About Kennedy Children's Center:

As one of the first special education preschools in the nation, Kennedy Children's Center has supported children, families, and communities in New York City since 1958. Today we serve more than 400 preschoolers with special needs every day, while offering training and resources to their families. We also run a growing teacher training program to help staff NYC's classrooms with qualified, certified educators from the same communities we serve.

Physical therapists are responsible for the quality of therapy services provided, incorporating state of the art knowledge to assigned children's needs. We are looking for a qualified Physical Therapist for our Bronx location.

The daily work schedule would be from Monday through Friday 8:30am until 3:30pm.

IMPORTANT: This position is 100% on-site and candidates MUST live in the NYC area.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Provide screening, evaluation, and therapy services as assigned.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences to determine diagnosis and develop appropriate treatment plans for assigned children.
• Provide consultation on issues involving effective motor development to teaching staff and other appropriate personnel and programs.
• Provide counseling to families regarding their child's motor development and stimulation.
• Participate in in-service training and supervision.
• Seek professional growth through maintaining current knowledge and skills pertinent to the performance of job responsibilities.
• Maintain session notes, annual progress reports and IEPs using NYC DOE and KCSC approved software and make available such records and reports as required by the department and Agency.
• Perform other assigned duties as defined and directed by the Supervisor.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters in physical therapy from an accredited college.
• New York State licensure as a Physical Therapist required and previous experience in evaluating and treating children with disabilities.
• Skilled in evaluation and assessing students' needs.
• Excellent oral communication and written skills.
• Supportive, positive, and patient attitude. Must be able to work well with others.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish an added advantage.
• Consistently able to supervise children outside while exposed to the sun, rain, and/or weather and temperature changes adhering to the playground rules and gym play zones.
• Able to stand for extended periods.
• Consistently able to lift children up to 50 pounds from floor to waist height.
• Consistently able to observe and respond to children's needs, emergencies, and/or conflicts that might occur in the classroom, playground, and in shared areas.
• Consistently able to deal effectively with working closely with children, parents, co-workers, and administration.

Job Type: Full time

Pay: $43.20 - $49.71 per hour