BIL SPEECH THERAPIST

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

Job summary

A public school district in Illinois is seeking a Bilingual Speech Therapist to support students with oral communication challenges. This role involves assessment, consultation with parents, and collaboration with academic staff to create effective intervention strategies. Candidates must possess relevant certifications and a Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. The position requires teamwork and the ability to work in busy environments, ensuring quality service delivery to students and parents.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed Speech Language Pathologist.
• Requires ability to manage caseload for diverse student needs.
• Experience in developing IEPs and collaborating with educators.

Responsibilities

• Consult with parents and staff to address communication issues.
• Assess and evaluate student needs through various methods.
• Manage intervention plans and documentation of progress.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Assessment and evaluation

Data collection

Education

Master’s degree or higher in Speech Language Pathology

Illinois Certificate with Speech and Language Pathology endorsement

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Speech Language Pathologist License

Job description

• Position Type: Related Services/ Bilingual Speech Therapist


• Date Posted: 7/1/2025


• Location: Oakhill Elementary


• 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 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.

Terms of Employment

• Nine-month position (184 work days).