Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist

Riverside Community Care • Somerville, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Riverside Community Care is seeking a Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist to join their Early Childhood Services in Cambridge/Somerville as part of their Early Intervention program. This interdisciplinary team supports families with children aged 0-3 years who have or are at risk for developmental delays or disorders, utilizing a dyadic relationship-based approach. The program emphasizes cultural humility in developing relationships with families and understanding their values, beliefs, priorities, routines, sources of stress, goals, and intervention needs. The overarching goal is to strengthen the mutual enjoyment of daily activities and interactions between children and their caregivers, while addressing specific delays and challenges. Services include parent support, coaching, education, and direct work with children as needed. While considering all domains of development, the SLP focuses on receptive and expressive communication, language, and feeding aspects of the child’s treatment plan. The organization is committed to clinical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning, offering support through weekly team meetings, monthly discipline-specific meetings, staff meetings, and weekly reflective supervision.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Good computer skills
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• SLP Licensure may be required depending on the needs of the program

Nice To Haves

• Experience in early intervention
• Experience with special needs populations
• Experience in early childhood

Responsibilities

• Support families with children (0-3 years) who have or are at risk for developmental delays or disorders.
• Develop relationships with families, understanding their values, beliefs, priorities, routines, sources of stress, goals, and intervention needs.
• Strengthen mutual enjoyment of daily activities and interactions between children and their caregivers.
• Address specific developmental delays and challenges.
• Provide parent support, coaching, and education.
• Provide direct work with children as needed.
• Focus on receptive and expressive communication, language, and feeding aspects of the child’s treatment plan.
• Participate in weekly team meetings.
• Participate in monthly discipline specific meetings.
• Participate in staff meetings.
• Engage in weekly reflective supervision.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
• Eleven paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees