Full-Time School Speech-Language Pathologist: Impactful Role

Hiawatha 426; Kirkland (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiawatha CUSD #426 is seeking a full-time Speech Pathologist for the 2026-2027 school year. The role reports to the Director of Student Services and involves evaluating, diagnosing, and providing speech-language services within RTI and special education frameworks.

The ideal candidate holds a valid Professional Educator License with endorsement in Speech Language Pathology and demonstrates a commitment to helping all children in a collaborative school setting.

Qualifications

• Valid Professional Educator License with endorsement in Speech LanguagePathology.
• Demonstrated desire to help all children.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• General responsibilities include working cooperatively with families, schools, and communities.
• Fosters a positive educational environment that contributes to the growth and development of all children, especially those who are at-risk or disabled.
• Conducts evaluations, provides direct services, as well as support services, within RTI and special education framework.
• Provides prevention, assessment, and remediation services for students who exhibit difficulties in the areas of language, speech, voice, and fluency.
• Provides screening, identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, intervention, and follow-up services for speech and/or language disorders of: speech, including articulation, fluency and voice language, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, and disorders of receptive and expressive communication.
• Creates goals and benchmarks or short-term objectives to enable students to meet expectations for learning.
• Interprets and uses assessment data for the purpose of making appropriate modifications in the learning environment and planning effective interventions.
• Accesses and employs a wide range of information and technology to enhance student learning.
• Assists in determining the least restrictive environment to provide services based upon the needs of individual students.
• Plans, selects, uses and adjusts as necessary; instructional content, materials, resources, and strategies based upon age, ability, cultural, linguistic, and gender differences of the student.

Skills

SLP license

Child advocacy

Alternative qualifications

Job description

Hiawatha CUSD #426 is seeking a full-time Speech Pathologist for the 2026-2027 school year. The role reports to the Director of Student Services and involves evaluating, diagnosing, and providing speech-language services within RTI and special education frameworks.

The ideal candidate holds a valid Professional Educator License with endorsement in Speech Language Pathology and demonstrates a commitment to helping all children in a collaborative school setting.