Speech-Language Pathologist

Speech-Language Pathologist

Skiatook Public Schools is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist for the 2025-2026 school year.

Position Title: Speech-Language Pathologist

Site: District

Reports To: Site Administrator/Special Services Director

Supervises: SLP assistants.

Position Summary: To work in cooperation with appropriate district administrators, teachers, parents and students. The Speech-Language Pathologist shall be responsible for providing diagnostic and intervention services for students with speech, language and hearing disorders, helping students to access the general education curriculum.

Required: Master's degree and a valid Oklahoma State Department of Education certification in Speech-Language Pathology; Oklahoma State Board licensure in Speech-Language Pathology. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certification.

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.
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certification (Clinical Fellowship Year considered);
• Knowledge of speech and language needs of individuals from 3 – 21 years.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provided speech-language evaluations for students referred by school personnel, parents, and coordinating agencies.
• Recommend appropriate placement and service delivery for students eligible to receive speech-language services.
• Provide appropriate speech-language management of communicative disorders.
• Refer for additional speech-language evaluation and consultation when indicated.
• Provide consultative services to school staff by sharing and demonstrating specific techniques and working with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate relevant and consistent interventions for targeted students.
• Attend professional meetings, in-services, and workshops that provide information regarding communication disorders.
• Develop and implement Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students with speech/language impairments and assist with IEPs for students with speech/language as a related service.
• Provide opportunities for student observation and supervise graduate students during their clinical practicum from state colleges and universities.
• Maintain and submit information/records including progress reports for all students.
• Additional duties that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Language and Grammar Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to compose and write grammatically correct correspondence and memos.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, schedule form, or blueprint form.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fume or airborne particles. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts, extreme cold (including outdoors), extreme heat (including direct sunlight), risk of electrical shock and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment will vary from somewhat loud to extremely loud.

To ensure continuity of services, a different work location may be necessary in the event of a health crisis or disruptive situation that requires the closing of school and/or office buildings. An employee's eligibility for a varied work location will be determined by the superintendent of schools. Expectations and guidelines for this change will be distributed by the employee's supervisor, based on his/her role and responsibilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Employee may occasionally be required to supervise a varying number of employees in the overall direction, coordination, and completion of tasks as assigned.

Disclaimer: Please note that job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair hiring and pay decisions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skiatook Public Schools offers competitive pay and benefits including paid holidays and health benefits. Starting salary will be based on applicant qualifications and/or work history. The district's salary scale can be found at:

The district also provides on-site daycare for staff members.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the passing a felony criminal background check and approval by the Board of Education.

Title 1 District - Skiatook Public Schools is a Title 1 district. Under the Teacher Loan Forgiveness (TLF) Program, if you teach full time for five complete and consecutive academic years in a low-income school or educational service agency, and meet other qualifications, you may be eligible for forgiveness of up to $17,500 on your Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans and your Subsidized and Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans. Additional information may be found at

It is the policy of Skiatook Public Schools to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender expression or identity, national origin, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, age, or genetic information.