| Location | Watertown, CT |
TO:
All
District
Staff
FROM:
Lisa
M.
Fekete
Superintendent
of
Schools
RE:
ANNOUNCEMENT
OF
VACANCY
DATE:
September 1, 2026 LTS-Speech
and
Language
Pathologist
Position
Title:
Long
Term
Substitute
and
Language
Pathologist
Location:
John
Trumbull
Primary
School
Position
Reports
To:
Director
of
Special
Education
and
Related
Services
and/or
Building
Administrator
Job
ID:
#2640
Internal
Close
Date:
September
8,
2026
External
Close
Date:
September
22,
2026
Anticipated
Start
Date:
September
16,
2026
through
April
2027
(anticipated)
Required
Certifications
&
Qualifications
Licensed by the Connecticut State Department of Health as a Speech and Language Pathologist Connecticut
State
Department
of
Education
Certification,
#061
Preferred
Qualifications
Ability
to
organize
and
coordinate
work
Knowledge
of
differentiated
instruction
based
upon
student
strengths
and
challenges
Ability
to
communicate
effectively
with
students
and
parents
Ability
to
establish
and
maintain
cooperative
working
relationships
with
others
Experience
working
with
students
including
academic
content,
lesson
modification,
and
delivery
of services within an inclusive environment
Experience
using
assistive
technology:
hardware
and
software
Essential
Skills,
Knowledge
Performance
Abilities
Supports
students
in
acquiring
an
appropriate
level
of
communication
skills
for
success
Provides
consultation
to
classroom
teachers
to
help
students
to
generalize
skills
learned
at
the clinician level
Conducts
diagnostic
assessments
and
evaluation
of
students
referred
to
special
education
for
the purpose of identifying learning challenges and developing goals that maximize learning
Partners
with
parents
of
children
receiving
speech
and
language
services
to
provide
ongoing communication and support
Participates
as
part
of
a
multi-disciplinary
team
in
Planning
and
Placement
Team
(PPT)
meetings
Writes
and
implements
an
Individual
Educational
Program
(IEP)
and
provides
ongoing
evaluation
of progress toward the goals and objectives of the IEP
Implements
assistive
technology
plans
Provides
consultation
on
the
use
of
assistive
technology
to
staff
and
parents
Additional
Duties
Perform
all
other
duties
that
may
be
assigned
by
the
Director
of
Special
Education
and
Related
Services
and/or
the
Building
Administrator
Terms
of
Employment
$122
Substitute
Rate
per
day
for
the
first
10
consecutive
days
$278.54
per
day
starting
on
the
11
day
Potential
for
salary
lane
change
in
the
41st
consecutive
day
upon
proof
of
MA
or
MA-6th
Year
Degree
Work
Schedule
Monday
Time:
8:30am
All
application
materials
must
be
submitted
online,
through
Applitrack;
should
you
have
any
difficulty
in
submitting
your
online
application
please
contact
(860)945-4813.
reserves
the
right
to
close
the
posting
if
a
suitable
candidate
is
found
prior
to
the
external
closing
date.
Jennifer
Galik
Cc:
Lisa
Fekete
Cecily
Edwards
Laure
Meka
Replacing:
Nadia
DeSimone
(fmla)
Repost
from
#2596
Repost
from
#2608