actively and consistently uses cooperative planning as a strategy for staff to staff communication including but not limited to participation on: (Classroom team, Site team, Core team, Best Practice team, and Diagnostic team).
\n\t\t - Consistently exchanges information with parents including observations, scheduled conferences etc. and encourages parents to actively participate
\n\t\t - Clearly communicates information at interagency and intra-agency meetings including to other staff, departments, and internal and external customers according to program protocol as directed.
\n\t\t - Demonstrates knowledge of chain of command in a crisis and follows appropriate clinical and program response according to preschool protocols.
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\n\t \n\t - Documentation - Clinical Documentation: \n\t
\n\t\t - Completes documentation within established time frames including but not limited to diagnostic reports, progress notes, lesson plans, and annual reports according to program requirements and mandates
\n\t\t - Submits log notes within the established time frame
\n\t\t - Submits attendance within the established time frame. Completed documentation meets timeliness standards 91% of the time or greater.
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\n\t \n\t - Participates in One Site Specialty In-service Program or Site Based Assignment \n\t
\n\t\t - Generates idea, plans, insures and appropriately measures project outcomes.
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\n\t \n\t - Performs other related duties as assigned.
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Qualifications/Requirements
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\n\t - EXPERIENCE \n\n\t
\n\t\t - Educational preparation.
\n\t\t - Experience Preferred.
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\n\t EDUCATION \n\t \n\t\t - Bachelors Degree in Special Education or related field.
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\n\t LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS \n\t \n\t\t - NYS Certification in accordance with the requirements of the NYSED and program position requirements.
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Job Tags
Temporary work,