Career Opportunities
We are always seeking passionate professionals who want to make a real difference in the lives of children with special needs. Explore our career and externship opportunities to become part of our dedicated team.
Current Openings
Position Summary
In this position you will help develop and implement educational programs for children 6 wks. to five years old in the Child Care settings in cooperation with the child’s family, outside agencies, and staff members.
Essential Job Functions
- Ensure the provision of nutritious snacks and lunches
- Provide adequate equipment and activities
- Ensure equipment and the facility are clean, well maintained and safe at all times
- Provide weekly and monthly schedules of activities
- Develop culturally appropriate programs and activities
- Develop activities that introduce math and literacy concepts
- Establish policies and procedures including acceptable disciplinary policies
- Be familiar with emergency procedures
- Keep parents informed of program expectations, program activities and their child’s progress
- Develop and maintain current, accurate and confidential client files
- Ensure children are supervised at all times
- Establish routines and provide positive guidance
- Provide a safe and secure environment for children to feel comfortable
- Implement positive discipline when required
- Participate in 2 Schreiber Center activities a year – Annual Gala, Rubber Duckie Race & Festival are just a few examples.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience
A high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field.
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary, based on experience starting at $14 per hour
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance – eligible 1st day of employment
- Generous vacation, personal and sick time
- 9 paid holidays including: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and Christmas Eve and Christmas.
- 401(k) – eligible after 90 days; Schreiber matches 50% of your deferral not to exceed 3% of your compensation
- Student Loan Forgiveness – 10 years cumulative at any non-profit
- Fun community events – Gala, Rubber Duckie Race & Festival
Working Conditions
- Hours of work: Full-time, 40 hours per week
- Work environment: Daycare environment
- Workplace culture: Flexible, family-friendly, positive and supportive culture.
- Information technology: Competent in using Microsoft Office suite of products
- Policies and agreements: Staff must agree to sign our confidentiality agreement and conflict of interest policies.
- Special conditions and requirements: All employees must complete a pre-employment physical and drug screen. Current (within 2 years) PA Dept. of Human Services’ Child Abuse Clearance, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check, FBI Fingerprinting and National Sex Offender Registry Check are required.
Evaluation and Review
- 90-day introductory review for all new employees.
- Annual performance evaluation and goal setting thereafter.
Position Summary
Provides evaluation and treatment services for children from birth to 21 years, with delays or disorders in the areas of self-care skills, perceptual/fine motor skills, sensory motor skills and oral-motor and feeding disorders. The goal is to increase the functioning level of a child with disabilities through activities which require the child to adapt to his/her physical and emotional surrounding and to assist parents in learning how to understand and deal with their child’s needs.
Essential Job Functions
- Administers occupational therapy evaluations and treatment in accordance with standards established by the Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center and the American Occupational Therapy Association. Documents evaluation results and recommendations in a formal report.
- Develops individual goal plan for each client in conjunction with client, family and other professionals.
- Plans and prepares daily treatment session activities/materials based on established goal plan.
- Completes all documentation and billing required for each client contact using the current EMR system for center-based clients.
- Efficient understanding of the current EMR system
- Understand required documentation formats for each referral sources, BHDS, IU13, etc.
- Communicates with physicians, families, teachers, payment sources and other professionals regarding treatment, home and school suggestions and coordination of care
- Participate in inter-agency meetings
- Maintains upkeep of Occupational Therapy Department by returning equipment to its appropriate location, cleans equipment as per Infection Control policy, informs department lead of low supplies
- Assists in supervising shadow students, occupational therapy assistants, volunteers, and orientation of new staff
- Actively seeks educational opportunities for professional growth by attending in house in service training and at least one outside continuing education conference each year
- Maintains requires CEUS for licensure and all required referral source
- Participates in any specialty programs within the realm of the Occupational Therapy job description – occupational therapist department as delegated by the department head
- Shall be responsible for provision of service in natural environment of assigned clients and shall possess personal mode of transportation to comply with requirements
- Participate in the supervision of student internships by maintain contact with all affiliating schools and filling out necessary forms to update records, monitoring and updating student program and manual on a regular basis; supervising students either directly or via supervision of an appointed staff therapist; and evaluating student(s) at midterm and upon completion of affiliation when necessary.
- Communicates effectively with scheduling dept, social work dept, and therapy aide when required
- Participates and supports center events, fundraising, and functions as needed
Education and Experience
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited program of Occupational Therapy. Past working experience or internship in a pediatric setting preferred. Specialty Certification (NDT, SI, Pediatric) desired.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Registered or eligible for registry by the American Occupational Therapy Association
Other Skills and Abilities
Skilled in the use of assistive communication devices, computers, and other keyboards, therapeutic toys and equipment, ADL equipment and splinting materials.
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary, based on experience
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance – eligible 1st day of employment
- Generous vacation, personal and sick time
- 9 paid holidays including: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and Christmas Eve and Christmas.
