Pediatric Speech Therapist

PlayDate Behavioral Interventions; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

All hours billed at same rate

Ongoing training provided

Culture of collaboration

Gift cards via agency points

Anniversary/Retention bonuses

Health insurance – 5% premium paid

Life Insurance – 100% premium paid

Paid leave for all employees

Signing bonus $2,500

Job summary

PlayDate Behavioral Interventions, a nonprofit organization based in Colorado Springs, is seeking a dedicated Pediatric Speech Therapist to join our team. You will provide essential speech and language services to children ages 0-18 with autism and developmental disabilities.

This role emphasizes collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, family training, and thorough documentation. The ideal candidate holds a Colorado SLP license and has pediatric experience; rewarding benefits reflect our

Qualifications

• Colorado SLP license required.
• Special needs experience: 1 year (preferred).
• Pediatrics experience: 1 year (preferred).
• SLP experience: 1 year (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical treatment to patients, including screenings, evaluations, and developing individualized treatment plans.
• Provide skilled speech therapy services for receptive, expressive, articulation, AAC, fluency, social communication, feeding and swallowing disorders.
• Provide family/caregiver training and support.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care.
• Provide training and support to non-speech therapy professionals.

Skills

Pediatric therapy

SLP license

Family training

Documentation

Interdisciplinary collab

AAC

Tools

Assessment tools

Job description

Pediatric Speech Therapist

Job Summary

PlayDate Behavioral Interventions, a nonprofit organization based in Colorado Springs, is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Pediatric Speech Therapist to join our dynamic team. As a pediatric speech therapist, you will play a vital role in providing essential speech and language services to children ages 0-18 with various diagnoses, including autism and developmental disabilities. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and their families, we invite you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical treatment to patients, including screenings, evaluations, and developing individualized treatment plans

• Provide skilled speech therapy services and intervention to pediatric clients, including receptive language, expressive language, articulation, augmentative-alternative communication, fluency, social communication, feeding, and swallowing disorders

• Provide family/caregiver training and support

• Maintain accurate and timely documentation

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care

• Provide training and support to non-speech therapy professionals

Requirements

• Colorado SLP License

• Special needs experience: 1 year (preferred)

• Pediatrics experience: 1 year (preferred)

• SLP experience: 1 year (preferred)

Benefits

• All work hours paid at the same hourly rate (billable, non-billable, training, etc.)

• Paid ongoing training

• Culture of collaboration

• Recognition for your hard work through agency points that you redeem for gift cards

• Anniversary/Retention Bonuses

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance - 5% of medical premium paid by the agency

• Life Insurance - 100% of premium paid by the agency

• Paid leave for all employees, regardless of part-time or full-time status

Signing Bonus of $2500

PlayDate Behavioral Interventions was established to help children with special needs through personalized intervention plans, and we ensure that lack of funding is not a barrier to services. We have provided over $3 million in scholarship and pro bono services in the Colorado Springs area.