Internal Only- Associate Director Speech… at Shrub Oak… · Mohegan…

Position:	Associate Director Speech and Communication Services	Compensation:	$90,000 - $100,000 yearly
Dept:	Clinical	Type:	Exempt
Reports To:	Director of Clinical Services and Research	Location:	On Site

Company Overview: Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.

As a school, SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community. We are a residential school located on a scenic 127-acre campus which includes multiple buildings and a working farm for student programming. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces.

Who We Are: SOIS is a community of dedicated professionals that work together to find meaning with and for our students. We strive to make every day memorable in positive ways, and to manage students’ difficulties as a team. We are accountable, timely, and show up whenever needed to support our students and each other. We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles.

• We Care
• We are Innovative
• We are Collaborative
• We are Resourceful

Our Clinical Practice Model Clinical Services at Shrub Oak International School operates within a fully integrated interdisciplinary model of care. While each clinician practices within the scope of their professional discipline, all clinical team members share responsibility for assessment, treatment planning, staff consultation, family partnership, crisis response, and quality improvement. We value collaboration, mutual respect, shared clinical decision-making, and reflective practice, recognizing that meaningful student outcomes are achieved through the integration of diverse professional perspectives.

Benefits: (check for FT, PT or All)

• Reduced Cost Meals every shift on site (All)
• Employee assistance program (EAP) (All)
• Insurance coverage: Health, vision, dental, life, supplemental and pet insurance (FT)
• Flexible spending account (FSA) (FT)
• Generous Paid time off (PTO) (FT)
• 401k w/company match (FT)
• Tuition/Professional development assistance (FT)

Who You Are:

• You are a collaborative, relationship-centered clinical leader who is passionate about helping autistic children, adolescents, and young adults achieve meaningful communication and participation across all environments.
• You lead with humility, curiosity, and accountability, balancing strategic thinking with a willingness to mentor, teach, and support your team.
• You value reflective practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuous quality improvement while fostering a culture of clinical excellence.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-informed speech-language services
• Supervise and develop Speech-Language Pathologists and trainees
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration
• Support quality improvement
• Advance clinical excellence across the organization.

Clinical Leadership

• Provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for the Speech and Language Communication Services department.
• Ensure the delivery of comprehensive, evidence-informed speech-language assessment and intervention services.
• Support of the integration of communication goals within Individualized Transdisciplinary Education Plans (ITEPs)
• Maintain a limited clinical caseload to support program needs and model best practices.

Staff Supervision & Development

• Provide supervision, mentoring, coaching, and performance feedback to Speech-Language Pathologists, Clinical Fellows, and trainees.
• Support onboarding, competency development, reflective supervision, and professional growth.
• Assist with recruitment, orientation, scheduling, and annual performance evaluations.
• Utilize chart audits, direct observation, reflective supervision, outcome data, and performance feedback to identify opportunities for staff development, strengthen clinical practice, and promote continuous quality improvement.

Program Quality & Operations

• Monitor documentation quality, regulatory compliance, and accreditation readiness.
• Conduct chart audits and support quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist with workload management, resource allocation, policy development, and departmental planning.

Strategic Leadership & Program Development

• Serve as a member of the Clinical Services leadership team and contribute to the ongoing development, quality, and strategic direction of the department.
• Participate in the strategic planning and continuous improvement of Clinical Services.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate departmental policies, procedures, and clinical workflows.
• Monitor departmental quality indicators and use data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support Joint Commission readiness, regulatory compliance, and accreditation activities.
• Collaborate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of staff competencies, onboarding process, and professional development initiative.
• Assist with recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, retention, and succession planning for Speech and Communication Services.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, program development, and expansion of clinical services.
• Lead or participate in interdisciplinary committees, workgroups, and organizational initiatives.
• Promote consistency of clinical practice across disciplines through collaboration, consultation, and shared decision-making.
• Serve as a steward of the Clinical Services culture by promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, reflective practice, innovation, and excellence in student care.

Interdisciplinary Leadership

• Represent Speech and Communication Services on interdisciplinary leadership teams.
• Collaborate with Mental Health, Behavior Analysis, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Psychiatry, Education, Residential and families.
• Support admissions, quarterly reviews, transition planning, and discharge planning.

Family Partnership

• Promote meaningful collaboration with families through consultation, education, and ongoing communication.
• Support communication programming across school, residential, home, and community settings.

Professional Responsibilities

• Model ethical, professional, and relationship-centered leadership.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Maintain discipline-specific licensure, certifications, and professional competencies.
• Participate in organizational leadership meetings and represent Clinical Services on committees and initiatives as assigned.
• Demonstrate ongoing commitment to professional growth and evidence-informed practice.

Please note: This job description is not a comprehensive list of tasks or responsibilities. Specific assignments can change within the relevant field and training of your position, with or without notice.

Position Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology; doctoral degree preferred.
• Current NYS Speech-Language Pathology license and TSSLD certification
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience working with autistic individuals or individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Due to the nature of work in supporting our students, all job description list the physical requirements for that position
• Our campus consists of some paved areas but primarily consists of grass, gravel paths and parking lots. Additionally, many areas of our building are fully accessible, however, as a historic building some areas are only accessible by stairs.
• You must be able to ambulate around the campus, including hills, stairs, grass and gravel.
• Student Facing Positions:
  • Must be able to react and move quickly during student crisis, both for the safety of the student and for the staff.
  • Must be able to run across the campus and throughout the school to catch/monitor an eloping student, and/or to remove yourself from an unsafe situation.
  • You must be able to pass TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools).
    • You must be able to bend, stretch, sit, stand, crouch or kneel for sustained periods of time if implementing a hold.
• Special Accommodations can be requested but will only be approved if the accommodation does not impact the ability to perform your position and it does not put yourself, a student, or any other staff member at risk of harm or injury.

Competencies:

• CPR
• First Aid
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools (TCIS)
• Mandated Reporter Training

EEO Statement: Shrub Oak International School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation can be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to apply for a job or to perform the essentials functions of their job. Requests may be approved if the position/department/school/students will not be adversely affected. Please advise us if you require a reasonable accommodation.