Speech-language Pathologist

**Speech-Language Pathologist**

**This is a full-time, SALARIED position (*NOT* an independent contractor position, as is the case in most other private practices).**

This is an opportunity for a **generalist** position in a setting with a rarely equalled clinical caseload, working with clients across the age and diagnostic spectrum. Unlike other private practices, we offer our full-time professionals a **salary**, health **benefits**, and paid **vacation**. Our professionals receive compensation for all of their time, not just the time they spend with clients

**Key responsibilities**
- Assessment and treatment of clients with various needs, including, but not limited to, delayed language development, speech-sound impairments, literacy challenges, voice disorders, social communication challenges, fluency disorders, cognitive-communication disorders. Assessment and treatment is in-person. We do not advocate for virtual services unless specifically requested by clients and clinically appropriate.
- Supervision of Communicative Disorders Assistants and/or Therapy Assistants.
- Independent management of clinical caseload, which includes maintaining a minimum weekly clinical workload of 20 billable hours a week.
- Independent management of clerical needs, such as material preparation, room preparation, room clean up, sanitization of materials used, and replacement and organization of materials used.
- Engagement in timely, respectful, and professional communications within the organization and with external stakeholders, such as parents/caregivers, clinical team members, lawyers, legal clerks.
- Adherence to deadlines for med-legal reports.
- Adherence to contagious disease protective/preventative policies and protocols.

**Required qualifications**
- Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Communication Sciences from an accredited program.
- Registration in good standing with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO). CASLPO IPP **mentorship is available** for those who require it, however, annual salary is adjusted to $75,000 for the first year, in consideration of the resources required for mentorship and training if a new graduate.
- **Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle**. A small proportion of the caseload requires travel to conduct assessments and treat adult clients in their homes, as approved by insurers.
- Completion of Sheila MacDonald’s Cognitive Communications Disorders 1 coursework **or** agreement to complete such training at the time the job offer is accepted.
- Minimum Level 1 PROMPT ® training **or** agreement to complete such training at the time the job offer is accepted.
- Availability to work **Monday to Friday. **A workday may begin as early as 8:30 am and end no later than 6 pm. However, **total weekly work hours do not exceed 40**.
- Willingness to participate in promotional campaigns and network marketing initiatives, including, but not limited, to sharing of company social media posts and advertisements on personal social media page(s) as requested from time to time, permitting the use of photographic images of you and/or your therapy materials/set-up and credentials in social media and other promotional campaigns, attendance (in-person and/or virtually) at special networking and fundraising events. Admission fees to these events are paid by the organization.
- Flexibility, adaptability, and eagerness to learn in a fast-paced, client-driven environment. Eagerness to support the organization's growth needs and appreciation that such support is **mutually beneficial**.
- Independence in problem-solving, fact-finding, and caseload management.
- Exceptional interpersonal and interprofessional verbal and written communication skills.
- Competence in basic computer operations, such as in the use of an electronic medical records system (EMR), tablets, word processing and spreadsheets.
- Ability to operate in a **mostly paperless environment**, including clinical note-taking, clinical data entry and storage, and assessment/therapy materials.

**Preferred qualifications**
- General CASLPO registration.
- Cognitive Communications Disorders 2 training and/or experience working with adults who have sustained injuries in motor vehicle collisions.
- Current vulnerable sector check.
- Full vaccination against COVID-19.
- Signing of standard non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreement.

**Remuneration**
- Annual base salary: $85,0000, with a requirement to work 37.5 hours a week and maintain a minimum weekly billable workload of 20 hours.
- option of **annual achievement/retention bonus or signing bonus of $2500**
- 2 weeks of paid vacation.
- Option to opt in to extended health benefits, which become available after 3 months of employment.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $85,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking