Employment Benefits for eligible employees:
- Excellent benefit package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, etc.)
- Paid legal holidays
- Paid Time Off program
- Employer matching 403(b) retirement plan
Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Current job opportunities
For all positions, please email cover letter and resume to Deborah Weber: dweber@easterseals-swfl.org.
Respite Worker Job Type: Part-time
Job Description
Provide intermittent temporary relief for families caring for children with special needs in the home and at Easterseals. Sixteen (16) hours of services available per family each month.
Essential Responsibilities
- Develop and implement activities to assure the safety and well-being of each child.
- Provide good physical care including toileting, dressing and feeding.
- Initiate, motivate and supervise activities.
- Maintain home in the condition that it was found.
- Be prompt in all assignments.
- Respect family confidentiality.
- Keep parents informed about care provided and report any concerns or problems,
- Complete all required paperwork and documentation.
- Comply with Easter Seals policies and procedures utilizing the highest standards of personal and professional ethics and behavior.
- Demonstrate good judgment, diplomacy, courtesy and effective communication while working at Easter Seals or when representing the organization.
- Participate in monthly Saturday Kids Night Out program 3-8:30
Preferred Qualifications
- Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
- Experience: 2 years’ experience in special education preferred. Registered Behavior Technicians, Occupational and Physical Therapist Assistants, Speech Language Pathologist Assistants or ESE Aides or Teachers preferred.
Salary $12.00 – $15.00 per hour
Adult Direct Care – Habilitation Instructor Job Type: Full-time
Job Description
Work with individuals with disabilities in a respectful, sensitive manner, promoting a participant-friendly, safe and professional environment. Provide computer training to participants related to their individual goals, using methods and activities which will assist them in working towards their maximum level of independence.
Essential Responsibilities
- Guide consumers in activities that facilitate daily living skills, appropriate social behavior, recreational and leisure skills and development of peer relationships.
- Attend to personal care needs of consumers as required.
- Monitor and maintain program area environment cleanliness, equipment and supplies to ensure safety of consumers and staff.
- Ensure client attendance is taken daily in the morning and afternoon.
- All MedPass trained employees will distribute needed medications and administer tube feedings (if trained) in accordance with Agency for Persons with Disabilities and Easter Seals Southwest Florida standards.
- Complete daily participant progress documentation or any related relevant documentation.
- Complete all mandated training as required by Easter Seals Southwest Florida.
- Maintain required annual training hours for position.
- Drive assigned routes for picking up and taking home consumers in a safe and timely manner.
- Comply with Easter Seals policies and procedures utilizing the highest standards of personal and professional ethics and behavior.
- Demonstrate good judgment, diplomacy, courtesy and effective communication while working at Easter Seals or when representing the organization.
- Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
- Experience: A minimum of one year’s experience working with individuals with disabilities preferred. Therap knowledge preferred
Assistant Teacher – Pre-K (Lic: C12MA0273) Job Type: Full-time
Job Description
Assist with the direct care and supervision of the children in the center, providing for their physical, social, emotional, and educational needs in a safe, clean, and stimulating environment.
Essential Responsibilities
- Assist with the implementation of developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
- Maintain the implemented processes to keep the classroom compliant for Department of Children and Families (DCF), Manatee and Sarasota County Early Learning Coalitions, and USDA CCFP inspections.
Preferred Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- One-year experience working with infants and young children in an Early Childhood Educational program.
- Must have a valid Driver’s License.
- 40 hours of Department of Children and Families coursework.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 lbs.
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST Job Type: Full-time
Job Description:
Provide direct Speech Therapy services to clients with special needs, including assessments, treatment, program planning and implementation, related documentation and communication. Deliver Speech-Language Therapy under physicians’ orders to evaluate and provide treatment for Communication/Swallowing Delays and Disorders.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Conduct screenings of clients and obtain necessary data to determine need for intervention, treatment planning and implementation.
- Serve as liaison to client, family and team to conduct specialized evaluations, interpret and communicate evaluation findings, establish client schedules, and coordinate treatment plans.
- Monitor client’s response to intervention and modify treatment as indicated to attain goals in accordance with physician orders.
