Intern

HEARTSHARE HUMAN SERVICES OF NEW YORK•New York, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

HeartShare is seeking an unpaid Speech Language Pathology Fieldwork Student for a clinical internship at The HeartShare School in Brooklyn, New York. The internship provides a productive semester of clinical fieldwork with children and support from the team. Students typically work with children or in classrooms between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with hours listed as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Students may arrive early or stay late to complete paperwork and prepare materials. Team meetings may take place from 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; students may participate when one of their students is being discussed. Interns plan and deliver speech-language treatment sessions for their caseloads, tracking targeted goals and student progress. They prepare lesson plans, record session notes, and write or update quarterly and annual reports for students they treat during their clinical rotation. The internship is unpaid, and travel may be required up to 25%.

Requirements

Be enrolled in and recommended by a college or university for a Speech Internship.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, as listed in the job details.

Responsibilities

Plan and conduct speech-language pathology treatment sessions using treatment plans, exercises, and activities appropriate to the caseload.
Identify the goals targeted in each session, how accuracy or progress will be measured, and what equipment is needed.
Prepare a formal lesson plan for one child from each caseload, including goals, procedure, and materials.
Enter speech-language pathology session notes in the EasyTrac online system; prepare notes in Microsoft Word and email them to the team by the end of each week for entry.
Track student, session time and date, targeted goals, and progress using accuracy or percentage measures, or prompting levels where appropriate.
Write or update quarterly reports for children actively treated during the clinical rotation.
Write or update annual reports when due during the rotation; a mock annual report may be assigned for therapist review when no report is due.
Prepare materials and complete session paperwork, including daily session notes and evaluations.
Notify the team as soon as possible by phone or email if unable to attend due to illness.
Participate in team meetings when a student on the intern’s caseload is being discussed, when notified in advance.