Job Description

The Academy is hiring a part-time Speech Language Pathologist for the 26/27 school year.

The Academy of Charter Schools Is…

The Academy of Charter Schools is a public PK-12 school of choice located in Westminster, Colorado. We pair a rigorous, content-rich curriculum with opportunities to explore strengths and passions to achieve the highest standards for all. Our mission is to help all students grow into college ready, exemplary citizens by combining academic mastery with personal empowerment to drive lifelong success. We serve our full community by intentionally developing a school culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our approach to vertically aligning the full educational experience for our students from youngest to oldest centers around three notions – Prepare, Explore, and Empower – that keep us grounded in The Academy’s mission and vision as we set priorities and make decisions that impact instruction and school culture.

Academy Employees Are…

At The Academy, employees embody our mission, vision, and values every day. They guide and support staff to prepare students for academic mastery by delivering evidence-based curricula; they collaborate with students, staff, and families to design student-centered learning experiences that create opportunities to explore strengths and passions; and they support the implementation of social-emotional skills lessons that empower students to become leaders of their own learning. Academy employees work hard to provide an engaging, inclusive, and joyful learning environment. They embrace relationships and positive communication with a diverse community of students, staff, and families while helping maintain a culture of high expectations for all. Experience in school environments, strong people skills, and ability to work within a team is required.

What Makes a Good Academy Employee?

The Academy is looking for committed leaders who are prepared to perform at a high level in a demanding environment. Some of the characteristics that make for a successful employee at The Academy include:

• A people-first, relationship-focused orientation
• A growth mindset
• A belief that ALL children can achieve at high levels
• A passion for contributing to overall school success by working alongside and supporting others
• A creative, innovative, and caring attitude
• A spirit of openness, trust, and kindness
• A dedication to data-driven practices
• A highly motivated work ethic and willingness to tackle challenges
• Comfort with being flexible
• A sense of humor

At The Academy, we know that diversity makes us stronger and challenges us to think differently every day. The Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status or disability. The online application should include a cover letter and resume.

• We offer a consistent 20-hour-per-week part-time schedule that allows you to truly integrate into our school community, build lasting relationships with students, and focus on outcomes rather than billable hours.
• Transition from a vendor to a valued team member. Enjoy a consistent academic calendar, schedule, team, and a collaborative environment where your voice helps shape our special education services.
• Position starts August 2026
• Salary range starts at $31,500. plus additional for verified years of experience.
• PERA Retirement Benefits.
• Copy of transcripts and three current letters of recommendation are highly recommended but not required with initial application.
• Responsibility to verify experience rests with employee.

Visit our website at www.theacademyk12.org. The Academy’s comprehensive benefits package includes a number of different plans for full-time employees. Refer to Employee Benefits Enrollment Guide for details at https://www.theacademyk12.org/about-us/working-for-us. Information on employee paid leave is also available at this same location.

Apply principles, methods and procedures for an analysis of speech and language comprehension and production to determine communicative competencies. Provide intervention strategies and services related to speech and language development and literacy development as well as disorders of language, voice, articulation and fluency and functional communication that adversely affect an individual's educational performance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with professionals and parents to observe, plan, implement, monitor, and facilitate generalization of oral and written communication skills. Use research-based and technically sound practices to drive decision-making and interventions; and collaborate with school personnel and parents in order to develop and modify student intervention strategies.
• Provide assessments that are relevant to the presenting concern, meaningful communication skills.
• Use a variety of service delivery options, evidence-based practices and facilitate generalization of communication skills.
• Manage time, organize material, and communicate with school teams, building and central administrators to effectively manage individual student programs; engage in problem solving processes with school-based teams.
• Monitor individual progress towards measurable goals and objectives.
• Share knowledge with individuals and groups concerning communication, language and literacy development.
• Advocate for the individual's communication needs across a variety of settings.
• Develop and/or participate in professional enrichment activities to maintain a high standard of service delivery.
• Participate in or utilize specialized services to provide better programming for individuals with complex needs.
• May assist in the supervision of Speech/Language Pathology Assistants.
• Complies with Student Support Services and district policies and procedures
• Provide direct and indirect interventions/therapy to students according to their special education Individualized Education Program (IEPs).
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications: Hold current CDE Special Services Provider license with endorsement in one of the following: Speech Therapist, Speech Correction or Speech/Language Pathologist. Masters degree in speech pathology or communications disorders from a recognized training institution or qualified by Statement of Professional Recognition. Must be certified by ASHA (American Speech Language Hearing Association) upon eligibility after clinical fellowship year.

Preferred Qualifications: Certificate of Clinical Competence preferred. Knowledge of augmentative communication systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES:

• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
• Personal computer and keyboarding skills.
• Strong customer service and public relations skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to promote and follow Board of Education policies, Authorizer policies and building and department procedures
• Ability to communicate, interact, and work effectively and cooperatively with people from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel between school sites as needed.
• Must be able to lift 20–30 pounds occasionally.
• Work is typically performed in classrooms, therapy rooms, and other school environments.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING KNOWLEDGE:

• Operating knowledge of and experience with personal computers and peripherals.
• Operating knowledge of information technology systems and any other department specific software and equipment required within one month after entering position.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands, work environment factors and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.