Community Day Charter Public School (CDCPS) seeks passionate educators with outstanding academic backgrounds to work with our school teams renowned for closing the achievement gap. CDCPS manages multiple campuses across Lawrence MA and serves 1200 prekindergarten to 8thgrade students. We believe in providing our students with a rigorous studentcentered academic program while investing in their social emotional and holistic wellbeing. CDCPS has dedicated teams to support our teachers ensuring our students success.
CDCPS Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) are passionate about collaborating monitoring supporting and guiding students to ensure their success inside and outside the classroom by delivering comprehensive speech and language services. Our Speech Language Pathologists believe all students will succeed with the proper scaffolds. Therefore school SLPs offer our students holistic support while maintaining high expectations.
Responsibilities (included but not limited to):- Evaluate and screen students to assess speech and language abilities and needs
- Write evaluation reports including all speech/language assessments and goals
- Determine and maintain programs based on goals set by an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Learning Plan
- Determine the needs of individual children and provide services onetoone or in small groups as deemed appropriate
- Determine the needs of individual children within the classroom setting and provide services within the classroom as deemed appropriate
- Serve as a consultant to classroom teachers as to how to better meet the communication needs of individual children within the group
- Work in conjunction with the classroom teacher to incorporate the speech/language program into the curriculum
- Work in conjunction with the Team to create Educational Plans for annual reviews and provides input for students who are involved with the threeyear reevaluation
- Maintain logs and ongoing assessments to evaluate student progress;
- Maintain and adheres to a daily schedule of activities write progress reports maintain clinical notes and establish annual goals for students either through their IEP 504 Plan or a regular educational plan;
- Attend parent conferences whenever possible;
- Attend IEP 504 or regular education meetings that involve students on caseload or when requested
- All other duties as assigned by your supervisor.
Qualifications:- Uphold a passionate belief in CDCPS mission values and educational model
- A Masters Degree in SpeechLanguage Pathology is required
- A valid Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Speech Pathologist License is required
- Previous experience working with schoolaged children is preferred
- Ability to demonstrate skills in collaborative planning and problemsolving
- Ability to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility patience and a sense of humor
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and experience with the implementation of developmentally appropriate strategies
*Community Day Charter Public School participates in the EVerify program to determine the immigration and workeligibility status of prospective employees. Please refer to the Notice of EVerify Participation and the Right to Work documents for more information.Community Day Charter Public School is affiliated with The Community Group (TCG) a private nonprofit organization that has been creating opportunities through education since 1970. TCG manages various programs including a network of early childhood and outofschool time programs a K18 charter public school training programs and a child care resource and referral program Child Care Circuit.The Community Group is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting retaining developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race gender color religion sexual orientation national origin age physical or mental disability citizenship status veteran status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal state or local law. In addition we are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.