Urgently Require Full-Time Speech Language Pathologist in Illinois

Job title: Full-Time Speech Language Pathologist
Company: Dunlap School District #323
Job description: This position begins with the 2023-2024 school year and is a benefited, full-time position.

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

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Location: Illinois

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