Speech and Language Pathologist; position

Speech and Language Pathologist (1 year position)

Bourne Public Schools (apply Red Rover URL below) – Bourne, Massachusetts. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5734519

Final date to receive applications: Jun 03, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted: May 22, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

BOURNE PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Speech and Language – Job Description JD95

Reports to:

Director of Special Education and Student Services / Principals

Job Goal:
To provide therapeutic services to identified students exhibiting communication and/or hearing impairments in order to develop receptive and expressive language skills

• Adhere to professional, ethical and legal standards of practice.
• Develop, implement and coordinate speech-language services within the Bourne Public School community.
• Evaluate students using appropriate tests, skilled professional observation and supplementary information provided by collaterals as appropriate.
• Interpret assessment findings and appropriately convey information to parents and school teams.
• Participate with the school team to develop Individualized Education Programs and Section 504 Plans.
• Develop and implement speech and language interventions and treatment strategies and maintain data with fidelity.
• Complete medical billing documentation.
• Evaluate and report on student progress.
• Communicate and consult with school staff, parents, administrators, physicians, community, and other professionals.
• Serve as a resource to parents, school team, staff and administration on varying disability categories and their effects on student access to an education.
• Participate with improving school accessibility and planning environmental modification.
• Maintain student service, administrative and other departmental records in accordance with professional license, school district procedures and policies, and state and federal regulations.
• Procure, maintain and inventory equipment, materials, and supplies purchased by the district for speech-language related services.
• Maintain a record of regular attendance, arrive and depart at specified contractual times and notify the appropriate personnel when absent.
• Perform required physical tasks such as standing, walking, sitting, using hands, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing, and running.
• Occasionally lift and/or move students or objects.
• Work in a noisy, stressful, high-pressure environment and maintain student safety.
• Respond to emergency situations.
• May be exposed to bodily fluids including saliva, urine, feces, vomit, blood, and/or other bodily fluids.
• Assist with student personal hygiene and toileting as required.
• Complete district approved de-escalation and safety training.
• Ensure confidentiality regarding all personal information and educational records concerning students and their families.
• Maintain professional boundaries with students and families.
• Participate, complete, and adhere to all district-wide mandatory trainings, including but not limited to confidentiality, civil rights, conflict of interest, technology use, and security requirements.
• Continually pursue professional training to keep skills current, participate in in-service training, programs, attend courses, attend department meetings, etc.
• Communicate effectively while performing the job.

• Maintain a record of regular attendance, arrive and depart at specified contractual times and notify the appropriate personnel when absent.
• Physical agility and strength to perform job-related tasks appropriate for the age and/or grade level.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, and run.
• Be able to occasionally lift and/or move students/objects.
• Must be able to work in a noisy, stressful, high-pressure environment and maintain student safety.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations.
• May be exposed to bodily fluids including saliva, urine, feces, vomit, blood, and/or other bodily fluids.
• May be required to assist with student personal hygiene and toileting.
• Ability to complete district approved de-escalation and safety training.
• Ensure confidentiality regarding all personal…