child development specialist

intervention specialist

speech language pathologist

case manager

recruiter

Amigo Baby. Inc

What is the best part of working at the company?
The focus on culture specific services and the client centered approach.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Scheduling the families, but with all the training provided by the company, you know how to develop strong relationships with the families, they see your value and the scheduling becomes easy.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The company cares about each of us, and the community. We receive three weeks of training at the beginning before we start seeing the children and the families. You have your Field Advisors and trainers always available when you have any questions about the children or the family situations. When I had difficulties scheduling some families, the Clinical Director and Field Advisor worked with me to develop better ways to work with the families and it worked well. It feels safe that I can always ask for help. The company truly cares about us as we are Amigo Baby in the homes of the families.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I usually have my schedule organized the week before, the company has a system of confirmations the day before and I just check on it to see if all my families have confirmed. If I have the day with an OT or PT, I add them to my schedule so they know how the day is going to be. Working with my OT and PT helps me brainstorm every time with the parents on new ideas to help the child continue to progress and helps me with situations that might be more difficult with the child. 

This company provides an ideal environment for a speech-language pathologist assistants. The owner is extremely organized and efficient, making the jobs of the SLPA easier and less stressful. The parents and families who are in the program are very supportive and truly care about the progress of their child, making the work feel worthwhile and very rewarding. The owner is also very supportive of every SLPA he hires, providing them with invaluable skills and resources in order to become more experienced and well-researched SLPAs. I was hired as a new SLPA, and I can honestly say the training I received was far beyond most trainings SLPAs get. Weekly meetings with your SLPA supervisor and reflective supervision monthly make it very easy to ask questions about difficult cases and allows the supervisor to stay up to date with you and your cases as well. This is also a very team-oriented environment. Everyone I had the pleasure of working with was very supportive. The SLPA and SLP almost always ate lunch together and formed great working relationships that extended to friendships. This helped us all become very comfortable talking about difficult situations with patients and families, which allowed all of us to grow and improve as clinicians.

I working at the company a long time.  $$ to go up is rare.  Others tell me new hires get paid more than us.  Not right cuz we have more experiencia.  We work with kids who have boogers and coughing on you, sneeze on you, hit you, pull you hair. there not a lot of sick time (3 days in one year) which bad cuz we work with kids and get sick a lot too. we on the ground all day to work with little ones. Tengo mucho pain in my body from ground and driving. there mucho driving from city to city and  we drive very far from our own home.   we confirm session with family and they cancel the day of session asi que we have gap and sit around do nothing for a hour.  Familys sometimes confirm session only the manana of the session!  some homes not good. roaches and rats around and can be very hot, we sweat like pigs. otras homes very smelly,  like unwashed animals.  necesitamos see a guera in the office that we need to talk with. no me gusta porque not helpful.  Its  way for las empleadas to complain about otras en the compania,  she wants to know names of people we complain about even we don't want to give the names, muy sly and usa psicología on us to get informacion from us. I don't like it.  she has agenda y pretende como no tiene un plan how to get informacion to or from us.  Por favor don't make mandatory y see who go to the office on they own

Your hours are not guaranteed. It's kind of like you're doing contract work and you have your own caseload. Be motivated, flexible, and prepared. I would say it is a fair tradeoff for the work-life balance, for example if you need to do school pickup, or if you need to schedule your own doctor's appointments, you can plan in advance and move around your work schedule accordingly. Have unpredictable health days--they are understanding.
Now, I enjoy what I do, being a part of AB. The team consists of kind, genuine people. Like, really. I've never seen this at any of my past employers. We are experts in self regulation and we have to be it too! The directors, field advisors etc. help you with professional development whether one-on-one or in group. My favorite part of  AB is that it's an interdisciplinary team. We exchange ideas  with other EI's in an informal setting but also can work alongside licensed therapists such as OT, PT and ST. 
The families you serve come from all walks of life but they are from your community, maybe down the street. You will find that you have more in common with them than you realize. There's a chance you may even run into them in public!

