Speech and Language Pathologist - Districtwide - 25/26

Title: Full-Time Speech and Language Pathologist - Districtwide

Reports to: Building Principals and Director of Student Services

Work Year: 2025-2026 School Year

Salary: Teacher’s Contract

Position Description

The speech language pathologist will address the needs of individuals with speech, voice or language disorders, and support the staff that is also responsible for these students in the area of communication. This person will work with students with and without IEPs, who have been identified as, or are suspected of having speech-language impairment, and those for whom speech and language services are deemed necessary. Collaboration among programs and buildings. This position could be housed at one or more school buildings, which could include preschool.

Education Requirements:

State of Connecticut licensure and certification (061);

ASHA CCC-SLP

• Conduct comprehensive speech, language, voice, and fluency evaluations using standardized and informal assessment tools;
• Participate in multidisciplinary evaluations, including those for initial eligibility, reevaluation, and early childhood screening;
• Write clear, data-driven evaluation reports that align with CT State guidelines and best practices;
• Interpret assessment results for parents, teachers, and other team members.
  
  

• Collaborate with IEP teams to determine eligibility for SLP services;
• Develop individualized, measurable IEP goals based on assessment data and student needs;
• Determine appropriate service delivery models (e.g., pull-out, push-in, consultative) based on student strengths and needs.
  
  

• Provide direct therapy to students with identified SLP needs in accordance with IEP goals;
• Provide services across a range of settings, including self-contained classrooms, general education classrooms;
• Support communication needs of students with complex needs, including augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
  
  

• Collaborate regularly with classroom teachers, special education staff, interventionists, and related service providers;
• Provide classroom strategies, accommodations, and supports to promote language development and generalization of skills;
• Consult with families to share progress, home carryover strategies, and resources;
  
  

• Stay current on best practices in speech-language pathology, educational law, and language development;
• Attend professional development workshops and in-service training;
• Maintain licensure and certification requirements (state license, ASHA CCC-SLP, etc.).
  
  

• Provide culturally and linguistically responsive services to diverse student populations;
• Prioritize caseload to meet IEP timelines and student needs;
• Communicate clearly and effectively with students, staff, and families;
  
  
• Demonstrate flexibility in managing a dynamic caseload and adapting to changing student needs;
• Promote inclusive practices and support student participation in the general education curriculum;
• Use data to inform practice;
• Uphold confidentiality and ethical standards as defined by ASHA and state regulations.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the a particular part of the day.

Interested applicants should apply online through the North Haven Public Schools website, . Please apply via . Hardcopy or emailed applications will not be accepted. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

North Haven Public Schools does not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state and/or federal nondiscrimination laws.