SPED Speech Language Pathologist

Starting Date: Aug 17, 2026 Job Description Speech Language Pathologist Blue Springs School District Position Summary: Public school Speech-Language Pathologist are communication specialists who work with both the general education and special education population with language handicaps, articulation deficits, dysfluencies, and voice disorders. Essential Functions: Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement. Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments. Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, and language impairments. Provides screening to identify speech for children with disabilities at regular intervals and at specified levels. Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community. Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct existing speech or language handicaps. Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggesting the student's daily activities. Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate. Other duties may be assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises students. Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education / Experience / Certificates: Master’s degree in speech‑language pathology preferred. Valid Missouri Certification as a Speech Pathologist or current licensure through the Healing Arts. Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on program and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly sit, occasionally walk and stand. Specific vision abilities required include close vision. The employee will continuously hear conversation in a quiet and/or noisy environment, and must be able to identify the source of sounds and distinguish between different auditory cues. Work Environment: Noise level is usually quiet to moderate. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well‑being and work output of students. This description includes conditions required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and is not exhaustive; additional duties may be assigned. Background Check: Employment is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre‑employment background check, which may include criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, and verification of required academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Equal Opportunity Employer. Required Testing: None. Contact Information Human Resources Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io Email: View email address on click.appcast.io #J-18808-Ljbffr