What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech and Language Pathologist position at Weymouth Public Schools?
Speech and Language Pathologist
- Must be licensed with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a Speech/Language Pathologist
- Must hold a Bachelor's degree or higher
- Preference for experience with AAC
General Duties:
- Guides and evaluates the learning experience of the students in her/his classes and accepts responsibility for activities of students within her/his purview within the school building or on the school grounds.
- Providing direct speech-language therapy services to students according to students’ IEPs
- Conducting assessments, analyzing results, and writing reports to determine strengths and concerns in areas of speech, voice, fluency, pragmatics, language, and oral motor skills
- Developing treatment plans (IEPs) that are strength-based as well as child and family-centered for overall educational improvement
- Ensuring evaluations, treatment plans and service delivery are aligned with school, state, and federal guidelines
- Ensuring students’ skills are generalized across settings by collaborating with teaching teams and related service providers
Specific Duties:
- Instructs to the best of her/his ability
- Participates in faculty meetings and workshops
- Provides, when necessary, instructional help outside the regular student day within bounds established by the collective bargaining agreement
- Participates in curriculum planning and professional development activities
- Prepares records and reports as required
- Provides for the care and protection of school property
- Keeps records and all books, supplies, and equipment in her/his classroom
- Accepts instructional and non-instructional assignments as provided for in the collective bargaining agreement.
- Executes School Committee policy.
