Job Description:

Preference:  Speech Language Pathologists with a certificate of clinical competency.

 
Responsible for the prevention, identification, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of children/students ages three through twenty-two years of age exhibiting communication disorders.

Contact Joe Donaldson, MA, NCSP for additional information regarding this unique opportunity with Yavapai County Education Service Agency (YCESA) at (928) 442-5753.

Major Duties, Responsibilities

• Facilitate assessments of students with significant educationally relevant communication disorders through interview and initial evaluation to determine the presence and severity of a communication disorder. 
• Attend all meetings involving students (which may include review of existing data meeting, eligibility determination meeting, dismissal from program, move-ins, change of placement, IEP, addendum, etc).   
• Provide required information to include reason for referral, evaluation results, diagnosis and recommendations, present level of educational performance, speech/language goals, and all documentation required by local, state, and federal agencies.  
• Conduct re-evaluations every three-years to determine if continued services or dismissal are appropriate. 
• Provide direct or indirect services by method of one-on-one, small group, or inclusion within the classroom by integrating speech/language goals with curriculum-based objectives and ethically and legally implement the IEP.  
• Document therapy sessions to accurately determine progress/regression with current goals and/or consult with other staff, if indirect therapy, to assure appropriate progress and accurate goals. 
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications

Education:
Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology. 
  
Experience: 
A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in Speech Language Pathology in school-based (PreK – 12).
  
Additional Requirements:
Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license.
Must hold a Speech Language Pathologist Certification issued by the Arizona Department of Education.
Must be licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services.