Communicative Disorders Assistant, York Region Preschool Speech and Language Program: School Based Rehabilitation

Land acknowledgement:

Oak Valley Health honours the traditional territory of the closest Indigenous communities, the Chippewas (chi-puh-waas) of Georgina Island and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island. The Haudenosaunee (Ho-de-no-shau-nee) and Anishinaabe (Ah-nish-in-ah-beh) have lived, worked and existed on this land from time immemorial. This land is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaty signed with many Mississauga and Chippewa bands.

Who you are:

What we are looking for:

The York Region Preschool Speech and Language Program is administered by Oak Valley Health (OVH).We provide a coordinated community based speech and language service for children, birth to kindergarten program engages in collaborative service delivery with other community agencies such as Early Intervention Services, the Children’s Treatment Network and the York-Simcoe Autism position will include providing school based rehabilitation services for children in kindergarten through a partnership with the Children’s Treatment Network.

Responsibilities include:

· Providing therapy to Kindergarten aged children in the areas of articulation, motor speech, stuttering and voice who

are eligible to receive school based rehabilitation services, funded through the Children’s Treatment Network

· Carrying a caseload under the supervision of a Speech Language Pathologist

· Documenting in the Children Treatment Network’s shared electronic record

· Providing occasional evening virtual workshops to parents and caregivers in the areas of articulation, motor speech, and stuttering

· Services are primarily provided within schools throughout York Region during the school year, however, service is also provided within a clinic setting or provided to the family virtually during the summer months.

· Engaging in regular communication with parents and caregivers in order to provide home programming to the family

· Taking an active role in performing and maintaining professional practice standards, guidelines and activities

What you bring to the role:

Work schedule:

The successful candidate will be available:

Compensation:

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$30.6 - $36.56 per hour

Location:

Locations in York Region (Location can change based on program needs):

a.Woodbridge/Vaughan & surrounding areas

b.Richmond Hill/Oak Ridges/Aurora & surrounding areas

c.Markham/Stouffville & surrounding areas

d.Newmarket/King & surrounding areas

e.Georgina/East & West Gwillimbury & surrounding areas

Who we are:

Oak Valley Health is one of Ontario’s leading community healthcare organizations. Across our two sites (Markham and Uxbridge) and Reactivation Care Centre (RCC), we provide high quality, patient-centred care to more than 468,000 patients each year. We offer diagnostic and emergency services and deliver clinical programs in acute care medicine and surgery, addictions and mental health, and childbirth and children’s services.

We are also proud to be part of the Eastern York Region North Durham Ontario Health Team (OHT).

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