- 401(k) – eligible after 90 days; Schreiber matches 50% of your deferral not to exceed 3% of your compensation
- Student Loan Forgiveness – 10 years cumulative at any non-profit
- Fun community events – Gala, Rubber Duckie Race & Festival
Working Conditions
- Hours of work: Full-time, 40 hours per week, with a minimum of two evenings seeing clients until 7:00 pm
- Work environment: Outpatient pediatric facility
- Workplace culture: Flexible, family-friendly, positive and supportive culture.
- Information technology: Competent in using Microsoft Office suite of products
- Policies and agreements: Staff must agree to sign our confidentiality agreement and conflict of interest policies.
- Special conditions and requirements: All employees must complete a pre-employment physical and drug screen. Current (within 2 years) PA Dept. of Human Services’ Child Abuse Clearance, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check, FBI Fingerprinting and National Sex Offender Registry Check are required.
Evaluation and Review
- 90-day introductory review for all new employees.
- Annual performance evaluation and goal setting thereafter.
Position Summary
Provides evaluation and treatment services for children from birth to 21 years, with speech-language, hearing, and other communication delays or disorders as well as related oral-motor and feeding disorders.
Essential Job Functions
- Provides direct therapy and evaluations in accordance with standards established by American Speech Language and Hearing Association and State licensure.
- Consults with parents, teachers, and other professionals regarding treatment, programs, and home intervention programs.
- Develops and implements treatment plan for each individual client and maintains progress notes. Documents evaluation results and recommendations.
- Plans and prepares daily treatment session activities/materials.
- Completes all documentation and billing required for each client contact using the current EMR system for center-based clients (i.e. daily progress notes, discharge summaries and any other required reports).
- Understands required documentation formats for each referral sources, BHDS, IU13, etc.
- Participates in inter-agency meetings, (staff, multi-disciplinary team, department, in- services, IU-13 and MH/MR).
- Communicates with physicians, families, teachers, payment sources and other professionals regarding treatment, home and school suggestions and coordination of care.
- Shall be responsible for provision of services in natural environment of assigned clients and shall possess personal mode of transportation to comply with requirement.
- Maintains upkeep of the Speech Therapy Department by returning equipment to its appropriate location, cleaning equipment as per Infection Control policy, informing department lead of low supplies.
- Assists in supervising shadow students, speech therapy assistants, volunteers, and orientation of new staff.
- Actively seeks educational opportunities for professional growth by attending in-house in-service training and at least one outside continuing education conference each year.
- Maintains required CEUS for licensure and all required referral sources (BHDS)
- Participates in the supervision of student internships by maintaining contact with all affiliating schools and filling out necessary forms to update records, monitoring and updating student program and manual on a regular basis; supervising students either directly or via supervision of an appointed staff therapist; and evaluating student(s) at midterm and upon completion of affiliation when necessary.
- Biweekly, hands in time sheets to department lead along with monthly mileage logs.
- Communicates effectively with scheduling dept, social work dept. and Therapy Aide when required.
- Participates and supports center events, fundraisers, and functions as needed.
Education and Experience
Master of Science/Arts Degree from an approved program of Communication Disorders/ Speech-Language Pathology or equivalent as per Pennsylvania license requirements. Not accepting CFs at the moment. Only experienced candidates.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and meet annual goals developed with the Director of the Speech-Language Department. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Also must have Certificate of Clinical Competence from A.S.H.A., or eligible (Clinical Fellowship Year).
Other Skills and Abilities
Skilled in the use of assistive communication devices, computers and audiometers.
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary, based on experience
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance – eligible 1st day of employment
- Generous vacation, personal and sick time
- 9 paid holidays including: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and Christmas Eve and Christmas.
- 401(k) – eligible after 90 days; Schreiber matches 50% of your deferral not to exceed 3% of your compensation
- Student Loan Forgiveness – 10 years cumulative at any non-profit
- Fun community events – Gala, Rubber Duckie Race & Festival
Working Conditions
- Hours of work: Full-time, 40 hours per week, with a minimum of two evenings seeing clients until 7:00 pm
- Work environment: Outpatient pediatric facility
- Workplace culture: Flexible, family-friendly, positive and supportive culture.
- Information technology: Competent in using Microsoft Office suite of products
- Policies and agreements: Staff must agree to sign our confidentiality agreement and conflict of interest policies.
- Special conditions and requirements: All employees must complete a pre-employment physical and drug screen. Current (within 2 years) PA Dept. of Human Services’ Child Abuse Clearance, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check, FBI Fingerprinting and National Sex Offender Registry Check are required.
Evaluation and Review
- 90-day introductory review for all new employees.
- Annual performance evaluation and goal setting thereafter.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to:
HumanResources@schreiberpediatric.org
625 Community Way
Lancaster, PA 17603
No phone calls please.
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Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veterans status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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