The speech-language pathologist is responsible for evaluating and providing speech-language services to students with Individual Education Programs in the schools.

Supervises speech-language assistants as per state regulations.

Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program to promote students' receptive and expressive language skills for school success.

Provides an individualized education program to meet individual needs of speech-language disabled students.

Assists and guides teachers in the understanding of normal and disordered developmental milestones and referring suspected and identified speech-language disabilities.

Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech-language disorders and disabilities using culturally and linguistically appropriate methods.

Provides screening to identify students with suspected speech-language disabilities.

Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.

Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement age and linguistically appropriate accommodations and intervention strategies in the classroom.

Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate in a multicultural and multilingual setting.

Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning first and second language acquisition and speech-language disorders/disabilities.

Keeps thorough ongoing records for individual students receiving speech-language services.

Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists and related services.

Compiles case history date on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.

Keeps track of and inventories speech-language evaluation tools and intervention materials in the schools.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB:

(Minimum requirements)

Maintains and manages a caseload comprised of speech-language disabled students in the schools.

Works collaboratively with the Evaluation Team Leader and school team to develop educationally based IEPs for speech-language disabled students.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1.Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

2.Certificate of Clinical Competence or Clinical Fellowship Candidacy, ASHA

3.MA DESE License and MA State License in Speech-Language Pathology (All Grade Levels)



Primary Location: Harris Elementary
Salary Range: Based on collective bargaining unit salary schedule
Shift Type: FT - School Year

Job Contact Information:

Name: Luciano Valles
Title: Supervisor of Speech-Language, Hearing & LLD
Phone: 413-787-7100 Ext. 55630
Email: vallesl@springfieldpublicschools.com