[Hiring] Virtual Speech Language Pathologist @Founders Classical Academy

Role Description

Founders Classical Academy Online is a tuition-free public charter school serving Texas students in grades K–11. Through the classical Trivium—grammar, logic, and rhetoric—students build knowledge, strengthen reasoning, and develop confident communication.

Working in cooperation with appropriate district supervisors, teachers, parents, and students, the role involves providing diagnostic and intervention services for students with speech, language, and hearing disorders to help them adjust and access the general education curriculum.

Please note – while this is an online school position and all instruction occurs virtually, travel and face-to-face attendance will be required several times per year to support in-person state testing and student events.

ELIGIBILITY: This position is open to residents of Texas.

Qualifications

• Certification/licensure in appropriate area
• Proficient in computer applications, including MS Office Suite, Google applications, e-mail, and internet applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong content knowledge in one or more content areas
• Exhibit genuine care for children and a passion for teaching
• Strong ability to gather, analyze, and interpret student data to make sound educational decisions
• Exhibit flexibility with regard to decision-making, daily challenges, and job duties
• Strong sense of integrity
• Team player attitude
• Ability to work in a diverse educational community setting
• Understanding of the community and student demographics
• Understand state proficiency testing as well as state teaching standards
• Satisfactory completion of state required criminal history check and health tests
• Physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds

Requirements

• Provide high quality virtual speech-language therapy services to a wide variety of students in grades K-11
• Conduct standard and non-standardized assessments, analyze results and write reports to determine strengths and concerns in the areas of motor speech, voice, fluency, pragmatics, language, literacy, and dysphagia
• Develop treatment plans that are strength-based as well as child and family centered
• Ensure that IEP, ETR, and progress monitoring procedures adhere to district, state, and federal guidelines
• Collect ongoing daily data and adapt treatment accordingly based on trends in student performance
• Attend IEP and ETR meetings and provide necessary documentation for team to review in a timely manner
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and all other members of a student’s educational team
• Act as case manager for students with a Speech and Language disability determination
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Common Core Standards; aligning them with treatment objectives
• Guide teachers, primary care providers, and all other educational team members in the implementation of facilitating classroom strategies to ensure skill generalization and in how to identify students who may require a referral for a speech and language evaluation
• Develop, follow, and communicate to building leaders and department supervisors a daily schedule
• Conduct hearing screenings and interpret the results to make appropriate referrals
• Attend monthly staff meetings and pursue professional development in maintenance of state board licensure and for addressing student and caseload needs
• Facilitate effective student communication abilities across all modes and levels of language
• Participate in building-based intervention processes to support students and teachers
• Develop functional use of district software for purposes of special education compliance and accountability reporting

Benefits

• Life benefits – time & peace of mind
• Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)
• Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations
• Health benefits – stay well & thrive
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary short-term disability insurance
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance
• Career benefits – keep growing
• Career advancement opportunities throughout Pansophic Learning and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals