Speech Language Pathologist

Speech Language Pathologist - All Levels

Springfield Public Schools – Office of Exceptional Learning, Springfield, Massachusetts

Job : 5553758

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 24, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

The speech-language pathologist is responsible for evaluating and providing speech-language services to students with Individual Education Programs in the schools.

• Supervises speech-language assistants as per state regulations.
• 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.
• Assists and guides teachers in the understanding of normal and disordered developmental milestones and referring suspected and identified speech-language disabilities.
• Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech-language disorders and disabilities using culturally and linguistically appropriate methods.
• Provides screening to identify students with suspected speech-language disabilities.
• Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement age- and linguistically-appropriate accommodations and intervention strategies in the classroom.
• Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate in a multicultural and multilingual setting.
• Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning first and second language acquisition and speech-language disorders/disabilities.
• Keeps thorough ongoing records for individual students receiving speech-language services.
• Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists and related services.
• Compiles case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early developmental history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
• Keeps track of and inventories speech-language evaluation tools and intervention materials in the schools.

• Maintains and manages a caseload comprised of speech-language disabled students in the schools.
• Works collaboratively with the Evaluation Team Leader and school team to develop educationally based IEPs for speech-language disabled students.

1. Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

2. Certificate of Clinical Competence or Clinical Fellowship Candidacy, ASHA

3. MA DESE License and MA State License in Speech-Language Pathology (All Grade Levels)

If you BELIEVE, we have a place for YOU on our team! Come work for us!

Springfield Public Schools is a cultural gem in Western Massachusetts that is committed to providing a learning environment that opens the doors of infinite possibilities to our amazing students and staff. We strive to equip each of our approximately 24,000 students with learning experiences that enhance their knowledge and critical thinking skills. We are the 3rd largest district in Massachusetts. Our district has over 44 languages spoken and over 60 countries represented by both students and staff.

We foster a positive and professional environment in our schools and worksites where people feel valued, respected, supported, seen and heard. Our students and staff share their ideas and perspectives, learning from and appreciating each other. We are a district that is committed to equity and excellence.

In addition to offering competitive salaries and benefits, we provide numerous cutting‑edge professional development opportunities for all staff. We let our data shape the professional development of the district, therefore, it is relevant and actionable. We support our teaching staff with mentors such as instructional leadership specialists and effective educator coaches to work with them throughout the year in lesson planning, data analysis and…