Speech Pathologist

Highland Early Learning Center; Eunice (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Early Learning Center in Eunice, Louisiana seeks a Speech Pathologist to identify children with speech, language, hearing or other communication disorders and plan/implement effective therapy programs.

Responsibilities include guiding teachers, interpreting diagnostics, selecting screening tools, and designing IEPs in line with state and district guidelines.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Speech/Language Therapy is required.
• Must meet Louisiana DOE certification requirements for school-based SLPs.
• Preferred qualification: Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology.

Responsibilities

• Assist with identification of children needing rehabilitative speech, language, and/or hearing therapy.
• Provide guidance to teachers on observing and referring suspected impairments.
• Interpret diagnostic results and write accurate reports of results.
• Select appropriate screening instruments and procedures for speech-language skills.

Education

Master’s degree in Speech/Language Therapy

Louisiana Department of Education SLP certification requirements

Job description

St. Landry Parish School Board Highland Early Learning Center - Eunice, Louisiana Open in Google Maps

Starting Date: Aug 3, 2026

Speech Pathologist

Job Description

Job Goal:

To identify children with speech, language, hearing, or other communication disorders and to plan and implement an effective speech/language therapy program for those children.

Qualifications (minimum education, licensure, skills, and/or experience):

• Master’s degree in Speech/Language Therapy
• Meet all Louisiana Department of Education certification requirements for school based speech-language pathologists
• Preferred Qualification: Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the identification of children with speech, language, and/or hearing problems that need rehabilitative speech, language, and or hearing therapy.
  • Provide guidance to teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech, language, and hearing impairments
• Interpret diagnostic results. Write appropriate and accurate reports of results.
• Select appropriate form and informal testing instruments and procedures for screening speech and language skills of referred children.
• Conduct or participate in the evaluation and placement in programs and dismissal/exit out of programs for speech, language, and/or hearing impaired children in accordance with Louisiana Department of Education and district guidelines.
• Design and provide a therapeutic individualized education program (IEP) to meet the needs of children in accordance with state and district guidelines.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and other staff members to implement therapy procedures that will improve student performance in the classroom.
• Monitor ongoing performance of children and access progress at regular intervals and report process at designated times.
• Perform other job-related duties as required.

Physical Demands:

• Light: Exerts up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force frequently; involves frequent sitting.

Terms of Employment:

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel (Bulletin 130).

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Alvado Willis , Director of Special Education
• ST. LANDRY PUPIL APPRAISAL
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]