What are the responsibilities and job description for the SY25-26 SEZP Speech Language Pathologist position at Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership?
Location: SEZP-Wide
Grade Level: 6-12
Full Time Start Date: Immediate
Base Salary: Up to $111,221.00 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.
Essential Responsibilities
We encourage you to reach out to us at info@sezp.org if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!
Benefits
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:
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 outcomes of the approximately 4,700 students in our 8 middle schools.
SEZP combines district-based public education with the flexibility of autonomous school models, granting schools meaningful control over curriculum, staffing, scheduling, and budgeting—while maintaining clear accountability for student learning and growth.
Across all of its work—including school improvement and educator preparation—SEZP is guided by three core values:
The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status.
NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights at https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr, or both.
The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie O’Sullivan, Senior Administrator of Human Resources, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-787-7100 ext. 55428, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com.
Springfield Public School’s sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website, www.springfieldpublicschools.com/non-discrimination
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com
Grade Level: 6-12
Full Time Start Date: Immediate
Base Salary: Up to $111,221.00 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.
Essential Responsibilities
- 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.
- Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
- MA DESE License and/or MA State License in Speech-Language Pathology (All Grade Levels)
- Bilingual in English Spanish preferred
We encourage you to reach out to us at info@sezp.org if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!
Benefits
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 outcomes of the approximately 4,700 students in our 8 middle schools.
SEZP combines district-based public education with the flexibility of autonomous school models, granting schools meaningful control over curriculum, staffing, scheduling, and budgeting—while maintaining clear accountability for student learning and growth.
Across all of its work—including school improvement and educator preparation—SEZP is guided by three core values:
- Access: Expanding access to strong learning environments, skilled mentors, and clear pathways for students and educators
- Belonging: Building communities where people are known, supported, and accountable to one another
- Opportunity: Preparing students and educators to learn, lead, and thrive over time
The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status.
NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights at https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr, or both.
The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie O’Sullivan, Senior Administrator of Human Resources, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-787-7100 ext. 55428, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com.
Springfield Public School’s sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website, www.springfieldpublicschools.com/non-discrimination
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com
Salary : $111,221