Employment Opportunities
updated 02/24/2010
Lead Therapist/Coordinator:
Communication Works in Oakland, California is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced therapist to fill a full time (30-40 hour/week) Lead Therapist/Coordinator position. We specialize is speech, language, social learning and self-regulation for infants to adults. We are best known for our group work, parent/professional education and early intervention. We are passionate about supporting our community and looking to expand our services with the support of a therapist who is the right fit to our collaborative team.
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology, a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), current CA license
- Minimum of five years experience
- Strong therapeutic and diagnostic skills
- Experience with training parents and professionals
- Strong writing, communication and public speaking abilities
- Solid management and organizational skills
- Background in autism related disorders and social learning
- Background in early intervention
Responsibilities:
- Supervise and mentor clinic staff
- Conduct client intakes, consultations and assessments
- Managing & coordinate clinic schedule
- Coordinate events and programs
- Provide therapeutic services as needed
- Networking and program development
Benefits:
- Flexible hours with some early evening coverage
- Competitive salary
Part-time Occupational Therapist:
Communication Works in Oakland, California is seeking a motivated and dynamic occupational therapist to fill a part-time position. We are currently looking for a therapist interested in per diem work with the interest in potentially increasing hours work to full time employment. We specialize in self-regulation, speech, language, and social learning for infants to adults. We are best known for our group work, parent/professional education and early intervention but are looking to grow our OT department and offer a wider array of traditional OT pediatric therapy to compliment our current services. The ideal candidate would be interested in expanding their skill base to address self-regulation with students focusing on fostering skills in emotional regulation, executive functioning and social thinking/cognition, as well as assist in growing our services to include more services in assessment, motor skill development and sensory integration techniques. We are passionate about supporting our community and looking to expand what our clinic can offer with the support of a therapist who is the right fit to our collaborative team.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Occupational Therapy, NBCOT certification and licensure in CA
- Strong therapeutic skills
- Confidence with training parents
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Solid organizational skills
- Background or interest in autism spectrum disorders and social learning
- Background in early intervention
Responsibilities:
- Conduct assessments
- Provide therapeutic services
- Work collaboratively with other therapists on occupational therapy program development
Benefits:
- Flexible hours with some early evening coverage
- Competitive salary
- Medical, dental, 401K, profit share, continuing education allowance depending on hours/week
To apply, contact: Hillary Kissack, Clinic Director, Communication Works, 4400 Keller Ave Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94602 510-639-2929
Mentorship:
Communication Works is offering a mentorship program for a recent graduate or licensed occupational therapist interested in learning about self-regulation in the pediatric population. Prior experience working with students on the autism spectrum and/or behavior challenges is preferred.
The ideal candidate would be interested in expanding their skill base to address self-regulation with students focusing on fostering skills in emotional regulation, executive functioning and sensory integration using the Zones of Regulation curriculum (being published in 2010) by Leah M. Kuypers, MA Ed., OTR/L. The mentorship would include working directly with Leah to gain a deeper understanding of The Zones curriculum and theory behind it, progressing toward running your own individual and group therapy sessions for students who struggle with self-regulation at CW.CW supports clients, families, schools and communities in providing effective and innovative occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and social learning interventions using the Social Thinking curriculum of Michelle Garcia Winner, as well as curriculum from other well known experts in the autism field such as the following: Stanley Greenspan (DIR/Floortime), Barry Prizant (The SCERTS Model), Kari Dunn Buron (The Incredible 5-Point Scale).
If interested, please submit an application to Communication Works, 4400 Keller Avenue, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94605; fax number 510-639-2977; email elizabeth@cwtherapy.com. Applications are on the website at www.cwtherapy.com. Please contact Communication Works at 510-639-2929 for more information.
Full or Part Time Speech and Language Pathologists
Communication Works also has immediate openings for Speech-Language Pathologists and SLPA Supervisors for part-time and full time school based positions in Alameda County.
Communication Works (CW) is a growing speech-language pathology practice in the Bay Area that specializes in providing services to children and adults. We offer our employees a variety of opportunities and settings to best meet their professional and personal desires.
CW has a well-known on-site clinic that conducts social language groups and individual therapy for those with social-cognitive deficits. We also provide early intervention in-home and at various center-based sites for children birth to 3 years old.
CW is a non-public agency and holds contracts with several public and private schools and centers throughout the Bay Area.
In addition, CW has an excellent Clinical Fellowship program for graduate students who would like the opportunity to have top quality supervision during their transition from graduate school into the field of speech pathology.
We are looking for enthusiastic Speech- Language Pathologists and Clinical Fellows to join our team.
We offer competitive salaries, medical/dental benefits, sign-on bonuses, continuing education and material allowance, flexibility, controlled caseloads, the ability to customize your workload/schedule, traditional and non-traditional settings and we provide support when needed with no red tape.
- Clinical Fellows will have the benefit and unique opportunity to receive supervision and guidance far above ASHA and RPE regulations from our Clinical Director.
- Experience with autism, AAC/AT and/or sign language is a plus.
- Positions available throughout the Bay Area for both public and non-public settings.
- Full and part-time positions are available.
We look forward to working with you!
Please email, fax or mail a cover letter specifying your area of interest, your resume, and completed application(pdf) to:
| Communication Works |
| 4400 Keller Avenue |
| Oakland, CA 94605 |
| Fax: (510) 639-2977 |
| email: jobs@cwtherapy.com |
Thank you for your interest in Communication Works, we will contact you upon the receipt of your information.