Title: Speech and Language Pathologist
Pay scale: Based on the NBTA Contract
Start Date: August 27, 2025
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. 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. 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
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
Employment Term: This is a probationary position.
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.