Communicative Disorders Assistant

**Communicative Disorders Assistant**

**Reports to**: Director of Child and Family Services

**Location**: 1425 CORMORANT RD, ANCASTER, ON

**Hours of Work**: Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 4:30 with flexibility to occasionally work outside of regular hours (37.5 hours per week)

**Wage**: $23.00/hr. - $29.75/hr.

**Purpose**: This position will provide support to the Preschool Speech and Language program

**Clinical Responsibilities**:

- Organize clinical waitlists of children recommended for intervention by the SLPs
- Provide educational strategies and materials to parents to support their children in sessions and at home
- Develop and provide group and individual intervention programs addressing numerous communication areas which may include: phonology, receptive and expressive language, motor speech, social communication, and others as required
- Deliver parent-child based Hanen interventions (e.g. SPARK, 4”I”s to Socialize)
- Support the development of new treatment initiatives (e.g. Music for motor speech)
- Develop and provide parent/community education sessions
- Create/prepare materials for all team members to use during treatment sessions
- Create/prepare materials for parents to use during home practice
- Provide services in person and virtually
- Other duties as required

**Administrative Responsibilities**:

- Self-schedule clinical appointments, adhering to agency expectations of number and length
- Work with colleagues on organizing clinical services and coordinating support for families
- Maintain records and use the Electronic Health Record accurately and in a timely manner
- Complete case notes accurately following each session
- Complete clinical reports at the completion of direct intervention
- Collaborate as required to the entry and reporting requirements of the Healthy Child Development - Integrated Services for Children Information System (HCD-ISCIS)
- Adhere to the protocols, policies and procedures of Early Words and ASCY
- Attend professional development as required due to changes in provincial protocols or as deemed required by the PSL Manager
- Participate as a contributing member on any committee(s) as designated by the Manager of the Early Words Preschool Speech and Language Program
- Other duties as required

**Skills**:

- Excellent clinical skills with preschoolers and their families
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Good organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team

**Education/Qualifications**:

- Degree or diploma from a Communicative Disorders Assistant program
- Access to transportation and, if applicable, a valid Ontario driver’s license and current motor vehicle liability insurance on their vehicle
- Proficiency in a second language considered an asset

**Experience**:

- 1 year of experience working with preschoolers preferred
- Preschool placement during CDA training required
- Experience working in a health care facility with other health care professionals (preferred)
- Please note: Only those applicants who are selected for an interview will be contacted._

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

**Salary**: $23.00-$29.75 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff at ASCY must be fully vaccinated. We follow all PPE polices such as masking, social distancing and sanitizing all areas.

Application question(s):

- Do you have at least 1 placement in preschool during your clinical training?
- Do you have a CDA Diploma?

**Experience**:

- Communicative Disorders Assistant: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location