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Work Schedule & Paid Breaks • Full -Time Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm • 10 Month Position (August-May) • Paid School Breaks! (Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter, Spring) • Additionally, we observe federal holidays which often involve three-day weekends ACCEL's student population consists of AAC users and students with a variety of developmental disabilities in K-12+ educational settings. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Provide consultative and direct speech and language therapy services. • Evaluate and write evaluation reports for students receiving services. • Develop and implement individualized educational plans and instructional programs. • Responsible for programming augmentative communication devices and monitors maintenance requirements for those devices. • Participate in Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET) and Individual Education Plan (I.E.P) meetings when appropriate. • Participate in the individual education planning, collaborating with teachers as appropriate for each student to receive speech/language therapy. • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to implement therapeutic and educational programs. • Provide ongoing and periodic evaluations of student's progress, documenting progress with the same frequency as for all ACCEL students. • Develop and maintain a professional relationship with parents/caregivers and inform them of the student's progress. • Submit all reports within designated time frames. • Maintain an accurate record keeping system. • Maintain attendance and hourly contact records for Medicaid. • Submit Medicaid billing as directed. Minimum Qualifications: • Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology • Valid Arizona Department of Education Speech-Language Pathologist Certificate and Department of Health Speech-Language Pathology License. • Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card. • Obtain an AHCCCS number for submission of Medicaid billing. Current NPI number and AHCCS ID will be needed. • Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a required background check. Work Environment: • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Clients may exhibit inappropriate physical behavior which may include hitting, biting, kicking, etc.