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About the Role

The Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA) position supports the delivery of speech-language pathology services under the supervision of a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP). This role expands service capacity, offers flexible and affordable service options, and increases availability for evening and Saturday appointments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation of the SLP treatment plan and carry out treatment sessions based on specific therapy goals.
• Understand treatment objectives and stay within those objectives until the treatment program is changed or modified by the supervising SLP.
• Follow through on SLP recommendations regarding programming, resources, accommodations, and modifications for clients with communication needs.
• Document and maintain progress notes of all treatment activities and sessions in a timely manner.
• Collect client data to inform therapy progress toward established speech therapy goals.
• Collaborate effectively with other team members and professionals involved in the client's care.
• Create and/or develop therapy materials and resources tailored to individual client needs, as recommended by the SLP.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in human services or social sciences.
• Post-graduate CDA diploma or certificate.
• Registered with the Communicative Disorders Assistant Association of Canada (CDAAC).
• Volunteer experience in the field of communication disorders.
• A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience working with children and youth with ASD.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of a variety of data collection procedures.
• Good judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Satisfactory current Vulnerable Sector Check and Criminal Records Check.
• Outside normal working hours to meet client needs when necessary.
• Some behaviour management required.

Skills

• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Data collection procedures
• Judgement
• Problem-solving

Work Type

• Full Time
• Contract (1 Year)

Experience Level

• 2-3 years’ experience working with children and youth with ASD

Education Level

• Undergraduate degree in human services or social sciences
• Post-graduate CDA diploma or certificate

Salary/Compensations

• $59,239.73-$66,414.08

About the Company

• Geneva Centre for Autism (GCA) is a pioneer in developing leading edge training, programs and services that serve as models for other organizations throughout the world.
• Our mission is to enable people on the autism spectrum to learn, to live and to engage in their communities.

Equal Opportunity

• Geneva Centre for Autism is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organization in which values, behaviours, systems and structures are in place to facilitate equal access to service and employment.
• We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
• Geneva Centre for Autism is also committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection process.
• Please notify us if you require accommodation in respect of the materials or procedures used at any time during this process.
• If you require an accommodation, Geneva Centre for Autism will work with you to determine how to meet your needs.