Speech Therapist 2026-2027 School Year

About the role

Join a team dedicated to Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. Inspire and motivate young learners while ensuring students are prepared for college or career after graduation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with ESE teacher and ESE District Liaison to assess student's disorders.
• Participate in speech/language hearing screenings as requested.
• Keep and safeguard documentation and records of the initial evaluation.
• Assess students and prepare evaluation reports, as necessary.
• Maintain progress reports to track student progress and meet district accountability standards.
• Develop and implement an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) according to students' needs and areas of remediation.
• Schedule and attend IEP meetings with student's teachers and parents.
• Participate in staff development activities to enhance professional growth.
• Work as an active resource on the Response to Intervention Team to educate teachers on appropriate language intervention strategies.
• Communicate and/or work with student's family members to recognize and change behavior patterns that impede communication and treatment; share communication-enhancing techniques to use at home.
• Ensure adherence to good safety procedures.
• Follow federal and state laws, as well as School Board policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal or designee.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
• Active Speech-Language Pathology license issued by the Florida Department of Health.
• Proficiency in word processing, filing, and preparing accurate student reports.
• Bilingual ability may be required per advertised vacancy specifications.
• Aptitude to learn new programs and operate efficiently in a computerized environment.
• Commitment to school and company values.

Skills

• Ability to communicate complex information, individually and in groups, to people from a wide variety of age, education, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Strong track record for analyzing complex problems/issues, identifying patterns, and recommending creative solutions.
• Establish excellent interpersonal skills between all constituents: being courteous, professional, and helpful.
• Oral, Written, Interpersonal (active listening), Negotiating and Influencing.
• Proactive and takes initiative.
• Insists on providing the highest level of quality.
• Must be customer focused both internally with staff and externally with parents and students.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple priorities.
• Reviews current developments, literature, and technical sources of information related to job responsibility.
• Ability to consistently be at work, be on time, follow instructions, respond to management direction, and solicit feedback to improve performance.

Required Qualifications

• Computer Basics: Windows (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint); Student Information System (SIS).
• Good knowledge of company and school policies and procedures.
• Detailed knowledge of federal, state, and local requirements for K-12 schools and charter school law preferred.