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Speech Language Therapist Job – Friendship & WISCA
The Watson Institute is hiring a full-time Speech Language Therapist to work with students in the Friendship Academy school program as well as the WISCA school program.
This position is for the 2023-2024 School Year but interviews and hiring are underway now!
Job Benefits
At the Watson Institute, we invest in our employees personally and professionally. Check out a few of the employee benefits you’ll receive as a Watson employee:
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurances as well as life and long-term disability and access to voluntary benefits.
- 403b Retirement Plan with Watson matching employee contributions after 1 year of employment.
- Access to Tuition Reimbursement to pursue further education and advanced degrees.
- Qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and flexible spending accounts.
Learn more about what it’s like to work at the Watson Institute!
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Sewickley, PA - Bridgeville, PA - Sharpsburg, PA - Pittsburgh, PA
301 Camp Meeting Road | Sewickley, PA 15143
230 Hickory Grade Road | Bridgeville, PA 15017
Speech Therapist Job Responsibilities:
- Evaluate student and develop treatment plan
- Follow through on classroom management plans and positive behavior support
- Develop and complete all processes within established time frame – which includes strengths/needs and educationally relevant long and short-term goals – for IEPs, etc.
- Provide motivating, relevant activities and modify when necessary
- Communicate effectively with team members (staff, district and parents)
- Participate in professional development activities
- Work cooperatively with others
- Travel between Friendship Academy and WISCA sites as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
- Master’s Degree or above in Speech Pathology or closely related field
- Current PA Speech Teaching Certificate required
- Current PA Speech Therapist License and Certificate of Clinical Competence required
- Three years’ experience in a school setting preferred
- Ability to supervise students during emergency drills, play periods, and community-based instruction; the ability to keep up with running children and/or to lift, position or assist with lifting students is essential to perform this task
- The essential functions of the job described herein require the ability to exert moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, kneeling, crouching and brisk walking, and which may involve lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and material of moderate weight (40 pounds)
- Ability to physically restrain students for their safety and the safety of others
- Current PA Acts 34, 114 and 151 Clearances