Speech Language Pathologist

Job description

We are seeking a passionate Speech Language Pathologist to join our growing team of clinicians!

We believe our clients and their families deserve the highest quality of care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. This position is open to both experienced speech therapists and newly minted SLPs; a successful mix of talent and motivation is the most important factor in finding the appropriate candidate for this opportunity. If you believe you possess the necessary talents and drive to succeed in this position please don't hesitate to contact us, we're waiting to hear from you!

Kids Unlimited Learning Academy (KULA) is an early intervention day treatment clinic for children with special needs. Once children are referred to KULA by their primary care physicians, they must receive a developmental screening. Then, they may be scheduled for therapy evaluations at KULA or bring recent therapy evaluation reports done elsewhere. To receive Early Intervention Day Treatment habilitation services, a child must have a documented developmental disability or delay, as shown on the results of an annual comprehensive developmental evaluation and qualify for at least one therapy service. Those services include (but are not limited to) fine motor delays, sensory disorders, gross motor delays, speech-language delays, hearing disorders, feeding disorders, developmental delays, cognitive delays and medical needs.

Children are placed in treatment rooms based on their developmental needs and ages. Our treatment rooms are adequately staffed with teachers and teachers' assistants and are designed to celebrate the cultural differences of the children and families we serve. KULA has many licensed occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists on staff to provide needed care to the children who qualify for therapy services. And, KULA has nurses on staff to serve children with medical needs.

KULA's services also include developmental/psychological testing by a licensed psychologist, nutritional evaluations and consultations, and audiological evaluations. Our whole treatment team works together and with our patients' families to make sure each child's needs are met.

KULA typically treats children from birth to Kindergarten. However, we try to expand our services during the summer months to include elementary school-aged children with special needs. If you have a child who may benefit from our services, we would love to hear from you.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/ Certification:

• Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited college or university.
• Current Arkansas license as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
• A Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association (ASHA) or completion of Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY).

Experience/ Knowledge required:

• One year of successful experience in a similar position or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills/ Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to work with children between the ages of birth to 7 who are at risk.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Basic computer skills which include a working knowledge of databases, word processing, spreadsheet, and Internet software.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a very busy environment.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, policies, and other company documents. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standard situations.

Miracle Kids Success Academy/Kids Unlimited Learning Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.