Speech and Language Pathologist

Job Details

Job Location:

The Accelerated School - Los Angeles, CA 90037

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: 4 Year Degree Salary Range: $79,522.00 - $ Salary/year Certificated

At The Accelerated Schools, we believe in the boundless potential of every student and are committed to helping them thrive. Located just south of Downtown Los Angeles, we serve a vibrant community of over 1,700 TK–12 students and are dedicated to preparing them to excel in college, career, and life. Our approach blends innovation, equity, and compassion, creating an environment where students are empowered to take ownership of their learning and their future.

Our instructional approach incorporates research-based practices, including project-based learning, student choice & voice, self-direction, and mentoring. Our students set their own short-term and long-term academic and personal goals and our faculty members support students in monitoring their progress toward these goals every day.

We embrace Restorative Practices and Circles as a means of building community. This system relies on the belief that all people should have opportunities to develop positive habits and learn from their mistakes. We believe that the best way to accomplish this goal is for us to listen to students, seek to understand their perspectives, and support their journey toward empowerment.

The Accelerated Schools will graduate students who are prepared to succeed at the university and career of their choice who will enter the workplace as informed and productive employees. At The Accelerated Schools, educational equity is continuously creating and implementing practices that are culturally responsive, and honoring voices from all educational and community partners. Through curiosity, inquiry, self and system reflection, we disrupt inequitable systems so that students graduate in four years, college, career and or life ready.

Reporting to the Director of Access, Equity and Compliance, the Speech & Language Pathologist plays a key role in meeting our commitment to support students’ journey toward empowerment. The SLP is responsible for supporting speech and language services at three campuses. They will oversee Speech Language Pathology Assistants (SPLAs) as the SPLAs screen, evaluate, and provide therapy, speech correction, and special training to students with a variety of communication disabilities.

The SLP is responsible for monitoring, assessing, and adjusting therapy in response to student needs and regularly meeting and conferring with parents, staff, faculty, administrators, and others concerning the speech and other communication needs and issues of students.

• Supervise and support Speech Language Pathologist Assistants in screening, evaluating, and providing therapy, speech correction, and specialized training to students with a variety of communication disabilities.
• Oversee the delivery of individual and group treatment and instruction for students with diverse speech needs, while ensuring the establishment and maintenance of treatment goals and therapeutic objectives designed to improve student communication skills and enhance overall learning.
• Coordinate the speech therapy program with other school programs and services; report educational and therapeutic progress of students to school personnel.
• Maintain current knowledge of program rules, regulations, requirements, and best practices related to speech and language services and special education.

• Monitor, assess and…