SYSEZP Speech Language Pathologist

Position Details

Location: SEZP-Wide |
Grade Level: 6-12 |
Full Time

Start Date:

Immediate |
Base Salary: Up to $ and commensurate with experience

Under the direction of the SEZP Chief of Student Support and Services, The SEZP Speech‑Language Pathologist is responsible for evaluating and providing speech‑language services to students with Individualized Educational Plans in SEZP 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 academic 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 to 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 counsel to parents and families when appropriate in a multicultural and multilingual setting.
• Provides in‑service training 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 in cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
• Keeps track of and maintains inventories of speech‑language evaluation tools and intervention materials in the schools.
• Maintains and manages a caseload of speech‑language disabled students in the schools.
• Works collaboratively with the IEP chairperson (SEZP Assistant Principal of Special Education) and school team to develop comprehensive educational plans for speech‑language disabled students.

• Master’s Degree in Speech‑Language Pathology
• Certificate of Clinical Competence or Clinical Fellowship Candidacy, ASHA
• MA DESE License and/or MA State License in Speech‑Language Pathology (All Grade Levels)
• Bilingual in English + Spanish preferred

If you meet many—but not all—of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply. SEZP values educators who are reflective, collaborative, and committed to continuous growth.

We encourage you to reach out to us at info if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!

Selection as an educator in SEZP recognizes an individual for their outstanding vision, capacity, and commitment to students. Educators in SEZP are eligible for the same competitive benefits available to Educators in the Springfield Public Schools.

Educators joining SEZP may also be eligible for the following recruitment incentives, which may be offered individually:

• Signing bonus in addition to base salary
• Relocation award for candidates from regions beyond western Massachusetts

While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) – established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) – seeks to improve the longitudinal life…