Speech Language Pathologist

Bricolage Academy aims to be the highest-performing non-selective school in New Orleans. We believe all students deserve access to rigorous, inclusive learning environments and the individualized supports necessary to achieve at high levels.

The objective of the Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) is to provide high-quality prevention, assessment, intervention, and remediation services for students who exhibit difficulties in speech, language, voice, fluency, and communication development. Speech and language services should be designed to remove barriers to learning, increase students’ access to the general education curriculum, and help students achieve their educational and Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals.

The Speech and Language Pathologist works collaboratively with teachers, special education staff, school leaders, families, and other related service providers to ensure students receive appropriate, evidence-based services in the least restrictive environment.

Specifically, the Speech and Language Pathologist at Bricolage Academy will be responsible for the following:

• Plan, schedule, organize, and deliver a comprehensive speech and language program that addresses identified student needs and IEP goals.
• Provide evidence-based speech and language interventions to individual students and small groups.
• Provide services through appropriate delivery models, including pull-out, push-in/inclusion, consultation, and other models determined appropriate based on student needs and the least restrictive environment (LRE).
• Develop and implement interventions addressing areas including articulation, receptive and expressive language, pragmatic/social communication, fluency, voice, and other communication-related needs.
• Coordinate speech and language services with teachers, special education staff, interventionists, and other related service providers to maximize student progress.
• Adapt therapy and intervention strategies based on student response, progress-monitoring data, developmental needs, and educational goals.
• Support teachers and other school personnel in implementing classroom strategies and accommodations that improve students’ communication and access to instruction.

• Conduct appropriate speech and language screenings, evaluations, and assessments using valid and reliable assessment instruments and procedures.
• Analyze and interpret assessment information to make recommendations regarding students’ eligibility and need for speech and language services.
• Integrate data from formal assessments, classroom observations, student work, teacher and family input, intervention data, and other appropriate sources when determining student needs.
• Determine the educational impact of identified speech and language impairments, including the extent to which communication needs affect a student’s ability to access and make progress in the general education curriculum.
• Prepare comprehensive evaluation reports and clearly communicate assessment results and recommendations to families, teachers, administrators, and IEP teams.
• Participate in initial evaluations, reevaluations, screenings, and other special education evaluation processes within required timelines.

• Develop appropriate, measurable, and individualized speech and language goals based on each student’s identified strengths and needs.
• Schedule, participate in, and, when appropriate, facilitate IEP meetings in collaboration with appropriate school personnel and families.
• Provide accurate information regarding students’ present levels of performance, progress, goals, accommodations, service minutes, and other speech and language considerations during IEP…