[Hiring] Speech Language Pathologist @ACCEL Schools

Role Description

The Virtual Speech Language Pathologist will work in cooperation with appropriate district supervisors, teachers, parents, and students. They shall be responsible for providing diagnostic and intervention services for students with speech, language, and hearing disorders, helping students to adjust and access the general education curriculum.

• Provide high quality virtual speech-language therapy services to a wide variety of students in grades K-12.
• 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, Evaluation, and progress monitoring procedures adhere to the district, state, and federal guidelines.
• Collect ongoing daily data and adapt treatment accordingly based on trends in student performance.
• Attend IEP and Evaluation meetings and provide necessary documentation for the team to review in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and all other members of a student’s educational team.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Common Core Standards; aligning them with treatment objectives.
• Develop, follow, and communicate to building leaders and department supervisors, a daily schedule.
• Attend regularly scheduled 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.

Qualifications

• Professional State Education License.
• 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.
• Has strong sense of integrity.
• Has a “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.

Benefits

• The annual starting salary for this position is between $65,000 – $75,000 annually. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
• 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.