Position Title: Speech-Language Pathologist
FLSA Classification: Exempt, Instructional Staff / 10-Month
Reports To: Principal
Mission
The Howard School celebrates each student, transforming the learning experience and developing lifelong strengths.
School Profile
The Howard School educates students with language-based learning differences through instruction designed to complement and address each student’s individual needs and to help each student understand and advocate for his/her own learning process. The curriculum focuses on depth of understanding to make learning meaningful and therefore, maximize educational success.
Position Overview
The Howard School recognizes and celebrates each learner’s passions and strengths, while also addressing their disabilities and weaknesses, and believes that learners are neither defined nor limited by labels. The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) joins an interdisciplinary team that is committed to interactive project-based learning, student self-knowledge and self-advocacy, and collaboration. Ideal candidates have the attributes of flexibility, humor, collaboration, creativity, and passion for emerging research and pedagogy. They must possess the insight and skills to participate fully on a team that brings research-based expertise, depth of experience, and enthusiasm to a full and robust academic program that includes the arts, technology, and athletics. This is a 10-month, full-time, benefit-eligible position.
Position Purpose
The SLP is responsible for providing language support services to meet the learning needs of students with dyslexia, communication and language impairments, and other language-based learning differences.
