Speech & Language Pathologist

Amherst-Pelham Regional School District; Amherst (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amherst-Pelham Regional School District in Amherst, MA is seeking a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist to support secondary students. The role provides direct services addressing language, fluency, articulation, and social communication, in collaboration with general education and other specialists.

The successful candidate will hold SLP licenses and MA DESE certification (All levels). Bilingual EN/ES is highly preferable but not required.

Qualifications

• Must hold SLP licenses.
• MA DESE SLP certification (All levels).
• Bilingual EN/ES highly preferable but not required.
• Experience in public schools preferred but not required.
• Strong collaboration and data-driven planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct speech-language pathology services to secondary students.
• Develop and implement therapy plans, treatment, and progress notes.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments; participate in IEP meetings; write IEPs and progress reports.
• Deliver services in General Education settings, service providers' offices, or in collaboration with others.
• Collaborate in a transdisciplinary model of intervention across curricula.
• Contribute to Medicaid billing documentation as applicable.

Skills

SLP Licenses

Mass. SLP Certification

Bilingual EN/ES preferred

Job description

Speech & Language Pathologist

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Job Details

Job ID: 5917944
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 08, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

The Amherst Regional Public School District is seeking a full-time speech-language pathologist to work with secondary students.

• Provide direct services to address a wide range of needs i.e., receptive and expressive language, fluency, voice, articulation, aural rehabilitation, oral motor intervention, auditory processing, social communication, etc. to individual and small groups of students.
• Provide therapy, treatment planning and implementation, and consultation.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and reports, participate in IEP Team meetings, write IEPs, write progress reports and complete any applicable Medicaid billing documentation.
• Provide direct speech and language services in the general education setting, service provider’s office and/or in collaboration with other service providers.
• Provide speech and language services through a collaborative, transdisciplinary model of intervention across the curriculum.
• Functions as a member of the diagnostic team by providing comprehensive differential diagnosis, assessment, and educational planning and services for students with speech, language, and communication disorders.

Highly qualified candidates will possess the following:

• Experience with assistive technologies and augmentative communication
• Experience with mild/moderate to severe special needs and atypical learning profiles
• Experience with a diverse population of students within a multicultural school/community
• Strong ability to work as a member of a professional learning community and multi-disciplinary team
• Strong ability to multitask and work within a fast-paced environment focused on student learning and measurable outcomes
• Experience with and commitment to inclusion that benefits students academically and social/emotionally
• Experience with administering and interpreting formal and informal assessments, as well as strong interpretation and report-writing skills
• Highly effective executive function skills, including being well organized, strong time management skills, and able to work independently to meet timelines
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills that promote and encourage collaboration with colleagues, parents, and administrators
• Strong ability to support and work collaboratively with paraprofessional staff
• Maintain currency in the field and emphasize the role and use of data in treatment and program planning
• Experience with interpreting/ performing culturally and linguistically informed/ bilingual-informed assessments to determine language difference versus disability

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS (Skills/Experience/Education)

• Speech & Language Pathologist licenses by the applicable oversight boards (Board of Health).
• Current Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education certification/license as a Speech Language Pathologist, All levels.

Bilingual speech pathologists (English/Spanish) are highly preferable but not required.

Experience in a public school setting is highly preferable but not required.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories

Student Services > Speech/Language Pathologist

Welcome to Amherst-Pelham Regional School District

The mission of our schools is to provide all students with a high quality education that enables them to be contributing members of a multi-ethnic, multicultural society. We seek to create an environment that achieves equity for all students and ensures that each student is a successful learner, is fully respected and learns to respect others. Our teachers, schools, and our community-at-large play an essential part of that mission.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Amherst Public, Amherst-Pelham Regional and Pelham Public School Districts prohibits discrimination against employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, genetic information and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment.

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Damany Gordon , Diversity & Equity Specialist
• 170 Chestnut Street
• Amherst, Massachusetts 01002
• Phone: [phone]
• Fax: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]