SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Chicago Heights School District 170; Chicago Heights (IL); On-site; USD 49,144 - 53,095; Full time

Job summary

SCHOOL DISTRICT 170 in Chicago Heights, Illinois is seeking a Speech/Language Pathologist to provide school-based services. A valid Public Educator License with an SLP endorsement is required, with focus on prevention, assessment, and remediation of language, speech, voice, and fluency disorders to help students meet educational goals.

The role emphasizes leadership, advocacy, collaboration with teachers and families, and comprehensive therapy planning within the school setting.

Qualifications

• Valid PEL with an SLP endorsement.
• Experience working as a school-based speech-language pathologist is preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration with teachers and families.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a resource to school staff in developing a balanced speech/language program.
• Provides therapy to meet individual speech, language, and hearing needs.
• observes, describes, and refers suspected speech-language impairments.
• Performs thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, language, and fluency issues.
• Screens for speech handicaps and guides referrals to community specialists.
• Develops individualized therapy plans and collaborates with teachers for daily activities.
• Provides information and counseling to parents and families as appropriate.
• Keeps ongoing records and maintains referrals and outside resources.
• Assumes responsibility for equipment and supply management.

Skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

PEL with SLP endorsement

Job description

SCHOOL DISTRICT 170

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS

TITLE: Speech/Language Pathologist

QUALIFICATIONS: Valid PEL (Public Educator License) with an SLP endorsement.

JOB SUMMARY: Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school-based speech-language pathologists provide prevention, assessment, and remediation services for students who exhibit difficulties in the area of language, speech, voice, and fluency. These services are designed to help children meet their educational goals.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary, benefits, and work year as established in the Teachers’ Contract.

PENSION: TRS

SALARY RANGE: $49,144-$53,095; salary commensurate with experience and credentials.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech/language improvement.
• Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech, language and hearing 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, hearing, fluency 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 student’s needs and correct existing speech and/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 directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services.
• Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.

09/19/25