Position Title

Half-time Speech Teacher (.5)

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Job Description

Title: Half-time (.5) Speech and Language Pathologist  

Pay Scale: As per the NBTA Contract 

Start date: February 10, 2025 

End date: June 30, 2025

Pay Scale: As per the NBTA Contract  

Description: North Bellmore is seeking a smart and energetic Speech and Language Pathologist to provide therapeutic support to children in our K-6 elementary schools. A Speech Pathologist is expected to conduct progress monitoring as per student IEPs, review student progress, and modify intervention programs as needed. Clinical reasoning and sound professional judgment are essential when providing services such as: screenings, evaluations, academic interventions, educational programs, transition planning, and therapeutic interventions for students with disabilities. The candidate is expected to speak, act and instruct students in a manner that is consistent with the District’s Core Values, Mission and Curricula areas.  Speech Pathologists regularly collaborate with other disciplines and services at departmental and system levels and report to the building principal(s) and the Executive Director of Pupil Personnel Services and Special Education. 

Expectations:  

• Provide a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of students with disabilities  

• Provide speech and language therapy and evaluations for language, auditory processing disorder, articulation, and voice fluency  

• Plan effectively to provide instruction which has optimal function and supports student engagement in meaningful activities   

• Provide a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing, and language impairments  

• Provide screening to identify speech-impaired children at regular intervals and at specified levels  

• Collaborate with classroom teachers and other school staff members to offer suggestions for the student's daily activities  

• Provide support to families, and collaborate with other disciplines, as needed to address goals and objectives as indicated in each student's IEP, 504 or accommodation plan    

• Keep thorough ongoing records and data collection for the individual students receiving therapy or other school provided speech services; maintain appropriate documentation regarding student services and subsequent needs  

• Serve as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement   

• Participate in EIT (Early Intervention Team) Meetings, 504 Meeting and Committee on Special Education meetings   

• Assist and guide teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments, and functional communication  

• Participate in RtI and data meetings, as needed  

• Utilize behavior management techniques  

• Write thorough and comprehensive evaluation reports, annual review reports, and progress reports  

• Develop appropriate individualized IEP goals based on student needs  

• Prepare case notes for Medicaid-eligible students  

• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal(s), Executive Director of Pupil Personnel and Special Education or their designee(s)Services, the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee  

• Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues  

• Comply with and execute all safety and security protocols/procedures for the building and district    

• Commit to continual professional growth   

• Attend all required meetings and Professional Development  

• Actively engage with the North Bellmore community in fulfilling its mission   

   

Requirements:   

• Master's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology or Communicative Disorders  

• Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities certification   

• Experience administering and scoring various assessments of speech and language including, but not limited to: CELF-3/4/5, TOLD, Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation, TACL, TAPS, PAT, CTOPP   

• PROMPT Therapy experience, preferred but not required   

• Knowledge of iPad programming, preferred but not required   

• Knowledge of oral-sensory-motor exercises, preferred but not required  

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, community members, and staff members  

EOE Employer: The North Bellmore School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions and practices on the basis of legally protected classes in accordance with Federal and State law.  

Job Category

Teacher

Job Location

Park Avenue Elementary

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