What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Feeding Therapist (SLP) position at Northwest Center?
Northwest Center Early Supports is hiring an Infant Feeding Therapist (SLP)!
As a Pediatric Feeding Therapist (Speech-Language Pathologist), you will primarily provide evaluative, therapeutic, and consultative services to infants and children (ages 0–36 months) experiencing feeding difficulties. In addition to feeding, you will support a wide range of developmental needs within your professional scope of practice, including speech, language, sensory-motor, fine motor, or other areas of concern.
A successful candidate is passionate about supporting the whole child and demonstrates flexibility, creativity, and compassion while working collaboratively with families, colleagues, and community partners. You will be part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team that includes physical therapists, educators, and family resources coordinators—all dedicated to helping young children thrive.
About Northwest Center Kids:
Northwest Center Kids Early Supports is a unique program at the intersection of educational and medical services for children with disabilities. Our collaborative team is committed to evidence-informed, strengths-based, and family-centered care, providing services in homes, childcare, and community settings—both in-person and via telehealth. We work with families to support development through coaching, modeling, and reflection, while centering equity, inclusion, and cultural humility.
This position falls under a collective bargaining agreement with the UFCW 3000 union.
Location: Hybrid, Seattle, WA
Schedule: Part-Time, Monday-Friday, 16-24 hours per week (Wednesdays Required)
Starting Wage Range: $36.97 - $52.92 per hour
What we can offer:
- Hourly, part-time position, including documentation time
- 17 Accrued Paid Time Off Days Annually (prorated)
- 25 Paid Break and Holiday Days Annually (prorated)
- Retirement 401(K) with a company match
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP) via SupportLinc including three free therapy sessions per year
- Pet Insurance Discount Program
- Paid professional development and continuing education - $635 per year (prorated)
- Highly skilled, dedicated, and well-established collaborative team
- Opportunity for career development with our NWC Mentorship Match program
- Mileage and Professional License Reimbursement
- Tuition discount at NWC Early Learning Schools after one year of employment
Check out the entire list of benefits Northwest Center has to offer here: https://nwcbenefits.hrbenefits.net/
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or equivalent
- Licensed Speech Language Pathologist in the State of Washington
- Must provide own car and insurance that meets state minimum insurance requirements
- Two (2 ) or more years’ experience working with children
- Ability to collaborate with families using a coaching model that supports parent-child interaction and daily routines
- Serve children and families in natural environments (home, childcare, community) or via telehealth
- Knowledge of infant feeding and child development for children 0-5 years
- Interest or experience working with children who are tube-fed and/or weaning from a feeding tube preferred
- Commitment to providing equitable services to families who are linguistically and racially diverse
- Excellent communication, time management, and collaboration skills
- Ability to work cooperatively with staff, families, and community partners
- Candidates with experience providing services with non-English speaking families and/or infant mental health desired
- Must have or obtain current CPR and first aid certifications
- Complete bloodborne pathogens and HIV training
Northwest Center is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at jobs@nwcenter.org.
At Northwest Center, we do not just accept diversity and inclusion — we celebrate it, support it, live it, and flourish in it to benefit our employees, the community, and our clientele. We believe that our strength lies within our diversity and the forward motion towards a day when people of all abilities can learn and work together.
We believe that curiosity and critical thinking are essential to the dialogue and improving decision-making, planning, resource allocation, and how we treat others. Our goal is to create and implement more equitable practices, policies, and culture. To be equitable means to value and respect individuals from all cultural backgrounds, genders, races, identities, and abilities. Northwest Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veterans’ status.