Speech Language Pathologist
American International School of Neom (AISJ)
Saudi Arabia
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Attractive Salary, Housing, Food, Transportation and housekeeping is provided by the school
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/08/2024
- Apply by:
- 11 June 2024
Job overview
Services scholars with identified speech and language needs
Supports scholars who need assistance with verbal and non-verbal communication
Participates in meetings and processes for scholars (e.g. testing/screening, ILPs, parent conferences, pre-referral meetings, etc.). This may include presenting evaluation results, developing treatment plans, and/or providing training to parents/ scholars staff
Develops interventions and provides the necessary materials to implement them
Communicating and coordinating with the Director of scholars Support Services to ensure school mission, philosophy and procedures are embraced
Working collaboratively with LS colleagues to identify areas of growth and professional development within SLP at AISJ. These growth areas are communicated to the curriculum director, director of student support services, and superintendent
Keeping abreast of best evidence-based practices in speech and language therapy and language development
Demonstrates planning with consideration of differentiation needs, scholar engagement, and anticipates scholars’ misconceptions and confusions during therapy
Collaborate and empower classroom teachers to feel capable of using accommodations and recommendations in the classroom
Create an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) for each scholar within the first 6 weeks of school services enrollment warranted
Demonstrates content knowledge in the areas of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies
Data based decision in regard to placement, intervention, and supports
Individualized data collection tools to inform multidisciplinary team
Monitoring Assessment & Follow-up
Conducting screenings, observations, assessments, analyzing results, writing reports to determine strengths and concerns in areas of receptive & expressive and feeding skills
Administer assessments for progress monitoring and/or placement along the continuum of services. Write an objective interpretation of the findings
Utilize various assessment tools and data collection to regularly obtain and monitor individualized goals
Frequently check for understanding and adjusting teaching, re-teaching and follow-up from the data
Analyze and reflect on collected data & progress monitoring results to continuously ensure individualized plans & goals are designed to meet scholar needs
Delivery of Instruction
Incorporating up to date interventions, practices, and support in and out of classes
Groupings to involve and motivate all scholars
Gets all scholars highly involved in focused work in which they are active learners and problem-solvers
Successfully reaches all scholars by skillfully differentiating and scaffolding
Pace of the lesson allows processing time
Lessons entail a variety of materials to address learner variability
Accommodations are evident for those scholars who require them
Ability to meet each scholar at their specific level if need
Modify lessons based on scholar’s responses to interventions & growths/lack of progress
Advocate for the scholars by informing professionals of accommodations and best fit interventions for success
Designs each lesson with clear, measurable goals closely aligned with standards and unit outcomes
Seeks out effective teaching ideas from colleagues, workshops, professionals, and other sources and implements them well
Write and maintain individual goals yearly for each scholar on the SLP’s caseload
Work collaboratively with teachers to report progress and implement appropriate classroom strategies such as visual support, explicit vocabulary instruction, chunk information, check for understanding. Such as visual support, oral motor exercises…
Create progress reports for parents on goals and achievements utilizing objective, asset-based language
Assist in screening tools for admissions and assessments relevant to placement
Collaborate through a multidisciplinary team-based approach with psychologists, counselors, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, parents, administrators, teachers, scholars, nurses
Working with colleagues to analyze data for placements and reflect on interventions effectiveness
Seeking and accepting feedback from colleagues to improve student growth
Capitalizing on each other’s strengths and working with each other’s areas of growth
Continually meet, model, and provide feedback for teachers, personalized learning assistants, and classroom assistants for fidelity of plans
Updates parents on the progress toward individual goals and suggests ways to support learning at home
Responds promptly to parents' concerns and make parents feel welcome in the school.
Work collaboratively with parents to ensure that they are an informed, participating part of the support process, goals, and responsibilities
Collaborate with community outside of AISJ
Preparing individualized targeted SLP goals annually for each student based on individually assessed needs
Developing therapy/treatment plans that are strength-based as well as child and family centered for overall educational improvement
Completing treatment notes and progress reports in a timely manner
Managing a detailed log of service provided and services missed due to student or therapist absences
Documenting all aspects of work with students
Maintaining appropriate, confidential records and providing timely reports
Designing and conducting professional development series starting at staff orientation and ending at the end of the school year
Designing and conducting training for parents and families
Modifying goals throughout the year based on growth/lack of progress
Conferring with the classroom teacher as requested concerning any educational needs of a student
Assisting and guiding teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language delays/disorders
Supports teachers toward inclusion & least restrictive environment for all scholars
Communicates respectfully with parents and is sensitive to different families’ cultures, diverse abilities, and values
Shows parents a genuine interest and belief in each child’s ability to reach standards
Gives parents clear, objective expectations for scholar learning and behavior for the year.
Promptly informs parents of behavior and learning areas of growth, and also updates parents on good news
Providing information on communication disorders, use of assistive devices, and/or implementation of strategies in classroom as part of ILP goals
Participating in the in-school screening process and Student Support Team Meetings as appropriate
Engaging parents and families in their student’s learning and acting as an ambassador for the school in the community
Contributing productively to the school as a whole
Communicate and receive feedback on goals with classroom teachers
A list of scholars will be provided on the SLP caseload, with a continual need for review
Create a snapshot, a mini profile of each scholar on the caseload prior to the start of the year & share with all necessary parties (LS Teachers/PLA)
Know and understand the scholar’s profile (academic, social, emotional, medical)
Seeks out effective teaching ideas from colleagues, workshops, and other sources and implements them well
Engage with community in after-school activities
Engage with community in open communication
Supervision duties will be assigned
After School Activity (1/week) and office hours (2/week)
Other duties as assigned
About American International School of Neom (AISJ)
- American International School of Neom (AISJ)
- PO Box 127328, Jeddah & Neom
- 21352
- Saudi Arabia
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