Speech - Language Pathologist

The Speech-Language Pathologist provides prevention, assessment, and remediation services for students who exhibit difficulties in the areas of language, speech, voice, and fluency. These services are designed to help children meet their educational goals. The Pathologist is responsible for the planning and oversight of the schools' program that addresses local school speech-language goals.

Qualifications :

• Valid Arkansas teaching license with applicable endorsement / certification (required)
• Minimum of three (3) years of successful campus or administrative experience (preferred)
• Master's Degree in Speech Pathology (SLP)
• Strong logistical, planning and coordination skills required
• Ability to perform research and communicate results effectively results
• Efficient organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines required
• Effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with the public and district staff and management required
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of development and evaluation of child growth and development, effective instructional strategies, learning assessment and diagnosis, and research related to learning

Responsibilities :

Physical Demands :

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

Working Environment : The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.