SY25-26 SEZP Speech Language Assistant (SLA)
SY25-26 SEZP Speech Language Assistant (SLA)
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Job Description
Grade Level: 6-12
Start Date:Immediate
Under the direction and clinical supervision of a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) the Speech-Language Assistant will provide speech-language services to students with individualized education programs within SEZP schools.
Essential Responsibilities
- Collaborates with the SLP supervisor on evidence based interventions to help students achieve their speech-language goals and objectives as per their Individualized Education Program.
- Collaborates with SLP supervisor regarding information on students IEPs.
- Provides screening to identify students with suspected speech-language disabilities.
- Tracks progress of students and collects data using qualitative and quantitative information for individual students receiving speech-language services.
- In collaboration with the SLP maintains a master list of students names on the speech-language caseload as well as those students who are screened and eligible for speech-language IEPs.
- Keeps track of and maintains inventory of speech-language intervention materials in schools.
- Logs therapy services using Easy IEP or Umass Billing.
- Provides progress reports in collaboration with the SLP.
- Under the direction and clinical supervision of a speech-language pathologist provides speech-language services to students with IEPs.
- Works collaboratively with SEZP Assistant Principal of Special Education school team and other related service providers.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree in speech-language pathology
- State License as a Speech-Language Assistant through the Commonwealth of MA
- Bilingual in English and Spanishpreferred
If you meet some of the qualifications above we encourage you to apply or to reach out for more information. We know that historically marginalized groups including people of color women people from working class backgrounds and people who identify as LGBTQ are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.
We encourage you to reach out to if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!
Benefits
SEZP offers a competitive salary package commensurate with experience. SLAsin SEZP qualify for benefits (sick days retirement health insurance etc.) offered to otherstaff in the Springfield Public Schools.
Positions will be filled on a rolling basis; applicants are encouraged to apply withany questions.
About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership
While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS) the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of thenearly 5000 students in ourseventeen middle and high schools.
As a zone of schools within the city of Springfield SEZPs approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers unionwhileharnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result each school within SEZP is accorded significantschool-based autonomies - in curriculum talent calendar schedule and budget while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized all of our work SEZP is in pursuit of equityand anti-racism acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working todisrupttheseprovisiongaps urgently and courageously.
NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT
The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation sex characteristics sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct genetic information ancestry age disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race color sex gender identity sex characteristics sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct religion national origin or sexual orientation disability or homelessness.
NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination including sex-based harassment in any education program or activity that it operates as required by Title IX and its regulations including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator the U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights at or both.
The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie OSullivan Senior Administrator of Human Resources 1550 Main Street Springfield MA 01103 ext. 55428.
Springfield Public Schools sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX please refer to
Employment Type
Full-Time