- Develop appropriate home or community programming to maintain and enhance the performance of the client in their own environment.
- Document results of client’s assessment, treatment, follow-up and termination of services. Participate in discharge planning.
- Review the quality and appropriateness of the total services delivered and of individual speech therapy programs for effectiveness and efficiency, using predetermined criteria
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from an ASHA accredited University.
- A minimum of two years’ experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
- Experience working with children and adults with Autism preferred.
- Valid Florida driver’s license.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA Department of Health License from the state of Florida.
- Must have Florida Medicaid number and National Provider Identification number.
Physical Demands of the Job:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
EARLY STEPS CERT. PHYSICAL THERAPIST Job Type: Full-time
Job Description:
Direct the complete treatment of the clients for a healthier and more active lifestyle, providing services to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout the lifespan. Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, development of a management plan, implementation of treatment, monitoring and documenting results and determining appropriate termination of services, when possible. Specific exercises, manual therapy and manipulation, mechanical devices such as traction, education, physical agents including heat, cold, electricity, sound waves, radiation, rays, prescription of assistive devices, prostheses, orthoses and other interventions may be included.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Conduct screenings and evaluate clients to determine need for intervention/treatment. Develop treatment plan; implement, conduct and monitor client’s response to treatment.
- Communicate with client, family and team members an appropriate home or community program to maintain or enhance the client’s performance.
- Provide/recommend/fabricate adaptive devices or other equipment; train client, family and appropriate staff in the use or application of orthotics and prosthetics.
- Adapt treatment and programs to meet the individual needs of the client. Document results of client’s assessment, treatment, follow-up and termination of services.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree or greater in Science/Physical Therapy from an accredited program.
- Current state licensure or license eligible.
- Successful completion of National Certification Examination for Physical Therapy.
- A minimum of two years’ experience as an Occupational Therapist.
- Early Steps Certification.
- Valid Florida driver’s license.
Physical Demands of the Job:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
RESPITE WORKER Job Type: Full-time
Job Description:
The Respite Worker is responsible for the care of the Respite Program client and/or siblings in the absence of the child’s primary caregiver or parents.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assure the safety and well-being of each child.
- Provide good physical care which includes toileting, dressing and feeding.
- Initiate, motivate and supervise activities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Knowledge or experience working with children with special needs.
- Ability to interact positively with children, parents and professional staff.
- Infant, Child & Adult CPR/First Aid and HIV/AIDS training and certification is preferred but will train to obtain certification.
- Must hold a valid Florida driver’s license and auto liability insurance.
Physical Demands of the Job:
Job requires the ability to see, hear, speak, manual dexterity, frequent intervals of sitting, standing, walking, balance, and the ability to repetitively lift and move up to 75 lbs. Requires flexibility and ability to stoop, crouch, bend, push and pull. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
REGISTERED BEHAVIORAL TECHNICIAN(RBT) Job Type: Full-time
Job Description:
Provide 1:1 behavioral intervention services to children with special needs and support to their families. Behavior Technicians are responsible for implementing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) based programs as directed the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst/Case Supervisor.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Complete a Board Analyst Certification Board BACB approved RBT course and keep registration to the BACB current.
- Assist the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in implementing behavioral programming in a 1:1 setting.
- Collect data on all programming and writes progress notes.
- Advise and consult with the family and other agency personnel.
- Participate in in-service programs and present in-service programs as assigned.
- Understand and adhere to established policies and procedures.
- Participate with all other health care personnel in patient care planning.
- With the BCBA, instructs patients and family/significant others in home programs and protocols.
- Attend all staff meetings and patient care conferences as scheduled.
- Must have valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
- Instruction to patient/family in home program with documentation in medical record notes.
- Observe confidentiality and safeguard all patient related information.
- Immediately report to BCBA/ Therapy Supervisor any patient incidents/variances or complaints.
- Maintain current CPR certification.
Preferred Qualifications:
- High School Diploma
- Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT) or desire to work toward receiving you RBT certification with guidance provided by supervising
Please contact Linda Poteat-Brown at ext 401 if you are interested in applying for the position.
