Speech Language Pathologist

West Virginia K-12 Jobs; McKeefrey (WV); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Marshall County Schools seeks a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist to provide language, speech and hearing services for students PK-AD during the 2026-2027 school year with an anticipated start January 4, 2027. The role involves screening, assessment, diagnosis and goal-based remediation in a school setting.

You will collaborate with families, teachers and health professionals, lead intervention sessions, and participate in program development and ongoing professional growth to support student

Qualifications

• Minimal qualifications include a valid WV Student Support Specialization certificate in Speech Language Pathologist PK-AD.
• Licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist through the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Responsibilities

• Provide a language, speech and hearing program to meet the needs of each involved student.
• Seek to prevent language, speech and hearing disorders through student and public education and early identification.
• Identify, assess and diagnose children's communicative needs and behaviors.
• Provide direct intervention services for language and speech disorders.
• Collaborate with parents, educators and health professionals as needed.
• Maintain professional work habits and upgrade skills.

Education

WV Student Support Specialization certificate for Speech-Language Pathologist PK-AD

Licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist, WV Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Job description

Why Work for Marshall County Schools? Click HERE to learn about our school system.

LOCATION:Washington Lands/Countywide

EMPLOYMENT TERM: 2026-2027 school year with anticipated start date of January 4, 2027.

BID PERIOD:October 15 – November 5, 2026, 4 pm. If necessary, interviews will be arranged after bid period closes.

QUALIFICATIONS: Minimal qualifications will include a valid WV Student Support Specialization certificate in Speech Language Pathologist PK-AD and licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist through the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide a language, speech and hearing program to meet the needs of each involved student in order to develop maximum competence in communication
• Seek to prevent language, speech and hearing disorders through student and public education, early identification of problems and active work with children. Such work may often involve parents, educators, and health professionals
• Provide services for children and youth who have communicative disorders:
• Identify children with communication problems by screening, survey, or referral
• Assess and diagnose child's communicative needs and behaviors
• Goal based remediation given in individual and/or group sessions
• Periodically reassess and evaluate child's goals and objectives
• Provide direct intervention services to children with:
• Language handicaps that are often the basis for academic learning disabilities
• Language, speech, and hearing disorders associated with cleft palate, cerebral palsy, intellectual impairment, emotional or behavioral disturbances, visual impairment, autistic behavior, aphasia, and other conditions
• Provide leadership and support in his/her area of responsibility
• Establish and implement an improvement process for his/her area of responsibility
• Establish good public and employee relations in his/her area of responsibility
• Maintain professional work habits
• Maintain and upgrade his/her professional skills
• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal or Special Education Director

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk for extended periods; reach, bend, crouch, and kneel; grasp and manipulate objects; write; and use repetitive hand and arm motions. The employee must regularly communicate verbally and audibly and visually monitor students and the surrounding environment. The employee frequently uses computers, instructional technology, and multimedia equipment. The position requires the employee to frequently lift, carry, push, or move instructional materials and equipment, typically weighing up to 20 pounds and occasionally more.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, and peripheral vision, the ability to adjust focus, and the ability to visually monitor multiple students and activities simultaneously.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Most commonly, the educational setting is indoors but may also include outdoor activities, hallways, cafeterias, gyms, auditoriums, buses, and other school-related locations, sometimes under varying weather and temperature conditions. The noise level in the work environment ranges from moderate to occasionally loud and may include student conversations, instructional activities, announcements, alarms, and outdoor or large-group settings.The work environment may involve frequent movement of students, visual and auditory monitoring, exposure to communicable illnesses, and occasional exposure to emotionally or physically challenging student behaviors consistent within a school setting.

For further information, contact the principal or Director of Special Programs.

TO WHOM RESPONSIBLE:

Principal of School, Director of Special Programs

DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED:

As required by Federal laws and regulations, the Marshall County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, disability or national origin in employment or in its educational programs and activities.

Inquiries may be referred to: David Soltesz, Title IX Coordinator, Marshall County Board of Education, PO Box 578 , Moundsville, WV 26041, 304-843-4400; to Sheila Blackmore, Section 504 Coordinator, Marshall County Board of Education, PO Box 578, Moundsville, WV 26041, 304-843-4400; to the State Elimination of Sex Discrimination Project Coordinator, 304-558-7864, to the State Section 504 Coordinator, 304-558-2696, West Virginia Department of Education, Charleston, WV 25305; or to the U.S. Department of Education's Director of the Office for Civil Rights, 800-421-3481.

ADA / REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT:

Marshall County Schools provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the functions of the job, consistent with applicable law. Applicants or employees who believe they need an accommodation should contact their supervisor or the Personnel Department, or the Section 504 Coordinator, to initiate the interactive process.

I received a copy of this job description and had the opportunity to discuss it with my immediate supervisor. I understand it is my responsibility to perform satisfactorily the duties and responsibilities described above.

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