Anticipated Speech and Language Pathologist

Marion City School District

Marion (OH)

On-site

USD 48,000 - 90,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Marion City School District in Marion, Ohio, invites applications for an Anticipated Speech and Language Pathologist opening for the 2026-2027 school year.

The district seeks a certified professional under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent of Academics/Director of Special Education, with a full-time schedule, salary and benefits per negotiated agreement.

Qualifications

Degree(s) required in area of major study.
Certificate, license, or other legal credential required.
Alternatives to the above qualifications considered by the Board.

Responsibilities

Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech and language handicapped children.
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 handicapped children at regular intervals and at specified levels.
Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
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 suggestions for the student’s daily activities.
Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services.
Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services.
Complies case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early development history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.
Prepares and administers the annual budget for speech therapy services.
Performs other duties as assigned by the superintendent.
Ensure the saftey of students.

Education

Degree(s) required in area of major study.

Certificate, license, or other legal credential required.

Alternatives to the above qualifications considered.

Job description

Anticipated Speech and Language Pathologist

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Job Details

Job ID: 5891173

Application Deadline: Aug 27, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 18, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Job Description

MARION CITY SCHOOLS

Marion, Ohio

August 18, 2026

POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Anticipated Opening for the 2026-2027 School Year

Title

Speech and Language Pathologist

Department

Academics

Responsible To

Assistant Superintendent of Academics/Director of Special Education

Qualifications

Certificate, license, or other legal credential required.

Degree(s) required in area of major study.

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Terms of Employment

Full time, salary, and benefits per negotiated agreement.

Ranges from 48,375 to 89,584

Job Goal

To reduce or eliminate speech and language impediments that interfere with the individual student’s ability to derive full benefit from the district’s educational program.

Performance Responsibilitie

Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech and language handicapped children.
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 handicapped children at regular intervals and at specified levels.
Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
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 suggestions for the student’s daily activities.
Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvements.
Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school‑provided speech services.
Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services.
Complies case history data on those cases where additional family history, health history, early development history, and environmental history are deemed appropriate.
Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.
Prepares and administers the annual budget for speech therapy services.
Performs other duties as assigned by the superintendent.
Ensure the saftey of students.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities

Maintain appropriate licenses/endorsements and training hours as required.
Comply with applicable District, state, local and federal laws, rules and regulations.
Adhere to all standards established by the Ohio Department of Education for Licensed Educators.
Maintain good attendance and punctuality.
Maintain knowledge of academic area, teaching methodology and strategies to engage students.
Ability to work effectively with others.
Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

Exhibit professional behavior, emotional stability and sound judgement.
Maintain confidentiality and respect for confidential information at all times.
Establish and maintain cooperative relationships.
Attends meetings, professional development and serves on staff committees as required.
Interacts in a positive manner with staff, students and parents.
Refer suspected cases of child abuse immediately to the appropriate child protective services/law enforcement agency as mandated by state law and Board of Education policy.
Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation.
Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect district equipment, materials and facilities.
Plans purposeful assignments for educational assistants (para-professionals), volunteers and student teachers.

Note

The above lists are not ranked in order of importance.

Conduct

Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non‑prescribed controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.

Each staff member shall serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings. Each staff members has a legal responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Marion City Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the Marion City Schools Board of Education that the best qualified applicant shall be selected for each position without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, political affiliation, disabling or military status. No person shall be denied employment solely because of any impairment which is unrelated to the ability to participate in activities involved in the position or program for which application has been made.

*This job description identifies primary responsibilities and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and activities. This job description is subject to change in response to student demographics, staffing factors, funding variables, modified operating procedures, program/curriculum changes as directed by the Superintendent of Marion City Schools.

Position Type

Full-Time

Job Categories

Special Education > Speech/Language Pathologist

Job Requirements