Instructional Support Social Development Consultant
Job Description
Position
Social Development Consultant
About the ASD Nest Support Project
The mission of the ASD Nest Support Project is to partner with public schools and institutions to establish inclusive cultures and advance the development and implementation of educational practices for autistic learners. The Project primarily provides on-site and remote consultation, training, and professional development for teachers, therapists, and administrators working in ASD Nest program schools in the New York City Department of Education.
Our ASD Nest model is grounded in a commitment to true inclusion. It takes a developmental approach to student learning and social development, and honors the experiences and perspectives of autistic self advocates .
Description & Qualifications
The ASD Nest Support Project is looking for an experienced speech-language pathologist to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team that values inclusion, strengths, and celebration of difference. We are seeking candidates who have substantial experience working with autistic students and knowledge of effective developmental interventions to support social communication. This professional will have expertise supporting educators in the public school system and must be able to work collaboratively with project colleagues, as well as with school-based therapists, educators, and administrators. New hires will receive training on the ASD Nest Model, and specifically Social Development Intervention during onboarding.
Qualifications: MA/MS in speech-language pathology or a related field, CCC-SLP, a minimum five years’ experience providing speech therapy/social support to autistic youth with specific experience supporting students in the area of pragmatic language; experience working with diverse teams and in diverse communities or schools, and experience facilitating professional development activities.
Our Social Development Consultants:
- Travel to public schools across the five boroughs to provide on-site and remote consultation to speech therapists delivering the ASD Nest model’s specialized social therapeutic intervention (Social Development Intervention, SDI)
- Independently manage their time and schedules and tailor their consultation supports to the individual needs of each therapist and school
- Use creativity and thoughtful compassion to support the delivery of workshops that promote understanding and respect for the strengths and challenges of autistic learners
- Use leadership skills to galvanize school teams to create optimal, inclusive environments
Responsibilities include
The primary responsibilities of the Social Development Consultant are to collaborate with the ASD Nest Support team to implement the ASD Nest model, specifically Social Development Intervention (SDI), across New York City Department of Education schools, and beyond, to create inclusive school communities for autistic students. SDI is a social therapeutic intervention focusing on developing social engagement and social cognition, led by speech therapists in all ASD Nest schools.
Social Development Consultants are expected to accomplish the following specific duties:
- Consult in Nest schools:
- Provide remote and in-person consultation in ASD Nest schools serving autistic students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Consultation includes observations of SDI sessions; meeting with—and providing feedback to—therapists and administrators regarding relevant student supports; and providing in-the-moment professional development
- Attend Nest Team Meetings to coach speech therapists and assist with support of conducting collaborative, transdisciplinary discussions
- Elevate anti-ableist and anti-racist perspective and support teams as they plan and implement inclusive programming
- Support delivery of professional development:
- Participate in the design and delivery of regular full-day seminars for Nest speech therapists as part of the ASD Nest Support Project professional development offerings
- Support practitioners and school teams to apply content delivered in PD and training into their practice
- Collaborate with ASD Nest Support Project team:
- Help facilitate regular meetings among members of the ASD Nest Support Project SDI consulting team
- Co-plan and facilitate Support Team Meetings
- Represent the SDI therapeutic approach and the SDI team on the core full-time team of the Support Project
- Share in the administrative work of the team
- Collaborate with fellow organizations at the Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools
Valued Competencies
Initiative, organization, creativity, collaboration, respect, reliability, thoughtfulness, responsibility, confidence & humility, and self-awareness
Salary
Initial salary commensurate with qualifications and experience
About the ASD Nest Support Project
For more information about the NYU ASD Nest Support Project, please visit our website: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/asdnest/
