Pathologist – MS Speech and Language

POSITION: Middle School Speech and Language Pathologist
REPORTS TO: Middle School Principal
CONTRACT TERM: 2 School Years (2019-2021)
JOB OPENING: 09 December 2018 – 11 January 2019

PURPOSE
Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS) educators provide memorable experiences for JIS students. The Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) assumes the responsibility to screen, assess, diagnose, refer, provide intervention for and counsel students in Grades 6 to 8 with communication deficits and/or disorders. JIS educators work in a professional learning community to continuously improve teaching practice for the benefit of the students at JIS in pursuit of our Mission, Vision, Values and Dispositions.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCES and ATTRIBUTES

  • Minimum Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology or Communication Disorders
  • Maintain Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech and Language Pathology from the American Speech Language Hearing Association or a comparable professional licensing organization
  • Minimum five years of experience working with children in a school-based setting as an SLP
  • Experience in a school with a well-defined Middle School philosophy – International setting preferred
  • Experience co-teaching and working collaboratively with classroom teachers preferred
  • Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience with and commitment to a Professional Learning Community (PLC) and departmental work
  • Excellent interpersonal skills in order to collaborate with staff, parents and students, and provide on-going staff development and leadership
  • Strong assessment and therapy skills
  • Native proficiency in all skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing English
  • Passion for Middle School
  • Clear commitment to Child Protection, safety, service learning and environmental stewardship

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Effectively engage with the JIS Experience by:

  • Providing support for students with articulation, fluency, voice and language impairments
  • Being responsible for reducing the functional consequences of communication impairments and lessening the social consequences of these disabilities
  • Supporting and facilitating development in receptive and expressive language for identified at-risk children through planning explicit lessons with classroom teachers, co-teaching, providing demonstration lessons and offering pull-out services as required
  • Engaging in best practice using effective teaching and clinical methods in a collaborative environment
  • Being a Case Manager:
    • Taking the lead on communication with the parents, content teachers and Host Country Staff
    • Overseeing and being responsible for data collection and ensuring the implementation of the ILP/SAP or other support needs, as well as reporting out twice a year on student ILP goals
  • Working closely with Head of Department to plan cooperatively, develop curriculum and maintain a positive, professional school climate
  • Participating in professional learning
  • Maintaining an open attitude toward new ideas and accepting of others whose experiences, opinions and beliefs may differ
  • Engaging with the JIS Supervision and Evaluation process
  • Continuing to develop pedagogy that benefits student learning
  • Ensuring effective delivery of curriculum and contribute to curriculum development
  • Providing effective feedback using common formative and summative assessments that help to shape the next learning experience
  • Demonstrating knowledge and skills in the content areas and explicitly developing the Learning Dispositions
  • Collaborating with the Student Support Team (SST) and executing ILPs as appropriate for students in their charge
  • Building positive interpersonal relationships, actively engaging in Child Protection practices
  • Developing and promoting positive interactions among our diverse student body
  • Fostering sense of identity and pride in the school among students, parents and colleagues
  • Collaborating with department team, School Wide teams and SST
  • Communicating effectively with all members of the JIS community
  • Empowering students to take responsibility for their learning and actions
  • Persevering by channeling the energy of frustration productively
  • Identifying and seeking support when in need
  • Embracing the JIS Learning Dispositions of Resilience, Resourcefulness, Relating and Reflectiveness

Performing other related duties and assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the MS Principal