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Land acknowledgement:

Oak Valley Health is honoured to provide care on the traditional and treaty territory of the Anishinaabeg, and acknowledge our closest Indigenous communities, the Chippewas of Georgina Island and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island. The land is encompassed within Treaty 13, Treaty 20, and the Williams Treaty.

Today, this area is home to many diverse Indigenous Peoples, and we acknowledge the health disparities and barriers Indigenous Peoples face in accessing care. To support true healing, we are committed to understanding these challenges, learning from Indigenous knowledge, and taking action together to improve safe and equitable health care for current and future generations.

Who you are:

• You encompass Oak Valley Health’s core values and live the words of respect, trust, commitment, compassion and courage
• You are a patient and/or client centered individual who performs at an exemplary standard
• You are a team player with excellent communication, critical thinking and prioritization skills

Job closing date: May 26, 2026

Oak Valley Health, Child Development Program, has a partnership with the Children’s Treatment Network (CTN).

The CTN Augmentative Communication Consultation Service (ACCS) program facilitates the communication of children and youth up to their 19th birthday (21, if they are attending school and were referred prior to their 19th birthday) residing in Simcoe County or York Region whose speech does not meet all of their communication needs. The mission is to promote and enhance the communication ability and overall quality of life of children and youth with complex communication needs. ACCS is one of Ontario’s General Level Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Clinics. The ACCS team acts as a cohesive, collaborative, inter-professional team to support the AAC needs of clients and their local child and family teams.

We are hiring for the CTN ACCS in York Region.

Responsibilities include:

• Carry a caseload of children and youth who would benefit from using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools/devices under the supervision of a Speech Language Pathologist
• Conduct home, community and in-clinic program consultation visits
• Provide coaching to parents and members of the child and family team in order to support the use of AAC tools and strategies within everyday routines/environments
• Provide training opportunities for parents, professionals, community partners, etc. to continue to build local AAC capacity
• Supporting children and their families with special needs
• Complete preparation work - including boardmaker and other AAC materials/tools
• Document clinical notes within CTN’s shared client record
• Attend scheduled ACCS prescription reviews with the supervising Speech Language Pathologist (twice monthly), CTN AAC professional development days (twice yearly), clinical team meetings, and provincial AAC rounds (twice yearly)
• Take an active role in performing and maintaining professional practice standards, guidelines and activities
• Travel throughout York Region required

Position Qualifications:

• Communicative Disorders Assistant Diploma
• Previous experience dealing with paediatric populations would be a definite asset
• Experience working with children with special needs, including children who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication is an asset
• Ability to offer services in more than one language is h