Typical day starts with your work phone beeping and vibrating with parents changing their session time/hour or cancelling which you DONT get paid for. Company used to have great policy for many years about writing a plan instead of session and i loved that but then policy changed and there were too many cancellations. 30 kids is typical caseload for an EI and OT/PT/SLP’s have upwards of 100 and heavily rely on the EI’s to schedule them for their sessions. EI’s have to schedule sessions, talk to parents, plan for sessions, contact service coordinators AND have to deal with cancellations. It’s simply not fair having so much responsibility on one person for so many aspects of the kiddos. I would not recommend working here if you want to keep your sanity. Everyone here is burned out and stressed all the time. It’s a rotating door of staff for all positions but especially EI’s. Don’t waste your time.

Working at Amigo Baby has been such a rewarding experience. The support I get from my Occupational Therapy supervisor and the company as a whole is amazing. They are always there to guide, encourage, and share knowledge that helps me grow every day. I feel like I’m not just doing a job—I’m building my skills, learning new ways to connect with children, and truly making a difference in their lives. The encouragement and training I receive motivate me to give my best, and it’s inspiring to see how much Amigo Baby invests in both their staff and the families we serve.
We just finished an offsite whole day training by the leads of the company this week and it was incredible. Thank you for caring and giving us all the knowledge and tools!!!!

For some of you that read some of the other messages about cancellations, the company does pay us for the time we take to reschedule. The cancellations have decreased as I have more knowledge and the families are now calling me ahead!! The respect is incredible!!!

I'm extremely lucky and grateful to have found this company for my first year as an SLP-Assistant. Everybody has been so understanding, helpful, and encouraging to a nervous newcomer like me. 
Starting off in a difficult year where everything was done through teletherapy, I had no idea what I was doing. However, I never felt judged, despite constantly asking my supervisors and other company staff members so many questions. I received three weeks of training and ongoing coaching on how to do tele therapy.
I had a hard time with the regulation of my kids and had the support from the OTs and they helped me understand how to calm the them and have them to focus more. Incredible team!

Even after going back to in-person workplace, I feel that the transition was done well and the safety of the employees was taken care of. I can tell they really care for their team and clients.


Company treatment of EI's is subpar. They're expected to translate, schedule for themselves and specialists, and arrange meetings with the Tri-Counties social worker for substantially lower pay than the rest of the therapists. Scheduling is complicated and pay is dependent on client visits. If a client cancels without confirming "the right way" you will not be paid. If a client cancels 24 hours ahead you will not be paid. If a client cancels "the right way" you will receive 15 minutes of pay. Depending on the region you work in you will have 30 minutes of monthly supervision or every two months. The monthly meetings are redundant and mildly offensive. The company's HR is frequently rude, working from home, and speaks out of turn. If you need an increase in caseload or implementation of company policies to help you with a client you will be expected to wait to no avail. Don't let yourself be strung along by the outwardly positive vibe or perks or do, and proceed with caution. 

Being an OT with Amigo Baby is both rewarding but also demanding work. Navigating complex situations when supporting families and children with diverse needs can be a challenge, however,  seeing the impact that we, as a team have on the families we work with is very fulfilling. Having supportive clinical directors and supportive staff (EIs, PTs, STs) makes the job easier but it truly depends on how much you  are willing to invest (work-life balance, CEUs/ self-guided learning, distance, hours or days you want to work). The company has OT meetings, Feeding Team meetings, monthly company meetings, and additional training days to continuously support our learning within the company as well.  

The whole early process is misleading. You are bound to work for them for a year even if you end up not being a good match because they make you pay back the 3k of "training" which is just watching videos and reading, and shadowing someone. they make you do your schedule which is stressful because you will have a bunch of clients you need to accommodate. if the client is a no-call no-show you do not get paid for that hour. you work 10-hour days and only get paid for 8 because they pay you by the client. also, the driving radius is ridiculous they
"try" to give you clients in the same area but it doesn't matter, if the clients in the same area don't want to meet at the same time the other one ends, you will probably have to drive back and forth the areas. be prepared to not "really" take any breaks because you will use those breaks to drive to another city to fit your scheduling time. tri counties needs to investigate them.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Child development specialist 21 salaries reported	$25.05 per hour
Intervention specialist 15 salaries reported	$28.17 per hour
Speech language pathologist 4 salaries reported	$50.75 per hour
Case manager 1 salary reported	$29.00 per hour
Recruiter 1 salary reported	$24.00 per hour

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