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Founded in 1979 by a group of very involved, hands-on, highly regarded therapists, Children’s Therapy Center is on a mission to maximize the potential of children with disabilities. Our approach is to dismantle racism and ableism by offering collaborative, personalized, and family-centered physical, occupational, and speech therapy. We believe in the power of teamwork and offer early intervention services and multidisciplinary, play-based, and child-led early childhood special education.

Children’s Therapy Center is seeking a part-time Early Support (ESIT) Feeding Specialist to serve children birth-to 3-years old, and their families in South King and Pierce Counties. This role is for a licensed SLP, OT, or PT with proven experience in infant feeding.

Our ESIT Feeding Specialist will work both in-person and remotely, partnering with our Early Support teams to provide feeding consultations and support across individual caseloads and the broader ESIT program. Our ideal candidate is skilled in addressing feeding challenges related to oral-motor skills, gross motor development, medical needs, nutrition, sensory processing, and mealtime behaviors. Our candidate also has experience in parent coaching, play-based therapy, and supporting children with developmental delays or disabilities. In addition to direct services, this role will help build feeding support across the organization by offering coaching and contributing to skill development.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform evaluations using formal and informal assessment tools. These may be in-person or virtual depending on scheduling and family needs. This position will prioritize infant feeding and hospital-to-home evaluations.
• Provide feeding consultations addressing oral-motor skills, related gross motor development, medical conditions, nutritional concerns, sensory processing, and mealtime behaviors.
• Provide recommendations for feeding or adaptive equipment as necessary in collaboration with family and other professionals.
• Collaborate with Hospital-to-Home trained team members and other medical providers to support smooth transition from the hospital to home; collaborate with medical team for ongoing care coordination.
• Offer observations and coaching, to providers who are building their feeding skill set. These may be in-person or virtual.
• Work collaboratively with ESIT leadership to assess ongoing capacity, sustainability, and systems to support feeding competencies across the organization.
• Maintain timely treatment records and progress reports in accordance with CTC ESIT standards and expectations.
• Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary and collaborative team.
• Other duties or projects as assigned

Demonstrable experience and other qualifications:

• Degree in PT, OT or Speech licensed-compatible discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Must have or obtain a PT, OT or SLP license in the State of Washington.
• 4+ years pediatric feeding experience with at least 3 years’ experience working with children birth to 3, and specifically infants.
• Feeding competency skill set meeting or exceeding Level 4 of CTC’s Feeding Competency Program; or equivalent skill.
• Knowledge of and ability to support children who receive tube feedings; ability to collaborate with medical teams to support varying tube feeding schedules and tube weaning.
• Ability to identify tethered oral ties and provide referrals as needed; ability to support children in relearning oral motor feeding patterns post oral tie release.
• Dedicated to quality services and best-known practices, with a willingness to learn and share.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to convey thoughts and express ideas effectively using various oral, written, visual, and/or non-verbal skills.
• Effective listening skills, including the ability to recognize, comprehend and appreciate various perspectives and diverse points of view.
• Organized and detail oriented, with the ability to organize work to meet various commitments and responsibilities.
• Ability to anticipate potential challenges, and adjust to changes as needed.
• Collaborative and participatory; serves as an active member of the team, inviting diverse perspectives to support organizational priorities and common goals.
• Demonstrated the ability to include, value, respect, and engage perspectives that cross cultural backgrounds, lived experiences, and diverse points of view.
• Strong decision-making skills, including the ability to complete duties factoring appropriate or relevant details, considerations, and input from all individuals impacted.
• Consciously and intentionally operates with self-awareness; consistently seeking opportunities to learning and grow in proactive and respectful ways.
• Flexible and responsive to changing priorities and needs.
• Current CPR and First Aid certifications and a valid Driver's License and/or reliable transportation.

Additional Information

This is a part-time position, expected at 20 hours per week, with a combination of in-person and/or remote work as determined and agreed upon based on business needs and scheduling.

Compensation & Benefits:

Children’s Therapy Center offers equitable and competitive pay commensurate with job-related experience and education. The pay rate range for this position is $45.72-58.65 per hour dependent on related experience and education.

Children’s Therapy Centers' Full-time, eligible employees receive generous paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and continuing education benefits. Supplemental/premium insurance options are also available. All employees can enroll in our retirement plan with their first paycheck and will be eligible for company contributions after their first year of employment.

Children’s Therapy Center is an equal opportunity employer. We seek to hire candidates that reflect diverse backgrounds, beliefs and cultural histories. We continually seek to understand, acknowledge and appreciate our differences, engaging with an attitude of respectful curiosity, and a growth-mindset. We believe everyone has the right to be respected and valued.

Consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws, and our values, Children’s Therapy Center provides all employees and applicants with equal opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship including consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, genetic information, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a disabled person.