What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025-2026 School Year -Speech & Language Pathologist position at Rochester Memorial School?
Old Rochester Regional School District is seeking a Speech/Language Pathologist for Rochester Memorial Elementary School in Rochester, MA. The Speech/Language Pathologist is responsible for providing prevention, assessment, and remediation services for students who exhibit communication deficits in the areas of language, articulation and fluency.
Responsibilities:
-Provide direct services for eligible students as articulated by the Individualized Education Program
-Administer assessments/evaluations for students with suspected disabilities in the area of communication
-Clearly articulates student reports in parent friendly language
-Provides direct services to students and is able to scaffold learning to meet the needs of all learners
-Develops goals and objectives for eligible students with communication disabilities
-Collaborate with the IEP Team in developing educational plans for students with individual communication needs
-Work with administrators, educators, support personnel, families and community members to identify and meet student needs
-Support students with medically and physically complex conditions when it affects educational performance
-Support students with alternative and augmentative communication needs
-Actively engage as a partner in the Instructional Support Team process to support our multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS)
-Demonstrates strong work ethics and professionalism across all settings
-Such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by the Principal and/or Assistant Superintendent of Student Services
QUALIFICATIONS:
-Massachusetts licensure in Speech
-SEI endorsement, preferred
-Master's degree in Speech and Language Pathology preferred
-An in-depth knowledge of speech language disorders as they relate to the learning abilities/disabilities of children