Speech Language Pathologist

Harvard Community Unit School District 50 Central Administrative Center
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Starting Date: Aug 10, 2026

Job Title

Speech Language Pathologist

Job Summary:

The Speech and Language Pathologist will provide services to students with speech and language impairments. The Speech and Language Pathologist shall screen, assess, and identify students with communication disorders that affect their educational progress.

Qualifications:

Professional Educator License (PEL) or eligible for an appropriate license

Master’s Degree in Speech and Language

Bilingual preferred, not required

Evaluation:

This job's performance will be evaluated per provisions of the Board’s policy on the Evaluation of Staff.

Reports to:

Building Principal

Terms of Employment:

This is a 9-month position with salary and benefits determined by the Board of Education. The role is part of the Related Services Team and falls under the Related Services agreement.

Compensation and Benefits:

The details of employee compensation and benefits are comprehensively outlined in the Related Service Agreement, a document accessible at the following link: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..cusd
50.org/page/careers. This agreement is a valuable resource for individuals seeking comprehensive information regarding our organization's remuneration and benefits structure.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identifies children (birth through age 21) through screenings and/or evaluations who have significant speech/language impairments.
• Develops and implements each student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) and manages the individual caseload.
• Provides speech/language therapy interventions through Special Education and the MTSS process using a continuum of service delivery models.
• Supports classroom teachers to implement each student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) as written and collaborate with colleagues to ensure appropriate modifications or accommodations.
• Communicates the essential questions to clarify the learning goals for each lesson.
• Configures lessons and selects instructional strategies with the intent of ensuring that all students can answer a lesson’s essential question by its conclusion.
• Assesses student progress toward objectives, expectations, and IEP goals to provide feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Demonstrates the ability to assess and monitor the students’ skills individually.
• Creates and nurtures supportive, student-centered classroom communities that promote personal empowerment, academic growth, and the social-emotional well-being of all learners.
• Manages student behavior to provide a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Provides students with regular opportunities to collaborate with peers, move with purpose, and experience diverse instructional strategies so that they are physically and intellectually engaged as learners.
• Provides students time to interact with instructional resources and materials thoughtfully and actively to support their comprehension and long-term retention of information.
• Allows students to take an active role in their learning by setting and monitoring individualized goals and processing and reflecting deliberately within lessons.
• Incorporates cultural diversity and appreciation within the curriculum.
• Uses technologies appropriately in the teaching/learning process.
• Participates in a professional learning community with various stakeholders, including but not limited to instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of community resources to improve the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established objectives supporting the school improvement plan.
• Participates in various meetings and professional development activities to convey and/or gather information required to perform functions.
• Assists with the transition from one grade level…