Special Ed Speech Therapist: Elevate Student Speech

Special Education Speech Therapist – Connors Elementary School (Job )

Position Type: Certified Professionals / Special Education Teacher

Date Posted: 5/6/2026

Location: Connors Elementary School

Public school Speech-Language Therapists are communication specialists who work with both the general education and special education population with language handicaps, articulation deficits, dysfluencies and voice disorders.

Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.

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, 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.

Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students' needs and correct existing speech or language handicaps.

Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy and suggests activities for the student's daily routine.

Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.

Education and/or

Experience:

Certification as Speech Therapist.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry; apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; interpret extensive technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.

Other

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to apply current research and theory to instructional programs; plan and implement lessons based on objectives and needs of assigned students; establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents, and the community; speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communication.

The employee will regularly sit, occasionally walk and stand. Vision requirements include close vision. The employee must continuously hear conversations in quiet and/or noisy environments.

The noise level is usually quiet to moderate. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being, and work output of students.