Location: Austin, TX – 80% travel
Job Type: Full-time
Reports to: Senior Director, Children & Family Services
In keeping with our mission, we provide exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or specials needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. We offer competitive pay and benefits, a positive work environment, and opportunities to make a difference in the lives of those we serve.
We are seeking a Speech Language Pathologist for our growing department.
Basic Responsibilities:
- As part of a family-centered team, develop a routines-based Individualized Family Service Plan for families and children.
- Modify the Individual Family Service Plan as a result of progress and/or family and child's needs
- Interact with family and child in an emotionally supportive manner to model developmentally appropriate strategies
- Provide routines-based speech therapy for children and families.
- Coordinate children's services provided by the program and with community agencies
- Assist family in identifying and accessing social and community resources and natural support
- Maintain files regarding the progress of child and family, and document all interactions with or on behalf of the families
- Assist families in determining priorities, resources and concerns
- As part of a family-centered team, conduct developmental and communication assessments for infants and toddlers and document results.
- Assist with the purchase of communication aids and augmentative communication devices and assure they are in good working condition.
Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities -
- Knowledge of Company policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of early childhood development.
- Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge of how disabilities, grief and poverty affect families
- Skill in working with infants and toddler with developmental disabilities.
- Ability to communicate effectively in a courteous and professional manner.
- Ability to use a personal computer.
- Ability to travel as needed up to 80% locally
- Ability to drive.
- Ability to maintain a patient and positive attitude.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology with current licensure in Speech Language Pathology. One-year experience working with infants and toddlers with disabilities or delays. Home health care experience is preferred. Must have a valid driver's license. Bilingual – English/Spanish Preferred