Speech-Language Pathologist

Position Type:
Special Services/Speech and Language Pathologist

Date Posted:
9/24/2025

Location:
Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative
Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative is seeking:

Speech and Language Pathologist for grades K -12

We are seeking Speech Language Pathologist. This is a full time position. SMAC is an inter-district agency providing special education services to children from preschool through grade 12, throughout the state of Maine. We are part of a state-wide initiative fostering collaboration between districts to fill special service provider shortages, achieving efficiencies for schools and cost-savings for taxpayers. Our team of SLP's, Psychologists, Special Educators, and Behavioral Health Professionals serve Maine's young learners in districts from Kittery to Madawaska.

Join the Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative (SMAC) and experience the flexibility to shape your career while making a meaningful impact on students from preschool through grade 12. This full-time position offers the opportunity to serve the 4-year old population in a supportive team environment.

At SMAC, you'll be part of a dynamic team of Speech-Language Pathologists, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Special Educators, and Behavioral Health Professionals. Our collaborative approach ensures that every team member is valued and empowered to share expertise, resources, and innovative practices. As our mission, SMAC fosters inter-district collaboration to address special service provider shortages, delivering efficiencies for schools and cost-savings for communities.

Enjoy the benefits of a flexible work environment, a strong sense of camaraderie, and the chance to grow professionally while serving Maine's youngest learners. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a team-oriented setting, SMAC is the place for you.

Brief Job Duties:
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:

1. Assessing children's communication skills for the purpose of identifying communication disorders, determining program eligibility and developing recommendations for treatment.
2. Collaborating with a variety of groups and/or individuals for the purpose of communicating information, resolving issues and providing services in compliance with established guidelines.
3. Developing and implementing treatment plans, interventions and/or educational materials for the purpose of minimizing the adverse impact of communication disorders in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Certification/License:

1. Valid Speech Pathologist license as issued by the Maine State Board of Examiners on Speech Pathology and Audiology.

2. Criminal History Record Check (CHRC), which includes Fingerprints on file with the Maine Department of Education

Education:
Master's Degree in Speech/Language Pathology and a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.

Experience:
Successful prior experience working with the appropriate grade levels is preferred, but not required.

Benefits include:

• Health insurance: Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Professional Development
• 403 B Retirement Options
• Follow CDS academic year with major holidays & school vacations off
• PTO time offered
• Mileage reimbursement
• NOTE: Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative employees are not eligible for Maine State Retirement, but are eligible to participate in a 403(b) retirement plan.
  For more information about Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative, please visit Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative
  Live and Work in the Biddeford, Maine Community
• Located along the Atlantic coastline with miles of beaches
• Views of the Saco River to its west
• Less than 20 minutes south of the Greater Portland Area
• It is less than two hours north of Boston.
• Home to a growing population of diverse residents
• Picturesque downtown
• Maine's youngest city, with a median age of 29 in the historic downtown
• Thriving economy
• Many recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking, biking, public parks, and kayaking

Equal Opportunity

The School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district shall actively work to have the teacher and administrator workforce reflect the student body's diversity.

The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the most vital commitment to quality education, and the greatest probability of effectively implementing the learning program.
Therefore, selections will be made without consideration on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, parental status, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, membership in an employee organization, military service, political affiliation, and any other state or federal prohibitions.
For this policy, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.

Criminal Background Check
All employees of Maine schools must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. Please create a Department of Education log-in and make an appointment for a fingerprinting appointment at

Please see other Job Openings at :
Biddeford Schools
Dayton School
Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative