Sr. Speech Language Specialist (Temporary)

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $37 - $41 per Hour

💻 Instructional Design

🗓️ September 29th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Sr. Speech Language Specialist (Temporary). The role involves assessing the communication, feeding, and social needs of students at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, implementing therapeutic interventions, and collaborating with parents, teachers, and school district teams to support individualized education plans. The specialist also provides direct and indirect therapy services and assists with behavioral programs for students with severe behavior challenges.

Highlights

Conduct comprehensive assessments of language, communication, feeding, and social needs of students at DDDC.
Analyze diagnostic data from standardized/non-standardized tests and observations.
Develop and implement specific therapeutic intervention programs.
Provide direct and indirect therapy services; monitor and document student progress.
Participate in IEP meetings and parent conferences.
Consult regularly with parents, teachers, and Child Study Teams to coordinate educational goals.
Assist in behavioral programs for students with severe behavior challenges.
Required: Master’s degree in speech language pathology accredited by ASHA and eligibility for New Jersey Speech-Language Specialist certification.
Preferred: Experience with autism, applied behavior analysis, augmentative communication, and possession of ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence.
Salary range: $36.50 to $41.04 per hour for this full-time temporary appointment.