Speech and Language Pathologist

MCHENRY COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 15

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Job Title: Speech and Language Pathologist SCHOOL: District REPORTS TO: Building Principal CERTIFICATION: Current and Valid Illinois Professional Educator License TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 180 Day Position – Full Time START DATE: 2026-2027 School Year Minimum Qualifications / Required Skills Current and Valid Illinois Speech Language Pathologist Teaching or Non-Teaching Endorsement. Master’s degree required from a program accredited by the American Speech-Language Association. Able to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. Responsibilities / Duties Provide support services to elementary school students. Coordinate or serve as a member of a diagnostic team and educational planning and placement committee. Serve as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement. Collaborate with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy suggestions for students’ daily activities. Assist and guide teachers in observing, describing and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments. Perform casework services with parents as an integral part of assisting students. Increase parents’ understanding and participation in resolving their child’s needs and informing them of appropriate resources available. Responsible for writing and implementing individual education plans and have familiarity with response to intervention. Ability to make home visits for the purpose of gathering information on a student’s background and needed interventions. Maintain accurate and timely records for the purpose of monitoring student progress. Assess student progress towards targets and standards for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration throughout the learning process. Communicate and collaborate with instructional staff, school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes. Understand various formal and informal assessment strategies and use them to support the continuous development of students. Perform such other appropriate duties as may be assigned by the building principal. Pay and Benefits Salary will be commensurate with professional training and experience according to salary schedule. Full health insurance program with major medical. Life insurance. Tuition reimbursement for approved graduate programs of study. #J-18808-Ljbffr McHenry School District 15