**Advanced Therapy Solutions,** a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here, we believe everyone has the right to live well and deserves a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us daily. Join us today and experience a career well lived.

**Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist (AAC Trainer)-** **Augmentative and Alternative Communication**

Advanced Therapy Solutions, part of the Sevita family, provides in-home and clinic-based therapeutic services for children and young adults. Our team of pediatric experts helps children with complex medical, developmental, behavioral, and educational needs develop essential skills.

We offer physical, occupational, speech-language, and feeding therapy, including augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) support. The Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) specializing in AAC evaluates communication needs, creates individualized treatment plans, and addresses disorders like delayed language and stuttering. The SLP also trains patients and caregivers on AAC systems, ensuring strategies align with patient goals. This role requires expertise in AAC technology and a focus on continuous learning in communication tools.

**Responsibilities:**

+ Provide personalized training sessions for individuals using AAC devices, systems, and strategies.

+ Collaborate with clients and interdisciplinary teams to ensure AAC training aligns with individualized goals and communication needs.

+ Willingness to learn new software and hardware for AAC devices.

+ Review hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders

+ Administer speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on the type and degree of impairments using written or oral tests or special instruments

+ Write reports and maintain proper documentation of information, such as patient billing records or caseload activities, including the initial evaluation, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients

+ Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as articulation/phonology, delayed language, social communication, stuttering, feeding/swallowing disorders, voice problems, and augmentative and alternative communication based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers

+ school or community settings with pediatric patients and coordinate speech-language therapy with other therapeutic activities

+ Select activities that will help pediatric patients learn activities of daily living within the limits of their mental and physical capabilities

+ Educate and train a patient's family and caregivers about how to accommodate and care for their patient

+ Evaluate a patient's home, daycare, or school environment and identify how it can be better suited to the patient's needs and capabilities

**Qualifications:**

+ Experience with AAC systems, tools, and strategies is preferred, but training will be provided for those who are willing to learn.

+ Proven experience providing AAC training to clients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.

+ Willing to travel or work in the West Valley area.

+ Master of Science/Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited university

+ Arizona Speech-Language Pathology license

+ Pediatric experience (preferred)

**_Why Join Us?_**

+ Competitive sign-on bonus

+ Eight paid holidays annually

+ 80 hours of paid time off during the first year

+ 16 hours of personal float time each year

+ 56 hours of sick leave

+ Continuing Education Units and licensure reimbursement

+ 401k with company matching

+ Comprehensive benefits package

+ No weekend commitments

**We have meaningful work for you** **– join our team –** **_Apply Today!_**

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Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.

We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.

_As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law._