Developmental Therapist Jobs

Developmental Therapist: 35-40 hour work week CONTRACT POSITION - IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY
Oakwood Academy is seeking a qualified applicant to work as a Developmental Therapist in our school-based programs. If you are interested in leveraging your career to contribute to the mental health and development of students, families and learning professionals, then this role may be for you! Oakwood Academy is a unique school offering important opportunities for professionals to grow and understand child development like no other school in Canada can offer. At Oakwood, we believe that working together with families and a multi-disciplinary team of professionals helps to increase the success for both the students, and the families. We believe in working with a team that is 110% invested in the health and happiness of children, youth and families and believe in making a difference every day! If you are interested in playing a proactive and positive role in pursuit of child development, we want you to be a part of our school.
Are you able to see the big picture, along with the critical detail and understand how to work well with others? Do you have experience working with students with a variety of developmental, emotional and physical challenges? If so, consider applying your skills and experience to the Developmental Therapist Position at Oakwood Academy. You would be working with the Transition multidisciplinary team and making a difference in many families lives. In return we support your professional development by offering a dynamic workplace, challenging and rewarding work and opportunities to extend your education and build an exciting career!
As a Developmental Therapist your role will include:
- Providing on-going support to improve the overall growth and development of children and families
- Must have the ability to work independently with students, as well as a member of the treatment team.
- Willingness to continue education and certification in the field of child development required
- Direct Services that apply the ability to promote a provider-family collaborative approach
- Monitoring progress, daily planning and reporting
What Sets Us Apart?
-Our commitment to continued development in service excellence and quality, innovation and team collaboration.
- Career stability and job security based on solid performance, knowledge of our organizational goals, positive engagement with our clients, and your interests opening up a wide variety of career paths within our growing organization.
- Ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment where you are encouraged to share your ideas
- Additional employment opportunities to earn additional income
- Opportunities to have extensive vacation periods throughout the year
At Oakwood Academy we want everyone to continue to develop!
Qualifications Required
- Strong knowledge and experience working with children, adolescence and young adults youth with developmental disorders, mental illness, challenging behaviours (ages of 3-21 years)
- Must have strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong ability to work in interdisciplinary health teams
- Demonstrate strong skills in taking initiative
- Demonstrate ability to cope and remain calm in stressful situations
- Ability to problem-solve in crisis situations
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Asset: Ministry approved Crisis intervention Training (eg. UMAB, CPI, Safe Management)
Main Accountabilities:
- Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team including Speech and Occupational therapists, psychologists, families, Supervisors, Directors and all faculty members with a continuing goal to build knowledge base
- Exceptional attendance and punctuality
Competencies:
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Superior listening and social skills
- Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with others with varying backgrounds and
Experiences:
- Strong analytical, organizational and problem solving skills
- Ability to understand and explain concepts to others
- Strong Word software skills
- Ability to problem-solve in crisis situations
- Experience with teaching toileting skills, changing diapers/pull-ups, feeding skills
- Physically fit with ability to lift or transfer up to 80lbs
- Moderate to strong athleticism
- Minimum Beginner Level training and experience in DIR (or eligible)
- Program development, data collection, graphing and report writing
- 3 year post-graduate experience providing mental health treatment
- CPI or UMAB training (asset)
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Salary: $20.00-$27.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- On-site parking
- Wellness program
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:-
- Oakwood Academy follows the ministry guidance for COVID-19 protocols and standards.
Work Location: In person