Speech & Language Pathologist

Job Description

The Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of Speech and Language Pathologist for the school year (.60 FTE). The Speech and Language Pathologist functions as a member of the total diagnostic team by providing comprehensive differential diagnosis, assessment, educational planning for students with speech/language/communication disorders. Speech & language services may be delivered in a variety of ways by the speech & language pathologist alone or in collaboration with other service providers, including direct services to address a wide range of needs such as receptive and expressive language, fluency, voice, articulation, aural rehabilitation, oral motor intervention, auditory processing, and use of assistive technology. Responsibilities include but are not limited to case management, treatment planning and implementation, writing IEPs, and conducting comprehensive assessments. Under the direction of the Director of Student Services you will be responsible for:

• Providing speech-language services to students with individualized education programs.
• Collaborating with the diagnostic team on evidence-based interventions to help students achieve their speech-language goals and objectives on their IEPs.
• Collaborating with the diagnostic team regarding information on students' IEPs.
• Providing screening to identify students with suspected speech-language disabilities.
• Keeping progress and tracking data using qualitative and quantitative information for individual students receiving speech-language services.
• Maintaining a list of students' names on the speech-language caseload as well as those students who are screened and eligible for speech-language services.
• Keeping track of and inventorying speech-language intervention materials in the school.
• Logging therapy services.
• Providing progress reports.
• Working collaboratively with the Director of Student Services and Special Education Teams for students on caseload.
• Creating assistive technology and augmentative communication plans as needed, maintaining inventory of assistive technology equipment, and training staff on appropriate use of assistive technology.

Qualifications

• BA degree and ability to pass a background check (CORI/SORI & Fingerprinting).
• At least two years of experience working with students in grades 7-12 and computer literacy.
• Preferred: Master’s degree.
• Speech & Language Pathologist license from the State of Massachusetts Board of Health.
• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education certification/license as a Speech Pathologist Assistant – all levels.

Salary and Work Schedule

Salary range $43,268 to $68,719. Additional $1,000 stipend for individuals who hold a DESE license in the subject area, with potential for a bonus at the end of the fiscal year.

2026‑2027 school year consists of 180 school days plus 5 professional development/curriculum workdays and a thirty‑five hour work week that includes, on average, three class blocks per day of collaborative/independent work time.