This position begins with the 2025-2026 school year and is Part-Time.
Position Objective
To provide data and participate as a member of District teams to help students resolve such speech and language problems as interfere with their adjustments to school and their capacity to enjoy the fullest benefits of the education offered to them.
Essential Functions:
Acts as a case manager for “speech-only” case study evaluations
Screens and evaluates children to identify those with speech/language disorders
Develops appropriate therapy materials for school and/or home
Determines appropriate evaluation methods to address referral concerns
Completes and submits all required paperwork and reports in a timely manner
Serves on assigned schools’ RTI problem solving team
Participates in staffing, parent-teacher conferences, teacher’s meetings, school open houses and/or other district meetings
Conducts and/or participates in Eligibility/IEP conferences
Schedules times and notifies all participants of Eligibility/IEP conferences
Determines caseload and schedules children in individual or group therapy sessions as appropriate to the children’s need and IEP
Maintains ethical communication and standards
Maintains ethical and professional assessment standards
Keep appraised of current rules and regulations in the areas of special education and speech language pathology. Understands public laws which affect education process
Provides services that are reflective of the multicultural sensitivities of students and their families
Additional Functions:
Provides assistance/training in behavior management techniques
Assists with methods of curriculum instruction, adaptions/modifications
Provides in-service as needs arise in assigned area
Attends or participates in professional growth opportunities
Participates in district committees as necessary and appropriate
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Master’s degree or higher in speech pathology required
Illinois Professional Educator License with Speech Language Pathologist endorsement required
1+ year experience preferred
Competencies:
Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents
Adaptable to different work scenarios and schedules. Able to prioritize efforts in order to achieve a student-focused solution
Able to work in various team-oriented work groups to come to a student-focused solution
Working conditions
Mental Demands: calculating, comparing, evaluation, interpreting, organizing, consulting, analyzing, planning, documenting, specifying, coordinating, implementing, and presenting
Physical Demands: bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, reaching, sitting for prolonged periods of time, standing, walking, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, repetitive motions, talking, hearing and visual acuity, ability to read and write, ability to speak and understand the English language. Must be able to lift an individual student
