Communicative Disorders Assistant

2 weeks ago


Waterloo, Canada KidsAbility Full time

KidsAbility empowers children and youth with special needs to realize their full potential.

**0.5 FTE Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA) - Contract**

**Supporting Augmentative Communication Services (ACS)**

**Commencing: October 2, 2023 - March 29, 2024**

**Assigned Sites: Waterloo with ability to travel to other locations**

OPSEU 258 salary Communicative Disorders Assistant is $25.27 - $28.12 per hour.

KidsAbility is an equal opportunity employer that is dedicated to over 60 years of proven community outreach and servicing of families across the Waterloo and Guelph Wellington Regions. With core values such as collaboration, respect, accountability, integrity, and inclusion, KidsAbility offers employees:

- Access to Employee Assistance Programs.
- Organizational transparency on missions, visions, and future development.
- Social Events and opportunities to give back to your community.
- A supportive and caring work environment with a strong focus on client service and supporting staff to meet our mission critical work.

The goal of a CDA, under the direction of a Speech-Language Pathologist, is to enhance the communication skills of clients, in partnership with their families and their community. This is achieved through prevention, education, consultation, early identification, and management of communication disorders and contributing to the development of continuous quality improvement activities. The CDA in ACS will support activities of the interdisciplinary team to co-ordinate services to clients who require an alternative or augmentative communication system and their families.

Qualifications:

- Communicative Disorders Assistant Diploma; member of the Communicative Disorders Assistant Association of Canada (CDAAC)
- Augmentative Communication Services (ACS) Foundations course and ACS experience is preferred and is an asset
- Understanding and proficiency with Aided Language Stimulation and AAC devices use an asset
- Proven ability and willingness to work as an integral member of a team
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; computer skills and strong time management skills
- Experience with children who have a variety of developmental, physical, and communicative disorders
- Experience with school aged children intervention of articulation and fluency disorders an asset
- Demonstrated consultation and problem-solving skills
- Excellent organizing, coordinating, and managing the program demands in a fast-paced environment.
- High levels of attention to detail and confidentiality
- Ability to work independently with little direction, self-motivated and demonstrate initiative
- Knowledge of Goldcare, AlayaCare or other electronic charting software is an asset
- Proficiency in MS Office and data entry. Standard First Aid and CPR are an asset
- Bilingual French-English an asset
- Travel is required for these roles - you must have access to a reliable vehicle with public liability/property damage coverage (minimum of $1 million)

Interested applicants who have stated requirements should submit a cover letter and resume by end of day **September 1, 2023** to:
**Human Resources**

gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information or any other ground protected by applicable law.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Part-time hours: 18.75 per week

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Waterloo, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you have your diploma in Communicative Disorders Assistant Diploma?
- Are you a member of the Communicative Disorders Assistant Association of Canada (CDAAC)?
- Have you completed the Augmentative Communication Services (ACS) Foundations course and gained experience ACS?

**Education**:

- DCS / DEC (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-09-01
Expected start date: 2023-10-02



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