Speech Language Pathologist

Why Join KANA

Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) is a Tribal health organization committed to elevating the lives of the people we serve. At KANA, employees are more than staff members; they are part of a mission driven team committed to meaningful work, community impact, and long-term growth.

• 401(k) retirement plan with a 7% employer contribution beginning in year two, paid regardless of employee contribution
• Paid Parental Leave
• 80% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Access to 20+ medical plan options through federal OPM benefits
• Employer-paid life insurance at 2.5x annual salary
• AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability coverage
• Generous paid time off and 13 paid holidays
• Free gym membership to the KANA Wellness Center
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement programs
• Leadership development and internal advancement opportunities
• Eligibility for IHS and NHSC loan repayment programs (role dependent)
• Potential temporary housing assistance for relocating employees, based on availability

The Speech Language Pathologist provides Early Intervention/Infant Learning Program (EI/ILP) speech language therapy services and family service coordination services to eligible children, birth to three years of age, and their families in the Kodiak Island Borough.

• Serves as a speech language therapist in a child’s natural environment to provide speech language therapy services as identified on the IFSP for enrolled families on assigned case load:
• Speech language pathology (SLP) includes services to incorporate strategies to support a child’s language skills (babbling, talking, understanding words). These services are designed to improve the child’s functional ability to communicate in home, school, and community settings, and include:
• Identification of children with communication or language disorders and delays in development of communication skills, including diagnosis and appraisal of specific disorders and delays in development of communication skills.
• Referral for medical or other professional services necessary for the habilitation or rehabilitation of children with communication skills.
• Provision of services for the habilitation, rehabilitation, or prevention of communication or language disorders and delays in development of communication skills.
• Offers families support and training to enhance their ability to support their child's development related to speech language development.
• Serves as a Family Service Coordinator (FSC) for enrolled children whose primary area of concern is speech/language or adaptive development, adaptive behavior, and play, and sensory, motor, and postural development. FSC is responsible for:
• Completion of child and family intake forms, Release of Information forms and all required state and federal paper
• Obtaining necessary medical history and therapy evaluation scripts.
• Scheduling the eligibility evaluation with family and multidisciplinary team.
• Completing family assessment: working with the family helping them identify their concerns, priorities and resources available to support and enhance their child's development.
• Facilitating the development of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP); working with family and team to ensure IFSP goals are based on the child's needs and interests, and family routines and priorities.
• Monitoring delivery of the services listed on the IFSP.
• Coordinating EI/ILP services and other medical/social services.
• Assisting parents in identifying additional resources and services, facilitating access to those resources and services through referrals and linkages.
• Ensuring timely review/revisions of the IFSP goals and services as necessary based on on-going…