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The School District of New Berlin is seeking a dedicated, student-centered, and collaborative part-time Speech & Language Pathologist to join the team at Poplar Creek Elementary School. This role is designed for an innovative practitioner who excels at the prevention, assessment, and remediation of speech, language, voice, and fluency impairments within an elementary educational environment.
Emphasizing an inclusive, high-expectation framework, the SLP will deliver services primarily within the student''s natural environment and general education classrooms utilizing a co-serving instructional model. You will partner closely with teachers, families, and special education staff to ensure all students achieve both academic and social-emotional growth.
Candidates must demonstrate consistent proficiency in the following components:
Domain 1: Planning, Preparation & Assessment
Individualized Intervention: Conduct collaborative assessments to identify communication disorders and design age-appropriate, evidence-based intervention plans tailored to individual student needs.
Outcome-Driven Design: Align speech and language goals with student IEPs, course goals, and state criteria for special education, utilizing appropriate local and state tools to track progress.
Assistive Technology Integration: Select, implement, and manage augmentative communication devices, assistive technologies, and interactive digital platforms to enhance oral communication and curriculum accessibility.
Domain 2: Classroom & Therapeutic Environment
Student Rapport & Belonging: Establish a supportive, vibrant, and effective learning atmosphere that builds confidence, a sense of belonging, and communicative efficacy in young learners.
Inclusionary Practices: Foster an inclusive classroom culture by integrating therapy goals smoothly into foundational literacy, mathematics, and inquiry-based learning environments.
Clear Expectations: Communicate clear academic, linguistic, and behavioral expectations to students, ensuring they understand their personal growth path.
Domain 3: Service Delivery & Instruction
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): Deliver high-quality speech-language services focused on preventing academic failure and driving language acquisition through modern, research-backed methodologies.
Timely, Actionable Feedback: Provide specific and ongoing feedback to students, general education partners, and families regarding progress toward IEP mastery and social-emotional skills.
Neurodiversity & Pragmatics: Address social language, pragmatics, and the unique developmental milestones of elementary-aged students to minimize barriers to educational progress.
Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities
Collaborative Data Analysis: Actively participate as a member of multi-disciplinary teams to analyze data and respond to student needs, utilizing district systems (e.g., Infinite Campus, EduClimber, FastBridge).
The IEP Process: Author, manage, and implement legally compliant IEP paperwork in strict accordance with special education law and district timelines.
Parental & Stakeholder Engagement: Partner effectively with parents via multi-channel communications (e.g., progress reports, conferences, email, phone) to foster a robust home-school connection.
District Representation: Maintain a growth mindset, engage in life-long learning, and positively represent the district with a firm commitment to public service.
SDNB SPEECH & LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST JOB DESCRIPTION