CPSE Special Education Evaluator - Bilingual Spanish

Come join a team of passionate therapists providing excellent pediatric therapy to children throughout the United States! Achieve Beyond was founded in 1995 and is continuously growing to meet the needs of developmentally disabled children through our ABA, speech, occupational, and physical therapy.

We currently offer our SLP services in the entire metro New York area (including the five boroughs of NYC, Hudson Valley and Long Island) and Albany, New Jersey, Connecticut, California (greater Los Angeles area, the greater San Francisco area, San Diego, and Orange County), Minnesota, Delaware, and the Virginia / Maryland / DC area.

We specialize in conducting initial evaluations and providing ongoing services in home, community and clinic settings. Achieve Beyond is centered around our culture of collaboration and support to ensure our services are of the highest quality and adhere to our strong ethical standards.

All of our clinicians will have access to the following benefits :

• Access to continuing education workshops and trainings (we are an ASHA, AOTA and BACB ACE provider)
• Team-building meetings, events, and trainings

NOW HIRING : FULL TIME CPSE SPECIAL EDUCATION EVALUATOR - BILINGUAL SPANISH / ENGLISH

LOCATION : Evaluations will be conducted throughout Queens and Manhattan

Job Summary :

Special Educators are members of the MDE (Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team) who assess the child's cognitive, communication, social emotional, adaptive and physical skills.

Special Educators conduct school and home observations for children being evaluated for the Committee on Preschool Education (CPSE) program through the Department of Education.

For each child being evaluated, the evaluators obtain information regarding the child's development and the child's developmental progress.

The Special Educator is also responsible for completing draft IEP pages for each child.

Job Responsibilities :

• Schedules, conducts and submits evaluation reports and documents on time including suggested revisions
• Writes parent friendly and comprehensive evaluation reports and submits reports in a timely manner
• Maintains good communication with department administrative staff regarding clinical questions, timelines, and overall updates and informs them when scheduling issues occur
• Submits a weekly schedule to the Evaluations Manager and the Provider Relations Specialist (every Monday)
• Attends and participates in IEP meetings, when needed

Requirements

• NYS Certified Special Educator : Students with Disabilities (Birth-2) or Permanent Special Education certificate
• Must be fluent in Spanish, both written and spoken; Bilingual extension in Spanish a must
• Experience administering the DAYC-2 and HELP preferred
• Superior time management skills with ability to complete evaluations and written reports within very tight time frames
• Excellent communication skills, particularly with families from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds
• Must be comfortable providing conducting evaluations in both homes, schools and community based settings
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skill
• Must be organized, motivated, .and willing to work as part of a team and independently
• Strong organizational and time management skills

$60,000-$65,000 annually