HAVERHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS 01830

 

ANTICIPATED OPENING

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION

HAVERHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT AND IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.  ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION

 

Title of Position:                    SPEECH & LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST (SLP) Elementary Level

                                                Bilingual Preferred

 

                                                                                                                                               

Work Year:                           August - June

 

Effective Date of

Employment:                         2026-2027 School Year

 

Salary:                                  $56,473 (B Step 1) to $112,526 (M75 Step 14)

 

• Competitive Salary


• Eight GIC Health Plan Options


• Dental Insurance


• Flexible Spending Accounts


• Life Insurance Options


• Auto and Home Insurance Options


• Wellness Programs and Discounts


• Employee Assistance Programs


• Credit Union with Competitive Rates


• 403 (b) Retirement


• Personal and Sick Days


• Teacher Tuition Reimbursement


• May be eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness

 

 

                                               

Organizational Relationship

or Line of Authority:           

Responsible to the Principal in all matters pertaining to the building, the Director of Special Education in all areas of Special Education and the Superintendent of Schools and/or his/her designee.

 

 

Statement of Duties:            

• The speech-language pathologist is responsible for providing clinical supervision to speech-language assistants, evaluating students with suspected communication disabilities, and providing speech-language services to students with Individual Education Programs in the schools.

 

• Deals with treatment or applications of remedies for the cure, alleviation, or prevention of speech disorders.

 

• Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program to promote students’ receptive and expressive language skills for school success.

 

• Provides an individualized education program to meet individual needs of speech-language disabled students using evidence based multi-sensory approaches.

 

• Uses evidence based practices to consult with teachers about students who demonstrate communication disabilities.

 

• Keeps thorough and on-going records, using qualitative and quantitative data, for individual students receiving speech-language services.

 

• Organizes speech program in assigned schools.

 

• Plans the therapy schedule including pupils in groups or individual, depending upon their classification and severity.

 

• Provides evaluations for Team Evaluations.

 

• Notifies parents of findings and progress via semi-annual reports.

 

• Attends TEAM meetings when requested.

 

• Keeps accurate individual records.

 

• Completes individualized education plans when requested.

 

• Responsible for other instructional and general duties as indicated by the Principal, the Director of Special Education and the Superintendent of Schools, or his/her designees and policies of the Haverhill School Committee.

 

Qualifications:

• Licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education – Speech Language and Hearing Disorders - Required

 

• Licensed by the Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure – Speech Language Pathologist – Required

 

• Possession of a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

 

• Three (3) years experience as an SLP

 

• Such alternatives as determined by the Superintendent of Schools.

 

Closing Date for Receipt

of Application:                                   Until

 

Applicant Tracking Posting #:       

School Spring Posting #:                  

 

Address all Applications and

Letter of Intent to:                           

                                                            Haverhill Public Schools

                                                            Human Resource Department

                                                            4 Summer Street - Room 104

                                                            Haverhill, MA 01830

 

 

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Haverhill Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is in compliance with Federal regulations prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or disability.