Careers

If you are interested in working at the Children's Speech & Reading Center, please see our job descriptions below. 

If you have a great attitude and love helping children reach their full potential, 

you could be a wonderful addition & asset to the CSRC team!

A CSRC Reading Specialist is directly responsible for improving reading skills in one-on-one therapy sessions. Children would be between the ages of 6-18 years old.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibilities include evaluation, planning and provision of reading and literacy related therapy services. 

• Instruct students individually, adapting teaching methods to meet students’ varying needs and interests.

• Use Orton Gillingham or other explicit phonics instruction. 

• Confer with parents or guardians after each therapy session of the instruction and progress in the session  

• Prepare lesson plans to match student’s needs and care plan goals

• Assist with literacy development, including writing, spelling, fluency, phonics, and comprehension. 

• Complete appropriate clinic documentation, such as daily therapy notes, evaluation reports and progress reports

• Interact with and engage the children in a positive manner

• Provide supportive and professional communication with staff, parents, and children

• Have the ability to create a work schedule that is based on student need

•  Adhere to all CSRC policies

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently hold a BA or MA in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or Special Education, or Orton Gillingham training/certification

• At least one year work experience in a school or one-on-one tutoring center

SCHEDULE: either part-time 10-20 hours per week or full-time 32-40 hours week

PAY AND BENEFITS:

• Pay is commensurate with qualifications and experience, $25-35/hour

• CSRC provides up to a 3% match in an employee retirement plan

• Generous PTO plan

If you feel that you have the qualifications, are passionate about helping children reach their full potential, and want to be a part of Northern Colorado's premier non-profit speech-language and reading clinic, please send a resume and cover letter to cheryl@csrckids.org.

A CSRC speech-language pathologist (SLP) would support our programs in Fort Collins and Loveland.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology

• Must be ASHA Certified and hold a Speech-Language Pathologist license through the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)

• Minimum of three years of professional SLP experience working with children and families

• An understanding of the mission and goals of CSRC

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide in-office speech/language screenings and determine if therapy is warranted

• Provide preschool speech/language screens, at off-site facilities, throughout the year

• Identify, assess, and diagnose communication disorders (articulation, language, voice, and fluency)

• Administer speech/language assessments and plan appropriate treatment

• Write evaluations, progress care plans and daily notes in an EHR program

• Provide quality treatment to children with a variety of speech and language needs

• Counsel parents regarding specific communication disorders and provide suggestions to help increase carryover of skills to the home environment

• Collaborate with other professionals to coordinate services

• Work and act as a team player in all interactions with the CSRC staff

PAY AND BENEFITS:

• Pay is commensurate with experience $35-48/hour for SLP-CCC, $28-38/hour for CF.

• CSRC provides up to a 3% match in an employee retirement plan

• Generous PTO plan

• Possible qualification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

If you feel that you have the qualifications, are passionate about helping children reach their full potential, and want to be a part of Northern Colorado's premier non-profit speech-language and reading clinic, please send a resume and cover letter to cheryl@csrckids.org.

A CSRC Early Literacy teacher would be directly responsible for improving early literacy/pre-literacy skills and phonological processing in small groups at partnered preschools. This teacher would be responsible for providing services in 4-6 partnered preschools. The children participating in the program are four - five years of age. You would provide instruction and oversee fun, multi-sensory activities. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibilities include evaluation, planning and instruction of early literacy skills. 

• Observe and evaluate children’s performance, behavior, social development, literacy skills, and phonemic awareness skills.

• Instruct students in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students’ varying needs and interests.

• Use systematic and explicit phonics instruction toward teaching the alphabet sounds.

• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use to enhance their knowledge of letter recognition and phonics instruction.

• Conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

• Complete appropriate paperwork for attendance and progress toward preliteracy goals 

• Be able to use spreadsheets to chart student data and growth 

• Communicate with preschool staff and respond to minor/immediate issues that may arise.

• Interact with and engage children in a positive manner.

• Provide supportive and professional communication with CSRC and preschool staff.

• Adhere to all policies found in the CSRC Employee Handbook.

• Work 8-15 hours/week, depending on the number of preschools & students

QUALIFICATIONS:  (Have one or more of the following)

• Currently hold a degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or Special Education, or Orton Gillingham training/certification

• At least a year in child development work experience in a school/child care setting/or one-on-one tutoring

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Ability to successfully pass and maintain all background checks.

• Ability to use computer to access and update documents required for this position.

• Able to climb up and down stairs.

Pay Scale: $20-25/hour (depending on experience)

If you feel that you have the qualifications, are passionate about helping children reach their full potential, and want to be a part of Northern Colorado's premier non-profit speech-language and reading clinic, please send a resume and cover letter to cheryl@csrckids.org.

A CSRC speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA) would support our programs in Fort Collins and Loveland.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Minimum of three years of professional SLPA experience working with children and families

• An understanding of the mission and goals of CSRC

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with supervising speech-language pathologist for evaluations, client/family meetings and progress updates.

• Write daily notes in an EHR program

• Provide quality treatment to children with a variety of speech and language needs

• Provide homework to families to help increase carryover of skills to the home environment

• Work and act as a team player in all interactions with the CSRC staff

SCHEDULE, PAY AND BENEFITS:

• Full-time position of 32-40 hours per week, or part-time position of 10-20 hours per week

• Pay is commensurate with experience $30-40/hour

• CSRC provides up to a 3% match in an employee retirement plan

• Generous PTO plan

If you feel that you have the qualifications, are passionate about helping children reach their full potential, and want to be a part of Northern Colorado's premier non-profit speech-language and reading clinic, please send a resume and cover letter to cheryl@csrckids.org.