2025-2026 Anticipated Opening SLPA – Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Position Available In Hampden, Massachusetts

2025-2026 Anticipated Opening SLPA – Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
Palmer Public Schools
Palmer Public Schools – Palmer, Massachusetts Job Details

Job ID:

5203867

Application Deadline:

Posted until filled

Posted:

Jun 2, 2025

Starting Date:

Aug 25, 2025
Job Description

• Organizes a program that addresses local school speech-language goals.
• Contributes to the development of program guidelines as appropriate.
• Cooperates with local education agency, community and/or state programs to affect comprehensive services.
• Works cooperatively with school personnel to accomplish the goals and objectives of the local education agency.
• Attends meetings, such as faculty meetings, special education meetings and parent-teacher conferences.
• Serves on committees, such as curriculum development committee, school-based committees, and/or speech-language program development meetings.
• Schedules interventions using a variety of service delivery models, including classroom intervention, consultation/collaboration and pull-out as appropriate to meet student needs in the least restrictive environment.
• Applies a systematic workload model to facilitate the organization of the speech-language program within the school.
• Coordinates speech-language services with student services provided by other school personnel.
• Collaborates with school personnel, such as teachers and psychologists, to best meet the needs of all students.
• Meets with related school personnel to coordinate specific objectives for individualized educational programs.
• Maintains records of the speech-language program and prepares periodic reports as required.
• Keeps data for program planning and decision making for students.
• Submits reports which meet local and state requirements.
• Maintains current files for use by authorized school personnel.
• Safeguards confidentiality of student records.
• Completes records for third party reimbursement accurately and in a timely manner
  as appropriate.
• Adheres to established rules, regulations, laws and appropriate ethical standards.
• Provides services which hold the well-being of each student paramount.
• Guards against conflicts of professional interest.
• Demonstrates knowledge of federal, state and local rules, regulations and laws.
• Complies with established lines of authority within the parameters of professional standards
• Collaborates/Consults with classroom teachers in the management of speech/language disorders
• Implements the service delivery model most appropriate to the students’ degree of severity.
• Provides activities commensurate with students’ interests and aptitudes.
• Modifies therapeutic instructional approaches and other functions from data gathered during therapy.
• Selects/implements evidence-based practices which support the goals and objectives of the speech, language and hearing program.
• Uses evidence-based methods and technique appropriate to stated objectives.
• Designs, selects and/or modifies special curricula/therapy content.
• Uses a variety of equipment, materials, devices and aids.
• Uses systematic and evidence-based intervention strategies to foster communicative
  competence.
• Provides feedback and reinforcement to students.
• Manages the facilities, materials and equipment, including assistive technology, necessary to the delivery of services.
• Requests adequate facilities, materials and equipment.
• Uses and maintains facilities, materials and equipment in an optimal manner.
• Arranges therapy environment to create optimum learning conditions.
• Chooses therapy materials to meet the needs, age, cultural differences and interests of individual students.
• Adjusts intervention strategies based upon student performance.
• Uses systematic procedures for review of student progress.
• Changes activities on basis of student progress.
• Promotes effective interpersonal relations with students.
• Uses language appropriate to the listener.
• Maintains confidentiality of information received.
• Promotes respect for cultural differences.
• Encourages others to understand and respect those with disabilities.

Position Type:

Full-time