About Us
Ampersand Therapy was founded in 2016 by an Occupational Therapist seeking to create an employment experience that met the unique challenges of Special Education Team members. Our shared goal with school district partners is to serve the Special Education community. We continue to be therapist, women, and minority run. We are grateful to serve our home states of Washington and Colorado and also provide services in the states of Oregon, Minnesota, Illinois and Idaho.
Who We're Hoping to Find
One of our unique strengths is our deep understanding of school Special Education services. We have a strong team of Teachers, Occupational Therapists and Speech-Language Pathologists in our administration staff and we are looking to add another School Special Education team member who is open to pivoting their role to be a business and recruiting partner. Their valuable insight and experience would help us connect more organically with our districts and specialist team. They would also be a resource and mentor in their profession. This person would have the heart for school services and the mind and energy to succeed in business. Additionally, they would share in our mission of using ethical practices and committing to social equity and sustainability.
Your weekly tasks would include:
- Business development including research, outreach and advocacy
- Full cycle recruiting including: posting positions; interviewing candidates; liaising with clients; assisting with onboarding tasks if required
- Mentoring and creating resources in your professional area
- Utilizing web applications to track onboarding and client details
- Collaborating with team to ensure goals are met
- Administrative tasks for the team
- Answering candidate & employee emails
- Special projects as needed
What you'll Need
- Professional Special Education experience in the schools (Master's Degree in one of the following areas: School Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Special Education Teacher)
- Be a self-starter who takes initiative, is resourceful and innovative
- Be comfortable meeting and advocating with school and business professionals
- Be familiar with common web applications such as Google Suite, Smartsheet, or Trello
- Have interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build rapport
- Have strong organizational skills
- Have effective written and verbal communication
- Be open-minded and collaborative; be able to adapt to changes
- Have attention to detail
- Strong drive to succeed
- Desire and skills to work as a part of a team
What you can expect from our team
Passion for our role : We are growing rapidly because we love what we do, the people we work with and the communities we serve! To work with our team, you'll also need to feel energized by your work and take pride in your contributions.
Guidance & empowerment : To start, you'll be training with our small team and we are always available to guide you and troubleshoot with you, but we do expect initiative and problem solving skills on your side. Ideally, we'd love to learn from you too!
Flexibility in hours : We believe in cultivating a life-work design where you can thrive. We'll work with you to design the hours and days that would work best for you while still meeting the needs of our team and clients. There's an ebb and flow of work, with some weeks (not too often) requiring increased hours as well as weeks of having a lighter load.
Flexibility in location : With most of our team on the West Coast, we would prefer to work with a team member that is comfortable aligning to Pacific Standard Time. We would also welcome candidates in our new and growing states of Illinois and Arizona. A strong and reliable internet connection is also a must for this position.
Culture of positivity : We want to flip the script that long hours and pressure is what drives productivity. We believe that working smart, working with kindness, and working together will lead to the best results.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $70,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 30 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
Schedule:
- Choose your own hours
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- What time zone are you located
Education:
Experience:
- Professional Special Education: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote