Intern

HEARTSHARE HUMAN SERVICES OF NEW YORK • New York, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

HeartShare is seeking an unpaid Speech Language Pathology Fieldwork Student for a clinical rotation at Lefferts Liberty Kiwanis in Howard Beach, New York. The role provides a productive semester of clinical learning with children in classrooms. Student clinicians typically serve children or work in classrooms from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with scheduled hours of 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 a student on their caseload is being discussed.

Students may use speech-language pathology treatment plans, exercises, and activities for their caseload. They should consider the goals targeted, how progress or accuracy will be measured, and the equipment needed. HeartShare equipment may be used, or students may bring or make their own materials. Students must prepare a formal lesson plan for one child from each caseload, including goals, procedure, and materials.

All speech-language pathology session notes must be entered in the EasyTrac online system. Students are asked to draft notes in Microsoft Word and email them by the end of each week so they can be entered into EasyTrac. Students may use their own data-recording system; a notebook tracking the student, date and time, goal, and progress is recommended. For some children, progress may be tracked through the level and type of prompting required.

Students are responsible for writing or updating quarterly reports for all children they actively treat during the clinical rotation. They may also be asked to prepare a mock annual report for therapist review when no annual report is due during the rotation. If an annual report is due for a student they are treating, they are responsible for writing or updating it. Students who are sick and unable to attend should notify the team as soon as possible by phone or email.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in and recommended by a college or university for a Speech Internship.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level.

Responsibilities

• Provide speech-language pathology services to children in classrooms during the clinical rotation.
• Plan and conduct treatment sessions, considering targeted goals, progress measurement, and needed equipment.
• Write a formal lesson plan for one child from each caseload, including goals, procedure, and materials.
• Draft session notes in Microsoft Word and email them by the end of each week for entry into EasyTrac.
• Track student attendance, targeted goals, and progress, including prompting levels where relevant.
• Write or update quarterly reports for children actively treated during the rotation.
• Write or update annual reports when due during the rotation, or prepare a mock annual report for therapist review when requested.
• Notify the team promptly by phone or email when unable to attend due to illness.
• Participate in team meetings when a student on the intern’s caseload is being discussed, when notified.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern