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Speech and Language Pathologist

Job Type:

Regular Full Time

Location:

Anchorage or Seward

Salary:

$74-85/hr DOE

Opening Date:

9/14/2026

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

Summary:

The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) provides specialized assessment, diagnosis, treatment, consultation, and care planning for children, adolescents, and adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), developmental disabilities, communication disorders, and other neurodevelopmental conditions.

The SLP serves as an integral member of a multidisciplinary neurodevelopmental team and evaluates receptive and expressive language, social/pragmatic communication, speech production, cognitive-communication, feeding and swallowing, and functional communication. The SLP develops individualized, culturally responsive, trauma-informed interventions that support communication, learning, social participation, independence, and quality of life.

Major Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive speech, language, communication, and evaluations for individuals with FASD, autism, developmental delays, and related neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Assess receptive and expressive language, articulation, phonology, fluency, voice, social/pragmatic communication, and functional communication.
• Evaluate cognitive-communication skills, including comprehension, verbal memory, sequencing, organization, problem solving, and the ability to understand and follow directions.
• Assess social communication skills, including conversational abilities, understanding of social language, perspective taking, nonliteral language, and communication across different environments.
• Evaluate feeding oral-motor, and swallowing concerns within the SLP's scope of practice and make appropriate recommendations or referrals.
• Select, administer, score, and interpret standardized and criterion-referenced speech and language assessments.
• Incorporate clinical observation, caregiver interviews, developmental history, and functional information into comprehensive evaluations.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on assessment findings, patient and family priorities, developmental needs, and multidisciplinary recommendations.
• Provide individual and group speech-language therapy as clinically appropriate.
• Establish measurable treatment goals and monitor progress toward functional outcomes.
• Modify treatment approaches based on the individual's developmental level, communication style, sensory needs, attention, learning profile, and behavioral needs.
• Provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) assessment and intervention when appropriate.
• Educate families and caregivers about communication strategies that can be incorporated into daily routines.
• Provide consultation and recommendations to schools, healthcare providers, behavioral health professionals, and community partners when authorized and appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with organizational, professional, regulatory, and payer requirements.
• Participate in quality improvement, program evaluation, and development of neurodevelopmental services.
• Evaluate receptive and expressive language as part of comprehensive FASD assessment.
• Evaluate understanding of complex directions, abstract concepts, sequencing, cause and effect, and nonliteral language.
• Develop communication strategies using clear, concrete, and simplified language.
• Recommend visual supports, repetition, modeling, reduced language complexity, and additional processing time when appropriate.
• Contribute speech-language findings to multidisciplinary FASD diagnostic and treatment planning.
• Conduct developmental communication screenings and evaluations.
• Assess early receptive and expressive language development.
• Evaluate play-based and social communication skills.
• Provide caregiver coaching and family-centered early intervention.
• Identify children requiring additional developmental or medical evaluation.
• Coordinate with pediatricians, early childhood specialists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, psychologists, and other providers.
• Provides clinical findings regarding communication and functional abilities to support comprehensive FASD, autism, and neurodevelopmental evaluations.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case consultation and assists the team in developing integrated recommendations addressing the individual's medical, behavioral, developmental, communication, sensory, motor, educational, and functional needs.
• Providing speech-language assessment and treatment through telehealth when clinically appropriate.
• Participating in rural community outreach and traveling to communities as required.
• Conduct clinical and developmental interviews with children and caregivers.
• Obtain comprehensive developmental, medical, behavioral, educational, social, and family histories.
• Review prenatal and birth histories, including documented prenatal alcohol and other substance exposures when available.
• Support expansion of specialized neurodevelopmental services to rural and communities.
• Track referrals and follow-up recommendations to reduce gaps in services.
• Provide ongoing contact with families to identify barriers to treatment participation.
• Support program data collection and quality-improvement activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Education Requirements:

• Master's degree or higher in Speech-Language Pathology or Communication Sciences and Disorders from an accredited program.
• Current Speech-Language Pathologist license or eligibility for licensure in the state of practice.
• Clinical competence and experience necessary to independently evaluate and treat speech, language, and communication disorders.
• Knowledge of standardized speech-language assessment and evidence-informed intervention practices.
• Strong written, verbal, clinical documentation, and interdisciplinary communication skills.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP).
• Experience working with individuals with FASD, autism, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, or other neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Pediatric and developmental assessment experience.
• Experience with AAC evaluation and intervention.
• No DWI or other major alcohol or other drug violations within the last 36 months.

Hours of Work:

The hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with one hour for lunch. Chugachmiut maintains a drug/alcohol and non-smoking work environment. Possible nights and weekends as needed. Travel to remote locations by boat, snowmobile, ATV, or small plane is required, and employees must be willing and able to travel.

**Offering a sign-on bonus of $5,000-$10,000 after hire**