SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

2024-2025 School Year

Applicants selected will be subject to security background investigation and must meet and maintain eligibility and suitability requirements.

People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
Learn more about the Lincoln Public Schools at https://www.lincnet.org/employment

Primary Purpose

To assess and treat students with speech, language, voice and fluency disorders within the educational setting.

Contractual Relationship

Reports to Administrator for Student Services and Building Principal

Organizational Relationship

Reports to the Administrator for Student Services and the Building Principal.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Selects, administers and interprets speech/language evaluations. Uses evaluation results and/or data to determine strengths and concerns in the areas of speech, voice, fluency, pragmatics, language and oral motor skills in order to develop appropriate student speech/language therapy goals.
2. Develops and adheres to weekly speech/language therapy schedule of services and prepares materials and therapy space for instructional activities.
3. Provides high quality direct IEP/504 team-determined speech/language therapy services that are strength-based and child-centered.
4. Participates in Child Find screenings
5. Assisting and guiding teachers in observing, describing and referring suspected and identified speech and language delays/disorders.
6. Maintains thorough confidential documentation of speech-language therapy sessions
7. Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team and participates in the student support team, IEP, staffing and eligibility meetings as required.
8. Develops Individual Education Programs for students receiving speech/language therapy services and implements therapy sessions that target IEP goals.
9. Pursues continuing education opportunities that facilitate relevant and appropriate professional growth in order to maintain professional certification/licensure.
10. Collaborates/communicates with school staff, parents and community service providers to ensure that students’ skills are generalized across settings.
11. Keeps current with developments in the field by participating in professional opportunities.
12. Prepares for scheduled sessions and has written evidence of preparation upon request.
13. Assists in designing, developing and implementing alternate communication systems and strategies. 
14. Able to provide information concernign the nature, purpose and outcome of speech/lnaguage therapy services to students, parents and professionals.
15. Other duties as assigned by the Administrator for Student Services and the building Principal

Qualifications

• State of Massachusetts Speech, Audiology and Hearing Licensure
• Certificate of Clinical Competence
• State of Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Speech and Language Teacher.
• School based experience preferred.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills and an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Be committed to meeting the needs of a diverse student population.

Lincoln, Massachusetts

Lincoln is a residential suburb located 12 miles northwest of Boston. The community is rich in history with a strong tradition of citizen participation. The school district serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight. In addition to the K-8 Lincoln School, the district operates the Primary School and Middle School at Hanscom Air Force Base as well as an integrated Preschool. Lincoln has a long tradition of educational excellence and strives to offer innovative, student-centered instruction in an inclusive setting with small class sizes. As a founding member of the METCO Program, Lincoln has maintained its commitment to diversity and multi-cultural education.

Lincoln Public Schools Vision

The Lincoln Public Schools strive to cultivate all students and staff to be collaborative leaders who are critical thinkers, equity-oriented, and growth-minded, as outlined in the LPS Portait of a Learner.

The School Committee subscribes to the fullest extent to the principle of the dignity of all people and of their labors and will take action to ensure that any individual within the District who is responsible for hiring and/or personnel supervision understands that applicants are employed, assigned, and promoted without regard to their age, color, active military/veteran status, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, or housing status. Every available opportunity will be taken in order to assure that each applicant for a position is selected on the basis of qualifications, merit and ability.