Pediatric Speech Therapist
Farmington Hills, Michigan•Contract
$70 - $75 hourly
$70 - $75 hourly
About the Job
Job Title: Pediatric Contract Speech Therapist - Grow Your Skills & Make a Difference
About Michigan Pediatric Therapy:
We are a small, heart-centered pediatric therapy clinic in Farmington Hills, MI, committed to helping children (0–12) thrive through occupational, feeding, speech, and craniosacral therapy. We believe in the power of compassionate care and play-based learning and in supporting our therapists to learn, grow, and become leaders in the pediatric therapy field. If you’re looking for a close-knit team dedicated to making a real impact, read on!
We are a small, heart-centered pediatric therapy clinic in Farmington Hills, MI, committed to helping children (0–12) thrive through occupational, feeding, speech, and craniosacral therapy. We believe in the power of compassionate care and play-based learning and in supporting our therapists to learn, grow, and become leaders in the pediatric therapy field. If you’re looking for a close-knit team dedicated to making a real impact, read on!
Why Join Our Team?
- Growth-Focused Environment: We invest in your development through mentorship, continuing education, and hands-on training in areas like feeding therapy, sensory integration, and craniosacral therapy.
- Collaborative & Compassionate: Work alongside a multidisciplinary team (OTs, SLPs, and administrative staff) that puts kindness, empathy, and innovation at the forefront of everything we do.
- Patient-Centered Care: Our approach is all about meeting kids where they are making sessions fun, comfortable, and empowering for them and their families.
Professional Responsibilities:
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.
- License in state of Michigan.
- Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in fluency of expression that affect health, well-being and life quality.
- Select and adapt the appropriate per case Speech treatment model, method and approach to direct the process of interventions.
- Apply interventions to maximize child’s ability to be successful in Phonemic awareness.
- Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components.
- Empowering children with Phonological skills and strategies.
- Enhancing vocabulary and auditory processing abilities.
- Guide and educate family members and caregivers.
- Observe, note, and report on progress of long- and short-term treatment goals.
- Collect data and document processes following appointment.
Professional Skills:
- Proven working experience as speech therapist.
- Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of speech pathology.
- Hands-on experience with computer programs and creative media.
- Familiarity with Assessments therapy assessment.
- Familiarity with variety of approach for treatment of skills of variety of ages.
- Experience with Pediatrics in clinical setting.
About Michigan Pediatric Therapy
Our mission is to offer families a warm and supportive environment where they can learn about their child’s developmental needs and how to nurture their child’s capacity to succeed through occupational and craniosacral therapy. Our aim is to help children reach their potential by treating the whole child using techniques learned from experience and directed by evidence-based practices.