BIL SPEECH THERAPIST

Illinois School District U-46; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A school district in Illinois is seeking a qualified Speech and Language Pathologist to work with students, parents, and staff in addressing and remediating communication disorders. The successful candidate will manage a diverse caseload, develop IEPs, and engage in collaborative practices within a busy school environment. Essential qualifications include an Illinois license and a Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. This position has a work schedule of 184 days per year and requires a dynamic and adaptable approach to educational support.

Qualifications

• Illinois Certificate with Speech and Language Pathology endorsement required.
• Master’s degree or higher in Speech Language Pathology is essential.
• Must hold a license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Responsibilities

• Work with parents, students, and staff to identify and evaluate communication problems.
• Manage a caseload of students and document progress.
• Develop individualized education plans (IEPs) for students.

Skills

Collaboration in a team setting

Effective communication

Data collection and interpretation

Consultation and training

Education

Illinois Certificate with Speech and Language Pathology endorsement (Type 73 or Type 10 or Type 03/09)

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Speech Language Pathologist License

Master's degree or higher in Speech Language Pathology

Job description

Position Type: Related Services/ Bilingual (Spanish) Speech Therapist

Date Posted: 7/1/2025

Location: Larkin High School

Date Available: 08/06/2025

Position / Title: Speech and Language Pathologist

Bargaining Unit: ETA

Department/Location: Special Education

Work Days: 184

Reports To: Assistant Director of Special Education

JD Revision Date: 06-14-2023

Supervises: N/A

Function / Position Summary

To work with parents, students, and staff in order to prevent, identify, evaluate and remediate a wide range of oral communication problems, including articulation, voice, fluency and language disorders.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Prevention can include consultation, in-service training, and speaking with parents and parent groups.
• Identification can include pre-referral (student support teams), screenings, and referrals for the evaluation process.
• Assessment may include data collection through standardized or non-standardized measures, interpretation, report writing, sharing results with parents and staff, determining eligibility for services, and developing IEP’s.
• Intervention can include caseload management (scheduling), direct remediation within the educational setting, pull-out services, consulting on academic and social issues, developing ongoing goals, documenting progress, collaborating with classroom teachers, and holding annual review meetings.
• Completing caseload records for special education funding.
• Maintaining student IEP's and evaluations on a web-based computer program.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.

Education

• Illinois Certificate with Speech and Language Pathology endorsement (Type 73 or Type 10 or Type 03/09).
• Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Speech Language Pathologist License.
• Master’s degree or higher in Speech Language Pathology.

Environmental Conditions

• Must work in noisy and crowded environments.
• Indoors or outdoors in a busy school environment.
• Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
• May be required to leave main work site to attend meetings.
• Public contact requiring appropriate business-like apparel.

Physical Demands

• Requires prolonged sitting or standing.
• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials.
• Occasional stooping, bending, and reaching.

Postings current as of 2/19/2026 10:33:16 PM CST.