Career Opportunities at Blue Bird Day

Therapeutic Assistant

Blue Bird Day is seeking a full time therapeutic assistant to support our lead teacher and therapeutic staff. The therapy assistant will join a team of therapeutic professionals including a special education teacher, occupational, speech and developmental therapists.

This position involves assisting in a small class of 10-12 children, providing 1:1 and 1:3 support to our students, activity preparation and clean up, and collaborating with our therapeutic team of specialists.

Experience working with young children with autism, sensory processing disorders and other developmental delays is required. Experience with multi-sensory based curriculums, such as Zoophonics, Handwriting without Tears and DIR/Floortime is preferred but not required. The ideal candidate is one who is passionate about working with young children and driven to develop professionally.

Blue Bird Day provides competitive compensation, health benefits, an inviting company culture and opportunities for professional growth.

Perspective Developmental Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy students are strongly encouraged to apply.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing a clear federal background check prior to start of employment. Terms of this agreement are dependent on federal background check.
• Responsible for obtaining a paraprofessional license through the Illinois Department of Education. This license may be waived by director, if employee holds a teaching license, substitute teaching license, or other approved certification.
• Participate in all required orientation and ongoing internal and external trainings.
• Assist Blue Bird Day therapists, staff, and clients while Blue Bird Day is in session Monday-Thursday.
• Employee must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Assist with daily data collection.
• Assist with meal prep and clean up for lunch time and snack.
• Assist in therapy room and lesson preparation
• Assist clients with toileting and rest time as needed.
• Assist in cleaning and organizing Blue Bird Day facility.
• Follow all company policies and procedures.
• Directly report to their classroom teacher and Senior Therapeutic Assistant for daily tasks
• Assist in additional tasks as needed.

Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision and Life Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave
• 401k
• Continuing education and professional dues reimbursement
• Opportunity to grow in leadership, professional development and clinical skills

Requirements:

• Paraprofessional Certification required
• Bachelors degree required

Job Type: Full-time

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

License:

• Paraprofessional (Required)

Benefits offered:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts such as HSAs or FSAs
• Other types of insurance
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Gym memberships or discounts

Pediatric Physical Therapist

We are seeking a pediatric physical therapist to join our team of outpatient pediatric specialists for a full time caseload. Ideal candidates should be interested in developing their skills in evidence-based practice, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, developmental therapists, social workers and behavior therapists, and growing professionally with a rapidly growing physical therapy department!

Blue Bird Day provides extensive training, mentorship and supervision for all therapists and constantly strive to facilitate a culture of professional growth. In addition, therapists are provided with state of the art therapy equipment and supplies, continuing education stipends and a comprehensive benefits package.

We are proud of our outstanding team and thriving company culture! Join the fastest growing Physical Therapy Department in Chicago!

Check out our website to meet our PT Team!

Benefits:

• Highly competitive year-round salary
• Clinic based, no travel required
• Health/Dental/Vision and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• 401k
• Continuing education and professional dues reimbursement
• Monthly mentorship with multidisciplinary team and weekly supervision with Physical Therapy-Department Head
• Opportunity to grow in leadership, professional development and clinical skill

Requirements:

• Licensed and registered physical therapist
• Doctorate preferred

Education:

• Doctorate

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• physical therapy: 1 year (Required)

License:

• PT (Required)

IT Manger Assistant

Seeking a full time IT Assistant for a growing and fast paced company! We offer health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401k and other great benefits!

Responsibilities

• Assist the IT Manager with managing information technology and computer systems for a company with 100+ employees
• Plan, organize, control and evaluate IT and electronic data operations
• Design, develop, implement, and coordinate systems
• Ensure security of data, network access and backup systems
• Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in a timely manner
• Communicate with IT Manager, Properties Manager and Director of Administration about IT issues and concerns
• Set up hardware, install and configure software, and ensure that all systems are up to date
• Oversee and manage company wide Microsoft 365 usage, organization, and security
• Assist company employees with technology issues and troubleshoot systems and networks
• Set up and update accounts and passwords
• Follow company policies and procedures

Requirements

• Must pass federal background check
• Proven working experience as in IT
• Enjoy working in a busy, fast pace environment with children present
• Ability to handle heavy equipment and machinery
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Sharepoint flows
• Integrity and ability to work independently
• Bachelors degree required

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 401k
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Information Technology: 1 year (Required)

Child Development Specialist

We are seeking a full-time Child Development Specialist to teach at our therapeutic preschool and kindergarten program and provide individual therapy services. The Child Development Specialist will join a team of occupational, speech and developmental therapists and board certified behavior analysts who collaborate to provide an intensive therapeutic preschool and kindergarten program for children with developmental delays.

This position involves leading a small group of 12 children ages 2.5-5 years old, managing therapeutic assistants, collaborating with our therapeutic team of specialists, developing team plan of cares and administering evaluations.

Experience working with young children with autism, sensory processing disorders and other developmental delays is required. Experience with multi-sensory based curriculum, such as Zoophonics, Handwriting without Tears, Sensory Integration, ABA and DIR/Floortime is preferred.

Candidates with past teaching and case management experience highly preferred.

The ideal candidate is one who is passionate about working with young children and driven to develop professionally. We provide competitive compensation, an inviting company culture and opportunities for professional growth.

To learn more about us and our team, check out the rest of our website!

Benefits:

• Highly competitive year-round salary
• Clinic based, no travel required
• Health/Dental/Vision and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• 401k
• Continuing education and professional dues reimbursement
• Monthly mentorship with multidisciplinary team and weekly supervision with Child Development Specialist-Department Head
• Opportunity to grow in leadership, professional development and clinical skill

Requirements:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) OR
• Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to pass a background check
• Lift up to 25 lbs
• Regular and timely communication with supervisor

Job Type: Full-time

Education:

• Master’s (Required)

Benefits offered:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts such as HSAs or FSAs
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Other types of insurance
• Gym memberships or discounts