Supervised Instructor Therapist
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Salary Range: $40,000 - $48,000 - based on experience and qualifications · Full-time
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- Pay
- Salary Range: $40,000 - $48,000 - based on experience and qualifications
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Working hours
- 37.5 hours/week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Supervised Instructor Therapist
Children Support clinics
Toronto, Ontario
Permanent, Full-time
We are seeking two passionate and dedicated Instructor Therapist’s to join our team, specializing in pediatric care for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As an Instructor Therapist at TELUS Health Children Support, you will play a crucial role in helping children achieve developmental milestones, enhance independence, and improve their quality of life through targeted therapy interventions.
Your responsibilities
Your primary role is to implement Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs to help children develop communication, social, and life skills while reducing challenging behaviors in a fun, supportive environment.
- 1-on-1 Clinical Intervention: Deliver individualized behavioral programming using evidence-based strategies like Discrete Trial Training (DTT) and Natural Environment Teaching (NET).
- Data-Driven Progress: Accurately collect and graph real-time data on learner performance to ensure clinical decisions are based on objective evidence.
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work alongside Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and Occupational Therapists (OTs) to generalize skills across different therapeutic domains.
- Behavior Support: Implement Positive Behavior Support plans to help children safely navigate frustration and develop emotional regulation skills.
- Environment Management: Prepare instructional materials and maintain a clean, organized, and engaging treatment space.
- You have completed post-secondary in related field or have equivalent work related experience;
- Experience working with children and teens with a developmental disability diagnosis or similar
- Comprehensive knowledge of ABA principles, practices, and procedures
- Previous in-clinic experience supporting a pediatric population
- Excellent clinical and professional judgment aligned with accepted practice models
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize workload, and adapt to a dynamic caseload
- Paid Time Off: Vacations, additionally employees are eligible for wellbeing days and sick days.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Coverage from day one to meet your individual and family needs.
- Retirement plan: To help you achieve your financial goals.
- Positive work environment: Support for diversity and inclusion.
- Full-Time Commitment: 37.5 hours/week | Tuesday–Saturday
A Bit About Us
We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.
TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.
Disclaimer: In accordance with the TELUS Health Solutions Data Center Security Policy, as a condition of employment, all team members whose job functions require they work at a Data Center and/or have access to detailed knowledge of technology related to client service delivery, are subject to a Personnel Security Screening conducted through the Government of Canada.
Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.
By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies’ Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.
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Responsibilities
Deliver individualized ABA interventions for children with autism, using evidence-based methods to build communication, social, and life skills and reduce challenging behaviors. Track and graph learner progress, implement behavior support plans, collaborate with speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists, and maintain an organized treatment environment.
Requirements
Applicants need post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent work experience, along with experience supporting children and teens with developmental disabilities or similar needs. They should have comprehensive knowledge of ABA, pediatric in-clinic experience, sound clinical judgment, and the ability to organize and adapt to a changing caseload.
Skills
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Discrete Trial Training
- Natural Environment Teaching
- Behavioral Programming
- Data Collection And Graphing
- Positive Behavior Support
- Child Development
- Social Skills Development
- Life Skills Development
- Emotional Regulation
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Clinical Judgment
- Workload Prioritization
- Treatment Space Management
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Wellbeing Days
- Sick Days
- Comprehensive Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Diversity And Inclusion Support
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
- Education
Keywords
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Discrete Trial Training
- Natural Environment Teaching
- Positive Behavior Support
- Pediatric Care
- Developmental Disabilities
- Behavioral Programming
- Individualized Intervention
- Data Collection
- Data Graphing
- Communication Skills
- Social Skills
- Life Skills
- Challenging Behaviors
- Emotional Regulation
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Occupational Therapy
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Evidence-Based Strategies
- Clinical Judgment
- In-Clinic Experience