What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech and Language Pathologist position at Special Education Department?
Position Opening
Speech Language Pathologist
The Speech Language Pathologist is a member of the Special Education Team, supports the education of students with communication impairments in the least restrictive environment and provides education and participation-based services to students with disabilities who would not otherwise be able to access the educational environment of the school.
- Master’s Degree, required
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP), required
- Conduct student evaluations and complete written evaluations with recommendations
- Ability to write IEPs, progress reports and track student services
- Provide consultative and direct speech and language therapies
- Participate in 504 and IEP meetings and collaborate with teachers, parents and other providers
Salary in accordance with the Agreement between the Winchendon School Committee and the
Winchendon Teachers’ Association.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: stand, walk, use hands, talk and hear. The employee may be required to reach with hands and arms above their head or reach forward, sit, squat, stoop or kneel. The employee must be able to lift or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.