2 Full Time Speech and Language Pathologist - Preschool/Elementary

Melrose Public Schools

$62K — $118K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology or related field
  • Licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist in Massachusetts
  • Experience working with preschool and elementary-aged children
  • Strong understanding of communication disorders and their educational impact
  • Ability to collaborate with families, educators, and outside agencies
  • Knowledge of IEP development and compliance with federal and state education mandates

Responsibilities

  • Conduct assessments to identify communication disorders in students
  • Determine educational impacts of communication disorders on students
  • Provide tailored interventions addressing linguistic and metalinguistic foundations
  • Implement evidence-based strategies for individual student needs
  • Deliver services in least restrictive environments suitable for students with disabilities
  • Collect and analyze data for student progress and program evaluation
  • Collaborate with school professionals and families to enhance student support

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Supportive work environment focused on student outcomes
  • Involvement in a collaborative educational team
  • Access to resources for effective teaching and intervention strategies
  • Potential for participation in Medicaid activities and IEP development
Full Job Description
2 - Full Time Speech and Language Pathologist - Preschool/Elementary Franklin Early Childhood School - Melrose, Massachusetts Salary : $62,847.97 - $118,336.00 Salary is in accordance with the Melrose Public Schools Unit A salary schedule. Job Description Speech Pathologist Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) work with students exhibiting the full range of communication disorders, including those involving language, speech sound disorders, fluency, and voice/resonance. SLPs responsibilities include:
  1. Conducting assessments in collaboration with others that help to identify students with communication disorders as well as to inform instruction and intervention.
  2. Determining if the disorder has an impact on the education of students. Therefore, SLPs address personal, social/emotional, academic, and vocational needs that have an impact or attainment of educational goals.
  3. Providing assistance in addressing the linguistic and metalinguistic foundations of curriculum learning for students with disabilities, as well as, specific intervention regarding the acquisition of reading and written language skills.
  4. Providing intervention that is appropriate to the age and learning needs of each individual student and is selected through an evidence-based decision-making process.
  5. Providing a continuum of service delivery models in the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities. •
  6. Gathering and interpreting data with individual students, as well as overall program evaluation are essential responsibilities.
  7. Collaborating with other school professionals, families and outside agencies.
  8. Meeting federal and state mandates as well as local policies in performance of their duties. Activities may include Individualized Education Program (IEP) development, Medicaid activities, report writing, and treatment plan/therapy log development.
Job Categories: Special Education > Speech/Language Pathologist

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