Speech-Language Pathologist - ElementarySchool
You Are:
A kind and collaborative leader seeking to disrupt systemic racism by aligning your desire to ensure students achieve the highest degree of academic, emotional, social, and behavioral success with your best-in-class skills in speech and language therapy. You have a proven ability to collaborate with other speech-language pathologists, related service providers, teachers, and families to ensure students with speech and language disorders are identified and provided the highest quality speech and language therapy to address students’ particular needs. You’re committed to ensuring that students from diverse racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds all have the opportunities and access to succeed at high levels. Your growth mindset guides your perspective, agency, and urgency to make a positive impact in the world around you, and take actions that promote justice and equity in your community.
We Are E.L. Haynes.
A learning community where every student – of every race, socioeconomic status, home language, and ability – prepares to thrive in college, career, and life. Together, we create a more just and kind world.
Founded in 2004 and named for the first African-American woman to earn her Ph.D. in Mathematics, the award-winning E.L. Haynes Public Charter School serves more than 1,135 students in grades Pre-K3 through 12th grade. E.L. Haynes operates two campuses in the Petworth neighborhood of Northwest Washington, DC, and offers a rigorous educational program designed to prepare students to succeed in the college of their choice.
We believe that our most significant contribution to ending systemic injustice is through purposefully empowering our diverse community— as individuals and as a collective— with the skills and the conviction to be effective leaders for equity.
Our mission of student success is inextricably linked with our commitment to equity and the daily efforts of every member of our community to live our motto-Be Kind, Work Hard, and Get Smart.
We:
- Lead For Equity: We challenge ourselves and each other to interrupt inequities and build equitable alternatives.
- Choose Joy: We find, bring, and share joy in our work every day. We practice gratitude, celebrate wins, and offer praise.
- Achieve Excellence: We deliver high-quality work every day. We set ambitious goals, embrace challenges, and hold ourselves and each other to high standards.
- Own Our Learning: We model a growth mindset for our students. We own our actions, mistakes, and learning. We continually look for ways to improve and produce high-quality work.
- Succeed Together: We value every member of our community and treat each other with kindness and care. We build meaningful relationships with students, families, and each other. We achieve more through collaboration and teamwork.
We are different. We are:
- A diverse and inclusive community, with nearly 70% of our staff identifying as people of color.
- The hub of the neighborhood. We are a community school and partner with neighborhood organizations to provide our families with comprehensive medical, dental, and mental health services.
- A place where all community members have their voices heard in the decision-making process
- A school where students learn in a rigorous and coherent PK-12 environment
We expect students to demonstrate the following skills and qualities in our graduate profile.
ABOUT OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM
E.L. Haynes provides a rigorous and engaging college preparatory curriculum for students in grades Pre-K through 12. Our instructional program provides intensive learning experiences that deepen understanding at all grade levels so that every student is prepared to become kind and curious community members, lifelong learners, and leaders of social justice.
Please read more about our academic program here.
About The Position:
The Speech-Language Pathologist assists in developing speech and language skills to facilitate students' personal, social, and intellectual development. The Speech-Language Pathologist provides speech-language therapy to all qualifying students as a related service. The SLP communicates progress to families and collaborates with teachers to ensure students receive the necessary accommodations/modifications for student success.
This 10-month, full-time role will report to the Director of Special Education and will receive ongoing support through professional development opportunities and coaching from a member of the Student Support Services & Wellness team.
You Will:
- Participate in the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students who qualify for speech-language therapy as a related service. Create present levels and goals (with objectives as needed) for students that are based on an assessment of current needs. Regularly assess students’ IEP progress and communicate progress to families each quarter in EasyIEP by the deadlines provided by the school;
- Use knowledge of current research-based best practices to design and implement therapeutic programs for individual students and groups of students based on IEP goals either in the inclusive general education setting, in pull-out sessions, or in special education classrooms. Ensure that students receive the services required per their IEPs;
- Collaborate with general education teachers, special-education teachers, and other related service providers to identify instructional strategies and accommodations/modifications that promote student success in all content areas;
- Assist students, families, and staff in understanding students’ speech and language disorders so that all can advocate for and support students’ achievement of their academic, behavioral, language, and social goals. Refer families to outside organizations as appropriate;
- Maintain the Speech and Language evaluation materials, therapeutic equipment, and supplies;
- Complete speech-language screenings and speech-language assessments; and
- Engage in continuing education and professional growth activities related to speech-language pathology in the school setting.
We Look Forward To Meeting You!
We proactively recruit, intentionally develop, and deeply value all members of our diverse and highly talented staff community. Our work environment fosters inclusion and authenticity, supporting all staff to thrive in their roles and maximize their impact on our students.
E.L. Haynes offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Click here to view our Employee Benefits Snapshot.
Spanish speakers and people of color are encouraged to apply
