Springdale School District, Springdale, Arkansas
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Clinical
Location
In person
Time Commitment
Full-time
Setting
Preschool
Description
The early childhood speech–language pathologist will support young learners (ages 3–5) in developing essential communication skills.
Employment
W2
Compensation
Salaried
Contract
$56,626–$78,828/yr
Informed Pay
$41–$56/hr
Median Pay and Range
$67,000
Full Pay Rate for All Hours Worked?
Yes
Client Availability and Impact on Pay
Guaranteed hours
Pay Rate Determiners
Pay scale is determined by how many years experience on the Masters lane from 0 to 32 years experience. There is a Masters+15 and Masters+30 pay scale, as well as EDS and doctorate.
Benefits
Health insurance, dental, vision, health savings account, state retirement and personal retirement plans available
Stipends (taxed)
None
Reimbursements (untaxed)
Travel mileage is reimbursed across district. Some SLPs at the elementary level receive $500 in teacher assistance funds for materials. District SLPs get yearly subscriptions to one professional development option and one treatment option (Ultimate SLP, SLP Now, ASHA Pass, Informed SLP and AAC Language Lab). Each building has a SPED clerk that sets up conferences and does the contact log and notice of conference. ABESPA (Arkansas license) and ASHA fees are reimbursed. We provide needed protocols and testing material in a collective, group order each year. We also have an AAC trial inventory of IPads with LAMP, Touch Chat, Proloquo2Go, Snap + Core and Go Talk.
Schedule
Elementary schedule is 7:45am–3:15pm
District related service providers utilize 3:1 model
Full time, 40 hours a week, 190 day contract that follows typical school schedule and breaks
Additional Work Hours
None
PTO
There are 10 sick days and 2 personal days each year. We have a program called Frontline where you enter upcoming absences for approval from administration.
Holidays
Holidays breaks are included in the school schedule including a week for Thanksgiving, 2 weeks for Christmas, a week for Spring Break and approximately two and a half months for summer break.
Productivity Requirements
None
Caseload Cap
Arkansas has a cap of 45 students.
Note: Workload is also kept low by features such as each building has a SPED clerk that sets up conferences and does the contact log and notice of conference. It is a wonderful benefit of working here!
Dedicated Space
Shared office
Parental Leave Policy
Paid parental leave, Family Medical Leave Act, we also offer paid maternity leave
Skills And Competencies
Responsibilities include screening and evaluating children for speech, language, and early literacy needs; designing and implementing play-based therapy; and collaborating closely with families, teachers, and early childhood staff to embed strategies into daily routines. The SLP develops IEP goals, provides therapy in individual and small-group settings, and coaches caregivers and educators to create language-rich environments that foster social, academic, and developmental growth.
Required Qualifications
State licenses: Arkansas
CCCs required: No
Other required qualifications: State teaching license from Arkansas Department of Education
Does the Contract Include a Non-compete or Non-solicitation?
None
Clinical Fellowship
Accepts CFs? Yes
% of SLPs in company who are CFs: We have one CF this year out of 42 SLPs.
CF supervision provided: Yes
Training program: For new SLPs, we provide weekly, biweekly or monthly check-ins with a mentor SLP if they would like them. We have a new SLP training at the beginning of the school year. The Lead SLP is available for any questions or help needed. Help is provided in as many ways as possible, text, email, videos, zoom calls, etc.
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