Job Description:
Our ABA and Special Instruction Home therapists work with our dynamic team of Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapists to serve children aged 2-3 that have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Children in our autism program receive 1:1 highly individualized ABA instruction with goals that are child-specific based on thorough assessment, ongoing data collection, and data-driven decision making. Methods include applied verbal behavior, discrete trial instruction, and an emphasis on embedded coaching.
We provide services to children throughout NYC and are looking for passionate therapists to join our mission!
Requirements:
· New York State Certified Special Education Teacher (Birth-2nd Grade if certified after 2003)
· Licensed Psychologist or School Psychologist
· Lic. Master Social Worker or Lic. Clinical Social Worker (LMSW, LCSW)
· Teacher of Speech, Language, Hearing or Vision Disabilities including:
· Certified Teacher for Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD)
· Certified Teacher of Students with Hearing Handicapped (TSHH)
· Teacher of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (TDHI)
· Teacher of the Blind and Partially Sighted or Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Bonus Attributes
· DOH Approval preferred but not required
· Experience working in Early Intervention
· Can provide ongoing services
· Bilingual with proficiencies in Spanish and English
Job Benefits:
· Competitive rates
· Bi-Weekly Pay
· Completely digital session notes, progress reports, & data collection
· Support network of interdisciplinary therapists
· Supervision & support from BCBA Home Services Supervisor
About you:
A passionate energetic State-certified therapist with a background in Early Intervention or behavioral therapies. You’re someone who shares a belief in our mission to bring exceptional treatment and services to children with autism in underserved communities. You have integrity, persistence, patience, and a genuine desire to educate and empower children with autism and better the professional lives of those you work alongside.
About Us:
We believe in the incredible ability that exists within every child who has developmental disabilities, and that all children deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. Over the past two decades McCarton Foundation has transformed the lives of thousands of children from around the globe through the McCarton Center for Developmental Pediatrics, the McCarton School for children with autism, the Children’s Academy for children with speech and language learning delays, and our newest program, McCarton Center Bronx. We utilize the McCarton Integrated Model, which combines speech and language therapy, fine and gross motor therapy, sensory integration therapy, socialization with peers, developmental play skills and applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy. Since it opened two years ago, McCarton Center Bronx has transformed the lives of more than 700 children with autism, and we're just gettingd. Want to help?
Early Intervention therapists providing in-person services must be able to provide proof of COVID-19 Vaccination
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