What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech and Language Pathologist (2 Full Time Positions) position at North Middlesex Regional School District?
Join a team where your expertise as a Speech-Language Pathologist doesn’t just support students, it transforms their ability to connect, communicate, and thrive.
We’re looking for a dynamic, student-centered SLP who is energized by meaningful collaboration, values evidence-based practice, and wants to be part of a school community that truly prioritizes communication as a foundation for learning. In this role, you’ll work alongside dedicated educators, supportive administrators, and engaged families to design and deliver impactful services that make a visible difference every day. Whether you’re leading innovative therapy sessions, contributing to interdisciplinary teams, or helping students find their voice, literally and figuratively, you’ll find both the autonomy and the support to do your best work here.
If you’re passionate about equity, driven by student growth, and ready to bring creativity and expertise into a highly collaborative environment, we’d love to meet you.
JOB GOAL:
To help reduce or eliminate speech and language impediments that interferes with an individual student’s ability to derive full benefit from the district’s educational program.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
2. Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.
3. Provides a thorough assessment and identification of speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments.
4. Provides screening to identify students requiring speech therapy at regular intervals and at specified levels.
5.Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
6. Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students’ needs and correct existing speech and language deficits.
7. Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the student’s daily activities.
8. Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
9. Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement.
10. Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services.
11. Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services.
12. Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
13. Completes liaison tasks for students with speech only IEP or 504 Plans.
14. Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative to those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands:
Work is performed in an office, school or classroom environment. Majority of work is performed in a moderately noisy work environment, with frequent interruptions.
Operates computer, printer, telephone, copier, facsimile machine and all other standard office equipment.
Has access to department related confidential information and highly-sensitive, confidential information.
Errors could result in delay or loss of service and have a direct impact on students and families.
Salary : $62,832 - $107,737