Speech and Language Graduate Position

If you are a current YAI employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. The Speech Language Graduate Intern is accepted into the iHOPE Graduate Student Program based on a successful interview and completion of their first year of graduate school in speech language pathology/communication disorders.  The Speech Language Graduate Intern will be under the direct supervision of a staff SLP and the Director of the Department for the entirety of their internship.  The Graduate Student Intern will be responsible for providing speech and language services 3 days a week under direct supervision at all times.  The Graduate Student Intern will be responsible for adhering to HIPPA and the policies and procedures of iHOPE. They will also be responsible for all paperwork associated with iHOPE’s Graduate Program and completion of a final project.  Internships are typically from 14-16 weeks in duration. Essential Functions: Provides intensive speech and language therapy and feeding therapy services following student’s IEP and under the direct supervision of a staff SLP and the Director of the Department. Assesses and develops therapeutic plans that will address the communication, AAC, oral motor, and feeding needs of the students based on their individual strengths and challenges under the direct supervision of a staff SLP and the Director of the Department. Documents progress on daily session notes, quarterly progress notes, and yearly evaluations and updating of IEPs under the direct supervision of a staff SLP and the Director of the Department. Communicates and collaborates with parents and medical professionals as needed specifically as they impact upon the student’s educational plan under the direct supervision of a staff SLP and the Director of the Department. Collaborates with the teachers and other related service providers within the school setting to ensure that a comprehensive educational plan is in place to meet the child’s individual needs under the direct supervision of a staff SLP and the Director of the Department. Completion of a final project at the end of their internship. Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Enrollment in an affiliated college and university. Successful completion of undergraduate degree in communication disorders/sciences or a related field. Successful completion of one year of graduate studies in speech language pathology/communication disorders. Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Strong interpersonal skills. Strong writing and organizations skills. Successful completion of an interview with Director of Department and staff SLP who will be supervising graduate intern. Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands: While performing duties on this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, or hear; taste or smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment: While performing duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.  The noise in the work environment is usually minimal. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process. Our Roots YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary. YAI Today Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages. 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