Speech-Language Pathologist

Biddeford Schools; Biddeford (ME); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance: Medical, Dental, and Vision

Professional Development

403 B Retirement Options

PTO time offered

Job summary

An educational institution in Maine is seeking a full-time Speech and Language Pathologist for grades K-12. The role involves assessing communication skills, collaborating with teams, and developing treatment plans to support students with communication disorders. Candidates must have a valid state license and a Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology. Benefits include health insurance and a 403 B retirement plan.

Qualifications

• Valid Speech Pathologist license as issued by the Maine State Board of Examiners.
• Criminal History Record Check (CHRC) on file with the Maine Department of Education.
• Successful experience working with appropriate grade levels is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess children's communication skills to identify communication disorders.
• Collaborate with various groups to provide compliance services.
• Develop treatment plans to minimize communication disorder impacts.

Skills

Assessing communication skills

Collaborating with individuals

Developing treatment plans

Education

Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Biddeford and Dayton Schools & Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative

Biddeford and Dayton Schools & Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative

• Position Type: Special Services/ Speech and Language Pathologist
• Date Posted: 9/24/2025
• Location: Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative

Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative is seeking:

Speech and Language Pathologist for grades K -12

We are seeking Speech Language Pathologist. This is a full time position. SMAC is an inter-district agency providing special education services to children from preschool through grade 12, throughout the state of Maine. We are part of a state-wide initiative fostering collaboration between districts to fill special service provider shortages, achieving efficiencies for schools and cost-savings for taxpayers. Our team of SLP’s, Psychologists, Special Educators, and Behavioral Health Professionals serve Maine's young learners in districts from Kittery to Madawaska.

Brief Job Duties:

• Assessing children’s communication skills for the purpose of identifying communication disorders, determining program eligibility and developing recommendations for treatment.
• Collaborating with a variety of groups and/or individuals for the purpose of communicating information, resolving issues and providing services in compliance with established guidelines.
• Developing and implementing treatment plans, interventions and/or educational materials for the purpose of minimizing the adverse impact of communication disorders in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Certification/License:

• Valid Speech Pathologist license as issued by the Maine State Board of Examiners on Speech Pathology and Audiology.
• Criminal History Record Check (CHRC), which includes Fingerprints on file with the Maine Department of Education.

Education:

Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology and a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.

Experience:

Successful prior experience working with the appropriate grade levels is preferred, but not required.

Benefits include:

• Health insurance: Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Professional Development
• 403 B Retirement Options
• Follow CDS academic year with major holidays & school vacations off
• PTO time offered

NOTE: Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative employees are not eligible for Maine State Retirement, but are eligible to participate in a 403(b) retirement plan. For more information about Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative, please visit Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative.

Live and Work in the Biddeford, Maine Community

• Located along the Atlantic coastline with miles of beaches
• Views of the Saco River to its west
• Less than 20 minutes south of the Greater Portland Area
• It is less than two hours north of Boston.
• Home to a growing population of diverse residents
• Maine's youngest city, with a median age of 29 in the historic downtown

The School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district shall actively work to have the teacher and administrator workforce reflect the student body's diversity.

The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the most vital commitment to quality education, and the greatest probability of effectively implementing the learning program. Therefore, selections will be made without consideration on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, parental status, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, membership in an employee organization, military service, political affiliation, and any other state or federal prohibitions. For this policy, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.

Criminal Background Check

All employees of Maine schools must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. Please create a Department of Education log-in and make an appointment for a fingerprinting appointment at https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting.

Please see other Job Openings at :

• Biddeford Schools
• Dayton School
• Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative

Postings current as of 11/13/2025 2:34:22 PM CST.

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