Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) St Augustine, FL: Pediatric Private Practice, AAC Mentorship & Training

The Informed SLP, LLC; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lively Therapy is seeking a compassionate Speech-Language Pathologist to support autistic children and families in Florida. You will evaluate, plan, and implement evidence-based therapy, with a focus on AAC and multimodal communication.

The role emphasizes collaboration with caregivers and an interdisciplinary team to achieve meaningful communication outcomes. The position involves specialized work in areas like feeding and motor speech disorders, and requires maintaining compliant documentation

Qualifications

• Experience with pediatric speech-language evaluations and plans of care.
• Specialization in AAC, feeding/swallowing, or motor speech disorders is a plus.
• Ability to coach and coordinate with caregivers and other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pediatric speech-language evaluations and develop individualized plans of care.
• Perform AAC evaluations, device trials, and implement multimodal communication strategies.
• Provide specialized therapy in feeding/swallowing, CAS, or dysarthria as trained.
• Coach and coordinate with families, SLPs, OTs, PTs, and BCBA teams.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation meeting insurance, Florida Board, and clinic requirements.

Skills

Pediatric SLP

AAC assessments

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Job Description

At Lively Therapy, we specialize in providing individualized, evidence based therapy to autistic infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents with diverse communication and developmental needs. Here is a list of what a typical week looks like in this role:

• Evaluation & Treatment: Conduct pediatric speech and language evaluations, develop individualized plans of care, and provide evidence based interventions.


• AAC & Complex Communication: Assess and support children with complex communication needs, including AAC evaluations, device trials, and implementation using and teaching the team to honor multimodal communication.


• Specialized Therapy: Provide intervention in areas such as pediatric feeding and swallowing, childhood apraxia of speech, and dysarthria, based on clinical experience and training.


• Family Education and Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Provide caregiver, SLPs, OTs, PTs, and BCBAs coaching, education, and coordination of care, strategies to support meaningful communication, and skill development.


• Documentation & Compliance: Maintain accurate, timely documentation that meets insurance, Florida Board, and clinic requirements.

We are looking for SLPs who are passionate about supporting autistic children and their families, and who are ready to join an experienced team with strong clinical support and training. This role will serve many clients with AAC needs. Specialized experience in AAC, feeding/swallowing or motor speech disorders is preferred, but not required. We encourage SLPs with diverse clinical backgrounds to apply!