Position Overview: Austin Achieve Public Schools is a tuition free, open-enrollment public charter school with the mission to prepare the youth of Central Austin to attend and excel at the nation's top colleges and universities. We have opportunities in the area of Special Education for a Speech Language Pathologist. The Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating scholars in grades K-12 with speech impairments. The Speech Language Pathologist serves as a campus consultant for staff, teachers, parents, and scholars by providing support on interventions and issues related to speech and language development. The Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for maintaining accurate clinical records for scholars receiving speech therapy. This position furthers the mission of Austin Achieve as it helps ensure that all scholars with speech and language disorders receive the therapeutic interventions they need to learn. Responsibilities: * Provide therapy to scholars that are identified as having a speech or language impairment. * Observe scholars who are having speech difficulties as noticed by parents or teachers who suspect an impairment. * Assess and evaluate scholars to determine if a speech impairment is present and to determine eligibility for services. * Recommend in-classroom interventions prior to therapy referral. * Participate in Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee meetings to interpret assessments and to discuss appropriate placement and goal setting for scholars identified as having speech or language impairments. * Meet with scholars on a regular basis to ensure services are provided as indicated in the ARD document * Closely follow a therapy schedule and provide make-up sessions when necessary. * Provide therapy in the areas of language, articulation, fluency, and voice disorders. * Implement best practices related to therapy techniques. * Complete clinical records and paperwork associated with speech services. * Provide scholars with speech report cards each quarter to track progress. * Evaluate the effectiveness of speech therapy. * Assist teachers and parents in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of speech therapy throughout the year. * Meet with the ARD committee to discuss progress, interpret test results, and/or modify scholars' IEPs. * Effectively communicate with colleagues, scholars, and parents regarding the accomplishment of therapy goals and needs of each scholar. * Provide informative professional development for educators, school leaders and faculty members in the area of speech and language. * Work with members of the Special Education Team to address issues such as developmental and educational norms for speech and in-classroom interventions. * Provide educators and parents with resources related to speech and language. * Assist school personnel in the identification and understanding of scholars with communication deficits. * Maintains a positive and effective relationship with supervisors and coworkers. * Effectively communicates with colleagues, students, and parents. * Performs other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Special Services. Qualifications: * Master's degree from an accredited four-year institution in Speech-Language Pathology (required). * Certificate of Clinical Competence (required). * Texas Speech-language Pathology License (required). * Professional Development to maintain Speech-language Pathology licensure (required). * Previous experience as a school Speech Language Pathologist (preferred). * Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) candidates will be considered. * Bilingual (strongly preferred) * Strong commitment to serving economically disadvantaged scholars and scholars with limited English proficiency * Thrives on collaboration and building relationships with scholars, parents and colleagues * Strong ability to analyze and interpret data * Willingness to do whatever it takes to help scholars achieve their goals * Flexibility and ability to handle stress in difficult and challenging situations Compensation: Austin Achieve Public Schools is committed to offering competitive pay schedules.