The Auditory Verbal Center is expanding the Auditory-Verbal Therapy department and looking to hire a Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Fellow with strong background in AV training, or an already certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist.

You’ll be a part of a team of 7 other fun, creative, and passionate AV Therapists who work together in helping deaf and hard of hearing children. Each therapist has their own large office and therapy room suite and we provide all the toys and materials needed for your therapy sessions. Therapists have the flexibility of working remotely part-time and the clinical team meets weekly via Zoom to collaborate together. No travel is required to client homes. Therapy sessions are 1-hour long and you manage your own schedule.

We are a leader in the field of both pediatric spoken language intervention services and adult auditory rehabilitation (post implantation) services in the state of Georgia. We also service the entire state through our established teletherapy model, founded in 2012. Depending on their situation, clients have the option of doing either Teletherapy or in-person sessions. We provide all equipment and materials needed for teletherapy.

If you are interested in learning more about joining our team, please email resume to Debbie Brilling, Executive Director/CEO, at dbrilling@avchears.org.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide diagnostic auditory-verbal therapy to children with hearing loss for birth to school aged children and their families
• Educate and counsel clients and families on their treatment plans and progress
• Develop individualized therapy lesson plans for clients
• Conduct formal and informal evaluations of clients
• Provide referrals for other services needed when necessary
• Communicate regularly with members of the client care team, the client, family members, and other providers involved with the client's care

Skills

• Experience working with deaf or hard of hearing children (either through coursework or hands-on, hands-on preferred)
• Client evaluation using standardized assessments
• Client management
• Documentation of evaluations and therapy appointments
• Team approach – collaboration with AV team, audiologists, early interventionalists, and educators
• Knowledge of typical child development from birth to 6 years of age
• Ability to work independently with commitment to the vision, mission, and philosophy of the organization
• Experience in teletherapy is a plus
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is a plus

Qualifications

• Certified in Auditory-Verbal Therapy preferred but training and mentoring will be provided toward certification if necessary
• CCCs credentialing, with support provided towards obtaining your CCCs for CF applicants
• Eligible for a GA state SLP license, if not already obtained
• Will consider CF with strong training in Auditory-Verbal Therapy

Benefits

Salary commensurate with experience. In addition to salary, you receive:

• Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, and Vision) (We pay 60% of premium)
• Annual Professional leave
• Generous Personal Time Off plan (holidays, vacation, and sick)
• Paid CEU hours for Continuing Education, including virtual learning as well as in-person conferences/conventions
• Paid Annual convention registration fees (one a year, more if you are presenting)
• Paid Licensing Fees
• Paid Credentialing Fees
• Paid Professional dues to ASHA, AG Bell, etc.
• Paid Liability Insurance
• Matching 403B Retirement Package up to 3%
• Life Insurance
• Aflac Insurance (We pay 60% of premium)
• Maternity Leave (6-8 weeks)

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

**Note: This is not a guarantee but is a perk you may be eligible for. Several employees have been successful in receiving this benefit.**

We are a non-profit organization so you may be able to take advantage of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). Created under the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, PSLF allows borrowers who work full time for nonprofits and government agencies to have their outstanding debt forgiven tax-free on Federal Direct Loans, after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan.

About Us

The Auditory-Verbal Center has spent over 48 years providing quality Auditory-Verbal Therapy and hearing healthcare services to children and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing. All of our Auditory- Verbal Therapists are ASHA-Certified Speech-Language Pathologists who specialize exclusively in teaching children with hearing loss to listen and speak. They are trained to develop the listening pathways in a child’s brain, laying the foundation for a lifetime of listening and speaking without the need for sign language or lip reading. Our specialists offer family-centered speech therapy services, in a caregiver coaching model. We also provide intervention directly in Spanish with our bilingual therapists! We have two locations, one in Atlanta, GA and one in Macon, GA and we also offer teletherapy throughout the state. www.avchears.org

About Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc

The Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc (AVC) is a non-profit hearing center serving adults, children, infants and their families through Auditory-Verbal (re)habilitation and education. Our goal is to enable individuals to become independent and literate communicators (listening and speaking) with no life limits due to their hearing loss. Founded in 1977 AVC has 2 locations, one in Atlanta, Ga and a satellite in Macon, GA. Also offer tele-therapy for those families unable to make the drive to one of our locations. We currently have 14 employees, 6 of which are certified AV therapists and 1 Audiologist. During the pandemic 100% of the clients are seen via teletherapy.

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