Be part of something groundbreaking! The American International School Dhaka has built a state-of-the-art Inclusionary Learning Center to meet the diverse needs of students within and beyond the AISD community, and we seek a passionate, innovative Speech and Language Pathologist to join our dynamic team.
In this transformative role, you'll have the extraordinary opportunity to shape how students communicate, learn, and thrive in our school community. Working alongside local partner international schools, you'll extend your impact beyond our campus walls. As part of our integrated wellness team—collaborating with our school's Doctor and Occupational Therapist—you'll support students' holistic development across communication, academic, and social-emotional domains.
This isn't just another SLP position. It's a chance to pioneer inclusive practices, implement cutting-edge interventions, and build a program that sets the standard for speech and language services in Dhaka's international school community.
As our Speech and Language Pathologist, you will:
Assess & Diagnose
Conduct comprehensive speech, language, and communication evaluations using standardized assessments to identify communication disorders and their educational impact.
Differentiate between language differences and language disorders, particularly important in our culturally and linguistically diverse international school setting.
Intervene & Serve
Develop, implement, and monitor measurable Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) aligned with curriculum standards and student needs
Provide evidence-based interventions through flexible service delivery models including:
Individual therapy sessions for intensive skill development
Small group sessions for peer interaction and generalization
Push-in classroom support and co-teaching to address goals within the academic context
Collaborative consultation with teachers to embed communication strategies throughout the school day
Design and implement interventions for language processing disorders, addressing receptive, expressive, and processing components that impact academic achievement
Support literacy development through phonological awareness training, vocabulary development, reading comprehension strategies, and written language skills
Work within our Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework, providing universal classroom language enrichment (Tier 1), targeted small-group interventions for at-risk students (Tier 2), and intensive individualized services for students with diagnosed speech or communication disorders (Tier 3)
Collaborate & Consult
Build trusting relationships with students and families through regular communication, parent training, and home program development
Partner with general and special education teachers to:
Align speech-language goals with curriculum objectives
Model language facilitation strategies in the classroom
Adapt instructional materials and assessments for students with communication needs
Professional Responsibilities
Maintain comprehensive documentation including evaluation reports, IEP progress monitoring, and other relevant documentation
Collect and analyze data to inform intervention decisions and demonstrate student progress
Stay current with evidence-based practices through ongoing professional development, particularly in areas such as language processing disorders, literacy intervention, and cultural responsiveness
Contribute to program development and quality improvement initiatives
Required skills:
Master Communicator: Your words unlock students' potential. You speak well, listen with empathy, and write with clarity.
Creative Assessor: You have a keen eye for identifying students' needs and hidden strengths. You craft personalized assessments that reveal the unique communication superpowers waiting to be unleashed in every child.
Intervention Innovator: No intervention plan leaves your desk without an infusion of imagination. You tailor strategies that spark curiosity and help students level up their communication skills.
Super Collaborator: From forging strong parent partnerships to aligning with teachers and specialists, you know the power of collaboration.
Patience and Heart: Armed with compassion, you guide students through frustrations.
Expert in Your Field: You are up to the minute and have an ever-growing toolkit of interventions
Highly Adaptable: You effortlessly customize plans based on students' changing needs, always ready to try creative new strategies.
Advocate: Your students have a fierce champion in their corner.
Organizational Master: You adeptly manage a diverse caseload, maintain required documentation, coordinate schedules across multiple settings without losing focus on what matters most - your students.
Qualifications:
Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology or a related field.
Valid certification as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Proven experience working with Pre-K-12 students with diverse communication needs.
We are looking for a talented therapist who shares our values of inclusion, innovation, and student empowerment. Together, we will create ripples of positive change in our students’ lives for years to come.
Join our dynamic team to start this rewarding journey! Send us your one-page response to the above, along with your CV, all in one tidy PDF document to [email protected].
Benefits
Number of Contract Days
Teachers have 190 contract days.
Principals have 205 contract days
Starting Salary Range
Gross Salary: $71,500
Accommodation
Furnished apartment selected by the school is provided.
Flights/Transport
Annual round-trip economy excursion airfare Dhaka-point of origin-Dhaka for employee and listed full-time residing dependents.
Utilities
Up to $3,500 per household per year for gas, electricity, and water, plus an additional $1,000 maximum per year for dependent children.
Moving Allowance
Shipping: $5,000 for a single, $7,000 for a teaching couple, and an additional $500 for each dependent child up to a maximum of 2 dependents.
Settling in Allowance: $1,000 for a single teacher, $1,500 for a family (one teacher teaching at AISD), and $2,000 for a teaching couple with or without dependents.
Dependent Opportunities
2 children per teacher or 3 children for a teaching couple.
Medical
School-sponsored international health insurance plan for the employee and dependents that reside with the employee or are full-time college students not more than 26 years of age.
Dental
The School will pay the cost of the health insurance provided by the School for Employee and spouse (if residing in Dhaka), and minor dependents who currently reside with the Employee or are under the age of 26, regardless if they are residing with the Employee or not.
The School provides a total Dental/Vision self-insurance benefit of $750 a year (per person) to be used over the length of the contract. This coverage is provided to the employee, Spouse and dependent children who are covered under the AISD Health Insurance Plan. This benefit expires at the termination of the contract. Benefits are for each covered family member separately – unused benefits from one family member cannot be used by another family member.
All Claims for vision must be submitted to the School’s Insurance carrier and the unpaid portion may then be claimed from the School by submitting an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) from the Insurance carrier showing the unpaid balance.
Disability
Provided
Other
Laptop Allowance: $1500 as part of the Bring Your Own Device program to purchase an Apple laptop.
Retirement
U.S. Citizens: The school will contribute 10% of the Employee’s base salary, on a monthly basis, into the schools’ 401K AISD Retirement Plan conditional on the employee also making a minimum monthly contribution of 3% or more (up to the IRS limits), of their base salary into that same plan. If the Employee contributes less than 3%, they are not eligible to receive the 10% contribution.
Non-U.S. Citizens: The school will contribute 10% of the Employee’s base salary, on a monthly basis, to the Employee for their retirement. The Employee is responsible to set up their own retirement program.
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Access to virtual and in-person recruitment events with school leaders and recruiters.
When we had a teacher decide to take another job in mid-July, we were left with few options. Historically, it was a tough position to fill. Within 24 hours of posting the position on Schrole, we were able to offer a contract to a more-qualified educator.
Matthew R Merritt
Secondary School Principal
KPIS International School
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